Jane Austen Quotes
Nothing is more deceitful than the appearance of humility. It is often only carelessness of opinion, and sometimes an indirect boast.
Quotes to Explore
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I enjoy privacy. I think it's nice to have a little mystery. I think because of technology a lot of the mystery is gone in life, and I'd like to preserve some of that.
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I don't know anyone on Wall Street who goes to work every day thinking of anything but how to increase their bonus.
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I'm a black Catholic raised in Decatur, Georgia, which was very gang-infested. Then, I went to an all-white private high school and excelled in sports and wrote poetry, then played football at the University of Georgia, minoring in drama.
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I came to L.A. with confidence in my craft, and I was very offended when I didn't get a part. It took me awhile to understand that it is not always about your acting.
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I love performing in front of an audience. I like the questions; I like controversy.
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I've always had a problem with conventional punctuation of dialogue because it does seem to me to set it off too much from the narrative. I mean, in life, things don't stop while somebody says something, and then stuff starts up again; it's all happening at once.
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I think there is an enormous appetite for great roles for women. You can see that clearly with things like 'The Hunger Games.'
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The first time onstage, a light went on. 'OK, this is my thing. I'm comfortable here. This is my thing.'
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I always have to have a six pack or twelve pack of Entenmann's doughnuts in my house, no other brand.
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My hobbies are painting, crafts, and I like golfing.
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Ratings don't last. Good journalism does.
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A Christianity that is in conflict with the Scriptures isn't Christianity at all.
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No one is ever ordinary.
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I did not set out to be a poster child for anything. I saw a mountain. I wanted to climb it.
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Am I bossy? Absolutely. I don't like to lose, and if I'm told 'no,' then I find another way to get my 'yes.' But I'm a loyal person.
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I want to prove that you don't have to come from Oxford University or Rada - and you don't have to have parents that support you - to succeed.
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To feel most beautifully alive means to be reading something beautiful, ready always to apprehend in the flow of language the sudden flash of poetry.
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How I wish you could see the potential The potential of you and me It's like a book elegantly bound, but In a language that you can't read just yet You got to spend some time, love You got to spend some time with me And I know that you'll find love I will possess your heart
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I remember that. I was talking to him and I said how great it would be if actors had a tail because I have animals and a tail is so expressive. On a cat you can tell everything. You can tell if they're annoyed. You can tell whether they're scared.
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I find dates, in general, horrific. We have to sit there and ask these questions and pretend to eat a meal, and it just feels so stiff.
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I had no desire to be a chef, but I had a desire to be someone who was heard.
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I don't like feeling full when I start a game, so that's why I have a bigger meal in morning or four hours before game.
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My family believe you should never be flashy about anything. Maybe that handicapped me a little bit, that extreme humility.
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Nothing is more deceitful than the appearance of humility. It is often only carelessness of opinion, and sometimes an indirect boast.
