Marianne Elliott Quotes
I would like to see more female stories out there, particularly older female stories.
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The thing about inspiration is that it takes your mind off everything else.
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A lot of times people feel a little apprehensive about suggesting to actually meet in person. One of the reasons that can be hard is people think they have to propose something super novel.
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When you're the youngest and the only boy, you get spoilt but you get told you're spoilt so you don't get to enjoy it very much. I was the only man in the house because my parents divorced and my dad moved away when I was 13.
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I am just doing photo shoots. It's not something that extraordinary. I'm not a great artist, I'm not writing books, I'm not a painter, and people in the streets ask me for a picture or a note, and I say, 'Why?'
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I veer away from trying to understand why I act. I just know I need to do it.
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All I want to do when I have time off is to have a laugh with my school friends and go down the pub.
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I'm over the hill, maybe even the whole mountain range, but I don't see it that way even one little bit.
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Asian players train so hard. Most of the time, on Monday mornings, the only people you see on the range are Asians. I mean, only see Asians.
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Fiscal conservatism is just an easy way to express something that is a bit more difficult, which is that the size and scope of government, and really the size and scope of politics in our lives, has grown uncomfortable, unwieldy, intrusive and inefficient.
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I'm scared of the water, and I hate the sea. I'd be all right if it was clear and I could see what was underneath. But it's the not knowing what's there that freaks me out.
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I find it painful and angering to look in a mirror.
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The reason I got into acting was not to explore myself. I was a reader, I didn't care about acting. I got into it in college, but I had no interest really in that, in getting up in front of anybody.
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Study is the bane of childhood, the oil of youth, the indulgence of adulthood, and a restorative in old age.
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Washington has been ignoring this issue for too long.
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You know, people understand fear and opportunity. It may look different, but it's really the same thing.
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I have a daughter who I love very much, I hire women, I've worked with women, I've never had an issue with women.
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Before I became an actress, I was a cellist. I've been playing since I was 14, was in a lot of bands, and acting was more of a hobby.
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I wasn't a glamour-puss, and there were more interesting roles for an actress like me in the theater and in live television.
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You need to be different and stand out. You need to have a message. For me, it didn't come easily. The best advice I was ever given, though, is go away and write 100 songs. You need to find the music that's you.
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My first thought was that a man who had come through a collision and rubbed shoulders with death merited more attention than I received.
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I wrote my first 30 books as a teacher. I would read to my classes, and they'd give me feedback. I was trying to role model.
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The entire economy relies on the suspension of disbelief. So does a fairy story or an animated cartoon. This means that no matter how soberly the financial experts dress, no matter how dry their language, the economy they worship can only ever be as plausible as an episode of 'SpongeBob SquarePants.'
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A man is capable of thought. A crowd is not.
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I would like to see more female stories out there, particularly older female stories.
