Oriana Fallaci Quotes
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I was completely naive about the business of being an actor. My family didn't go to the theater or to the movies. We watched television like every 1960s small-town American family, and I certainly never thought about being on TV. I thought I was going to be a classical actor in the grand tradition.
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Nothing is certain in life but death and taxes. And in Donald Trump's case, lies.
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Here's the deal with Matty Morrison: He is the most unassuming, nicest, most humble guy, who also happens to be extremely talented.
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I was the kid who never won the races. I never jumped the highest. I wasn't on the list of the high-achieving.
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My dad has totally taken my Cat Stevens T-shirt, but it's OK; I have his Black Flag one, and that's amazing.
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I find that with period pieces, you're sort of able to really take advantage of what's around you because prop-wise, wardrobe-wise and location-wise, it's all so specific due to that time.
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They're like a weird couple. If you were to personify the artichoke and the oyster, they would have a great date. They would totally get along.
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The worst is when I know I'm going to have to cry in a scene.
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People are intrigued when they discover you date a footballer - women especially.
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You can't say yes to every role, and you have to make people miss you. I don't want people to get sick of me.
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I was too prissy, too refined, too abstemious, too French to be a good American writer.
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For a writer, life is always too short to write. I will just try my best during what remains of my life.
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I am very much against makeup and high heels and all that we inherit as 'beauty.'
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I've always written songs the same way. You learn different tricks - you learn craft, you learn structure, all that - as you go.
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YouTube, as longer form, the content you make there has to keep you entertained for three minutes - or five minutes.
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I used to do school plays. I never really took any acting classes. I'm just a natural ham, I guess.
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Obama was expected to restore an ethical sheen to post-9/11 foreign policy, but he has intensified drone warfare in Yemen and Pakistan, pursued whistle-blowers, and failed to close down Guantanamo.
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Crossroads is second to none in our support of Tea Party candidates. In 2010 and '12, we spent over $30 million for Senate candidates who were Tea Party candidates. We spent almost $20 million for House candidates who were Tea Party candidates.
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If I were to disclose all their rituals, I think that it would be easy to prove that witches are not diabolists; but the oaths are solemn and the witches are my friends. I would not want to hurt their feelings. They have secrets which to them are sacred. They have good reason for their secrecy.
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I am the worlds laziest writer.
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I'm sure it's going to be faster. And hopefully we're right on top of it.
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I know I am a writer; it is the only thing I am sure of.
