Anton du Beke Quotes
I'm happy to dance with anyone, to be honest. I've had some great partners, who have all been talented. But not all of them at dancing.
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Not everybody fantasizes about robbing a bank, but I think most people have that fantasy of being in a high speed chase.
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I think I'm a bit odd.
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I think what my parents did was perfect. They were strict, concerned about my safety and held me back just a little.
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Crankiness is a human attribute that, when people walk in the door of Xerox, they remain human. The best way to get the best out of people is to not force them to be something other than they naturally are. Now what do they have to be? They have to be respectful. You can't be ridiculously disrespectful.
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I would literally have to go meet people so they could see I didn't have big red hair and wear high heels constantly. It was just really ingrained in people.
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The main dangers in this life are the people who want to change everything... or nothing.
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The vegetable life does not content itself with casting from the flower or the tree a single seed, but it fills the air and earth with a prodigality of seeds, that, if thousands perish, thousands may plant themselves, that hundreds may come up, that tens may live to maturity; that, at least one may replace the parent.
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Someone once said that you can make the choice between getting old and getting creepy, and I think getting old is the way to go.
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I might literally fall over dead if I meet Oprah Winfrey. I'm kind of joking, but I'm not confident that wouldn't happen.
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Tiny quails may not seem as impressive as a mammoth turkey, but there is something refreshing about a spread of individual birds on the Christmas table.
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I wrote a techno song about the four things I love in Germany to make myself happy, which are my grandfather, my two poodle pets, bread, and a strange but delicious Turkish dish called Doener Kebab.
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Oh God, I'm awful at sports. In gym I just try and avoid getting hit in the face.
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My mom watches really obscure stuff on IFC. She's a real comedy fan. She knows everything that's going on.
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It is possible that, post-Kyoto, the developed countries will recognise the requirements of the developing world.
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I was successful materially, but I know life is much more than worldly success. I saw all these blessings God had given me. The way to give thanks is obedience to God.
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Any threat to the health and safety of a child in any school or classroom is unacceptable.
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Look at Gwyneth Paltrow and my favourite, Kate Winslet. No one ever says, 'Oh, she's making a comeback.' To my mind, I just went on maternity leave and reported back to work.
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My mom is not trying to live vicariously through me.
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Sometimes, if I don't write for a day or two, I get backed up - it's like constipation.
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Religion is love; in no case is it logic.
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The Muppets are always really positive when they come across adversity, and they always have the ability to see the good in people.
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Las Vegas, New Mexico has had a lot of great movies shot there.
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Seeing someone happy on set is just a very small slice of the reality of an actor's life.
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I'm happy to dance with anyone, to be honest. I've had some great partners, who have all been talented. But not all of them at dancing.
