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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The whole period of the '60s changed a lot of us; there was never a decade like that in American history... to have the decade capture one of the great accomplishments of this century: man landing on the moon.
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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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I always had a very strong sense of independence. I really liked being able to buy my Alanis Morissette 'Jagged Little Pill' album. I wore that as a badge of honor. I love not having to rely on anyone.
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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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I would say that the surest measure of a man's or a woman's maturity is the harmony, style, joy, and dignity he creates in his marriage, and the pleasure and inspiration he provides for his spouse.
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It may be that the seemingly intrinsic attraction that past time has for me is merely a desire for escapism, as I look out at the nation and world with little optimism.
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Once you get yourself on that path where you're willing to find something delightful in laundry and in dishwashers, it means that you train yourself to be able to find it almost anywhere in almost anything.
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Any nominations a movie gets helps to raise the level of curiosity in the public, so in that sense awards and nominations are important.
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Acting was always my passion, even before music, so I knew I was always heading down that path.
