Ashley Thomas Quotes
Acting was always my passion, even before music, so I knew I was always heading down that path.
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Thoughts without content are empty, intuitions without concepts are blind.
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Palestinian propagandists can say and do anything they please without concern for the truth, in the belief that if they repeat it often enough it will simply become the truth.
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I've never been that guy who says, 'Ooh, I have to play King Lear'. First off, that'd be a disaster anyway. I tend to read something and see who's involved, and then know I want to be part of it. But I don't think I'm through with comedy. I still love to make people laugh.
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Hold the door for a lady. Wait until a lady is out of the elevator.
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If history and science have taught us anything, it is that passion and desire are not the same as truth.
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Because of the way my words get scrutinized, I have to use a level of precision so people don't accuse me of misleading them.
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I do not have any pets. We travel too much.
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I write novels and other things.
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Banks are an almost irresistible attraction for that element of our society which seeks unearned money.
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This is the way I think about politics: We want two diametrically opposed things from a politician. On one hand we want them to be bastions of moral integrity, perfect people, saints. And on the other hand, we want them to be effective leaders.
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I hate to say it, but the older you get, you really do have to cut down on the amount you eat. Less food and less portions.
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Although I come from a family who are Muslim - my mother is Egyptian, my father is Palestinian - my mother only puts a veil on her head when she has a bad hair day.
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I'm trying to have some longevity in this business. If that means not working for a while and just picking the right job, so be it.
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I don't get jealousy, I don't get how people hate each other - I never did.
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The thing is, I've never been a handsome leading-man type, so let's not kid ourselves.
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I do not welcome advice from actors; they are here to act.
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The goal is always to do B material in an A fashion.
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I remember in high school thinking that I wanted to be a lawyer, and now I realize I saw that movie 'And Justice for All' when I was a kid and thought, 'That's what lawyers do, and I want to get up and yell and scream in the middle of a courtroom.'
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Bausch is a wonderful storyteller. He's a mature writer who has a lot of confidence in the quality of character. He doesn't need to hook you with a sneaky plot and zany characters.
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Men are like the earth and we are the moon; we turn always one side to them, and they think there is no other, because they don't see it - but there is.
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My heart, the bird of the wilderness, has found its sky in your eyes.
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My first real acting gig was probably playing Mamillius in my mother's 'Winter's Tale.' My mom and dad are both in theater, so I grew up acting and being a little theater brat as well.
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Acting was always my passion, even before music, so I knew I was always heading down that path.
