Elena Roger Quotes
London has this culture of the theatre that is so big, it was a like a dream - but I never had a thought to be able to play here because my English was not very good. So being given the opportunity to come work here was like a gift.
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If in my twenties I'd gotten one of the two-dozen roles that I did screen tests for and almost got, I think I would have become bored with the awards circuit, the whole hype machine.
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Public life is regarded as the crown of a career, and to young men it is the worthiest ambition. Politics is still the greatest and the most honorable adventure.
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If I had the choice between smoked salmon and tinned salmon, I'd have it tinned. With vinegar.
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Medical professionals, not insurance company bureaucrats, should be making health care decisions.
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While teaching, I also worked undercover in the lower courts by saying I was a young law teacher wanting experience in criminal law. The judges were happy to assist me but what I learned was how corrupt the lower courts were. Judges were accepting money right in the courtroom.
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I have not fully had the opportunity to evaluate the impact of cameras in the courtroom.
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I write my own songs. I made my own videos. I pick my producers. Nothing goes out without my permission. It's all authentic.
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I think about death most of the day, every day. We can't escape death, and choosing to ignore it only makes it more scary.
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You don't need a machine to make pasta: a rolling pin and a fast hand can create a smooth, if thick, sheet.
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I do love traveling, so I've been able to travel a lot.
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I love 'The Wire;' that's my favorite show, so I'll watch that.
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I have never heard anything about the resolutions of the apostles, but a good deal about their acts.
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If an alien with an accounting degree touched down in America, it might conclude that we're a weird cult that spends 11 months living frugally and four crazy weeks buying tons of stuff we don't need. It wouldn't be entirely wrong, either.
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It was great being together as a band, but much more difficult being brothers than it was being in a band.
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I am not surprised that other gases may participate in cellular signaling and regulation. Our early work with nitric oxide was just the beginning. I'm sure more will be discovered.
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It is easier for a man to be loyal to his club than to his planet; the bylaws are shorter, and he is personally acquainted with the other members.
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I went through a lot of phases and studied many religions. I am not into religion, I am spiritual.
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The charms of women were never more powerful never inspired such achievements, as in those immortal periods, when they could neither read nor write.
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Being and time determine each other reciprocally, but in such a manner that neither can the former - Being - be addressed as something temporal nor can the latter - time - be addressed as a being.
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I chose the Egyptian dream: the dream to make a TV show, and then be called an infidel by the end.
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This is the hardest part for me. Just the waiting - the waiting to fight. The work has all been done, and you just have to wait.
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I'm not a politician and don't want any part of politics.
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The average music-lover hears only the production under prevailing conditions.
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London has this culture of the theatre that is so big, it was a like a dream - but I never had a thought to be able to play here because my English was not very good. So being given the opportunity to come work here was like a gift.
