Sam Taylor-Johnson Quotes
When I was eight, a hippie guy taught me how to meditate and gave me this scarf I was supposed to wear when I meditated. I still have it; it's probably one of the items that mean most to me.
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My first 'Tonight Show' was just one of those things - I mean this seriously - a cosmic, meant-to-be coming together of circumstance. You walk out there to do your first 'Tonight Show': Is the audience going to be hot? Are you going to be on fire? It's like an athlete: Are you going to have your moves at a peak?
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For women in, say, Alabama, 'feminism' is a dirty word. They would never march in the streets. But although they don't think of themselves as the beneficiaries of feminism, they are.
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I think tolerance and acceptance and love is something that feeds every community.
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I try and spend a lot of time with my kids. I try and have fun with my kids. I try to put father time in there.
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The arms race is worse than it ever was, the dumping of creation down a military rat hole is worse than it ever was, the wars across the earth are worse than they ever were.
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No writer need feel sorry for himself if he writes and enjoys it, even if he doesn't get paid.
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If I categorized home runs that I've seen, without a doubt the monumental one is Henry's... but I've seen a lot of classic, great home runs. Gibson's was probably the most theatrical home run I've ever seen.
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My family are the epicenter of all my decisions.
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A horse never runs so fast as when he has other horses to catch up and outpace.
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The realities are, there are - you can be entertaining and you can be fun, and you can say things that actually appeal to people. You still have to figure out a way to get to 270 electoral votes. Get votes in Iowa, New Hampshire, and South Carolina.
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True stories, autobiographical stories, like some novels, begin long ago, before the acts in the account, before the birth of some of the people in the tale.
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I have my own faith which I've developed. It's non-denominational. I don't even know if it's about God.
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I don't like to read reviews. Even the good ones you start to analyze: 'Oh, did I do that? I have to make sure I do that again.'
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I read the Scriptures at the American Cathedral on Christmas and Easter; that's it. It's a task I love.
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I'm very, very sensitive to pain and to people who suffer.
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I just don't think the title 'MJ's daughter' fits me.
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Beware of geeks bearing formulas.
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I'm competing with myself first, as my aim is to improve my performance in every film.
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I was assigned to the heavy cruiser Chicago.
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You don't get a chance to take a breath but when you do, you have some really good comedy moments that ease up on the tension that the movie is centered around which is Kim being kidnapped and her son and husband being kidnapped and the jeopardy that they're in.
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My washing machine overwhelms me with its options and its sophistication.
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The simple life on the farm was everything to me. Nothing was more relaxing after a long plane flight than to reach the winding driveway that led up to my house. The quiet of the night was more soothing than a sleeping pill.
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The ultimate test of what a truth means is the conduct it dictates or inspires.
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When I was eight, a hippie guy taught me how to meditate and gave me this scarf I was supposed to wear when I meditated. I still have it; it's probably one of the items that mean most to me.
