Cynthia Payne Quotes
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In truth, to know oneself seems to be the hardest of all things. Not only our eye, which observes external objects, does not use the sense of sight upon itself, but even our mind, which contemplates intently another's sin, is slow in the recognition of its own defects.
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My dad is afraid of my laugh.
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Part of what makes your performances more convincing is that your own image isn't getting in the way. And the more you can keep it like that, the better for your work and your state of mind.
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Warwick Davies is a cracking actor. The opening scene in the last 'Harry Potter' film, where he plays a captured Griphook, is mesmerising. His pacing is sublime, and the menace and regret he builds into the scene is fantastic.
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Our communities are being destroyed by racial tension - and we're too polite to talk about it.
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The fashion industry really welcomed me with open arms and open hearts. They've been very accepting of my faith. I have strict wardrobe requirements, and that's something they've upheld.
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There are too many 50-year-olds dressing as 20-year-olds.
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I've hidden behind my hair more than clothes. Sometimes having long hair with a fringe is very useful when you don't want to look at people. I used to have very short hair, but long hair is my thing - a black nocturnal shield.
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It is a bad thing to perform menial duties even for the sake of freedom; to fight with pinpricks, instead of with clubs. I have become tired of hypocrisy, stupidity, gross arbitrariness, and of our bowing and scraping, dodging, and hair-splitting over words. Consequently, the government has given me back my freedom.
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My own belief is that people can come back from anything. It doesn't mean that it won't come at a huge cost.
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I downloaded ProTools - legally, of course... and I wanted to impress girls by making remixes of songs.
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There is no comparison between that which is lost by not succeeding and that which is lost by not trying.
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I hate the noise and hurry inseparable from great Estates and Titles, and look upon both as blessings that ought only to be given to fools, for 'Tis only to them that they are blessings.
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It's interesting - I always thought when I was doing more melodramatic stuff like 'Everwood' that the directors were constantly reeling me in and stopping me from being funny.
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True beauty is born through our actions and aspirations and in the kindness we offer to others.
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I'm very lighthearted, outgoing, friendly, and funny, so I like to try new things.
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To me, writing is a considered act. It's something which is a great labor of thought and consideration.
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People want to see themselves in the industry that, for so long, has ostracized girls of my size.
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[A] pessimist gets nothing but pleasant surprises, an optimist nothing but unpleasant.
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In the case of maternal health care, you look at, well naturally, it's the mother who's the customer, who makes the decisions. But in truth, the mother in many areas, in certain parts of India, the mother has very little decision-making power at all. The real decision-maker is the mother-in-law.
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So I think what you see in this show is it's really not a just world at all, but you get what you give. So in terms of world view, I would say that's where the differences lie.
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My experiences remind me that it's those black clouds that make the blue skies even more beautiful.
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When I look back at the 1980s I pinch myself. Did I really do all that?
