Ben Wheatley Quotes
If I'd been offered 'Spider-Man,' I probably would have done it. I don't think it's bad to go and do those things.
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When I was starting out and had to cut my teeth and build my resume to get in, I had to basically work for free on a lot of things.
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I'm a woman who eventually will get married and have kids - adopted at this point - but I see myself with a family and less time to commit to wanting to be a lead character.
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If the British Isles had an official vegetable, it would have to be the potato.
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I don't think our music has much to do with math rock.
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The presence of passion within you is the greatest gift you can receive. Treat it as a miracle.
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We need to move past blame and make sure we are delivering care to our veterans.
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Credit you give yourself is not worth having.
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It was great being together as a band, but much more difficult being brothers than it was being in a band.
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Ironically, I find it harder to get a foothold in Australia than I do in the U.S. When I was in Australia, I struggled. It can be a bit of a closed shop; it can be hard for a newcomer to break in, whereas in the U.S., it has much more of an open-door policy, and they will give anyone a shot.
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I'm fulfilling my dreams that I had as a kid every single day.
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Based on a lifetime of observations and a few decades in the markets, I understand that societies, beliefs and fashions all move in long arcs of time. We call these arcs several things: cycles, periods, eras.
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Cliff Stearns talks about what he did to Planned Parenthood, making Solyndra a household name - why didn't he do this sooner? Why didn't he see it coming? It's the oversight committee, not the hindsight committee.
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If people are telling you a story about themselves, they gradually map their own local territories and know themselves by them.
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Equality for women is progress for all.
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I think people feel like there are all these things in our lives that we don't really have control over.
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If you always think about your dreams or goals, work steadfastly towards them and continue to challenge yourself, you will definitely be able to realise those dreams or goals.
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Knowing others is wisdom, knowing yourself is Enlightenment.
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I feel if I'm healthy and happy, I look good. With a good mixture of fitness and healthy food I always feel great!
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Unless you're singing something that's kind of in rhythm with the bass, the melodies, it's just difficult.
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Enduring to the end is definitely not a do-it-yourself project.
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What I really wanted to know, though, was what it was like to be a geisha? Where do you sleep? What do you eat? How do you have your hair done?
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Print altered not only the spelling and grammar but the accentuation and inflection of languages, and made 'bad grammar' possible. (p. 263)
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Wall Street sees a social fabric or social contract as inefficiencies, which need to be removed.
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If I'd been offered 'Spider-Man,' I probably would have done it. I don't think it's bad to go and do those things.
