Elizabeth Ashley Quotes
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A man ought to read just as inclination leads him, for what he reads as a task will do him little good.
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I think a British icon is someone who conducts themself with real dignity: someone who is truly talented and modest. These are things that I would aspire to in my career.
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I worked as a telemarketer for an SAT-prep company. That was the worst of it, because I had to call people in post-Katrina New Orleans and offer them this very, very expensive SAT class. And I'm not even a good salesman.
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I've never really broken this down before, but, in movies, you almost have no connection to fans. And if you do TV, you're kind of connected, but they know you as the TV name not your real name. If you do radio, there's more of a bond there. And then if you do a podcast it's like you're literally inside of your fans.
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It's a question of not copying the masters, to look for something, good or bad, for oneself. To enter this liberated state of mind, one cannot copy the others.
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I always suggest that when you're going through cancer to find something in your day that makes you feel centered and that makes you feel good.
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Real luxury is customization.
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I'm the girl next door, not the sex symbol.
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When the divine vision is attained, all appear equal; and there remains no distinction of good and bad, or of high and low.
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Brad Pitt is amazingly talented and equally good-looking, too.
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I'd just like to be good at sports. I'm extremely competitive with absolutely nothing to back it up.
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I'm always surprised when actors say they don't like sex scenes. It's like a freebie. It's fun to make out with someone. So yes, thumbs up on that.
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Historical fiction is actually good preparation for reading SF. Both the historical novelist and the science fiction writer are writing about worlds unlike our own.
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My whole thing is to entertain, make people laugh and to forget about the real world for awhile.
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Be reactionary. React to what the market wants. And the market wants one-on-one real time engagement. Now that we have the tools to engage, I'm going to continue fighting for the end user.
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My mom actually taught fifth grade, so... I'm good with fifth graders. That's, like, my specialty.
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Good fiction creates empathy. A novel takes you somewhere and asks you to look through the eyes of another person, to live another life.
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I hear my own daughters talking about big companies polluting the environment, and then I realise they are talking about companies of which one I am running. But when I tell them to read the things we are doing, then they realise we are doing good things. But millennials are really a great lot.
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The women's movement hasn't changed my sex life. It wouldn't dare.
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I like to go with the energy because when you ignore it that's when you start doing things wrong.
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There is a significant momentum behind the social Internet. A wide range of public investors were very enthusiastic about that.
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Sometimes the biggest disasters aren’t noticed at all-no one’s around to write horror stories.
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Part of me wanted to disappear into a cave in India, and I did end up going on retreats there, but, don't ask me why, I always felt very strongly that the point for me was to find a way to live a truly spiritual life in the modern day world and be able to work with all the positive aspects of our cultural and technological advancements.
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Sex is just another real good drug ... and it can make a junkie out of you.
