Anthony Sampson Quotes
Engrossing, vividly written in the style of the best thrillers...It should become the standard work on the region.
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I see no way out of the problems that organized religion and tribalism create other than humans just becoming more honest and fully aware of themselves.
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I wrote for nearly six hours. When I stopped, the dark mood, as if by magic, had folded its cloak and gone away.
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I approach these people from a standpoint of love. How were they loved? How do they love? What's going on in their heart? There's that that I think about with every role.
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You can always tell when a man's well informed. His views are pretty much like your own.
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Your mind is what makes everything else work.
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Vice is a creature of such hideous mien... that the more you see it the better you like it.
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I don't want to make games for 12-year-olds. I have no interest in that. I haven't been 12 in a long time.
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Too often in our communities many families have not even been aware that certain charities exist; and at the same time, there are many who are willing to volunteer their energy and their resources to help these charities, yet they do not know these charities even exist.
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Many schools desperately need caring professionals like guidance counselors and social workers to ensure students' emotional, social and educational needs are met. But proposals to arm teachers are irresponsible and dangerous. The role of educators is to teach and nurture our children, not to be armed guards.
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I had written lyrics to a song called The Silent Extreme, which Alex later renamed Humans Being.
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I always have a basic plot outline, but I like to leave some things to be decided while I write.
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I happen to think singing is hilarious, especially when it pops out at the wrong time.
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It always starts with a script. I like to have plenty of time to read something, and I always like to read a paper copy. I hate reading it on email. I sit down with a script, and want to see how it hits me. It's an instinctive process.
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I just try to be myself, whatever that is. I don't think about how I'll be remembered. I just want to be consistent over a long period of time. That's what the great players do.
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Life is something to do when you can't get to sleep.
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I'm pretty obsessed with Stevie Nicks from her style to her voice. I like watching her on YouTube and her old performances, the way she moves and everything.
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'Mvula' is my married name, but for some reason my nan calls me 'McVula.' I'm not sure if it's one of those jokey Caribbean things, or whether she's just getting it wrong.
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I play a lot of instruments. I write all my own music. I spend hours and hours a day in the studio. I'm a producer. I'm a writer.
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Nobody wants to get rid of their life experiences - you are who you are because of them, no matter if they're good or bad.
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Left to the mercies of their communities, Muslim women and children remain in abusive households and face losing their financial security over issues like child maintenance and inheritance through the judgments of 'sharia' courts.
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When I was nine, I had this girlfriend and we used to have running races in the park. I wanted to be like Superman and fly in and rescue her.
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Coming from a home like I did, I learned a lot about work ethic and determination.
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Try to open up your mind a little, and move away from rigid opinions of what people should do and be - unless you have been there.
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Engrossing, vividly written in the style of the best thrillers...It should become the standard work on the region.
