Cynthia Kenyon Quotes
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The character I play is a wonderful compilation of things I hate about myself and things I love about myself and things that I've invented to make her even more interesting than me.
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Generally, what adults want to know is my background, why I write what I write, and very personal insights that some say are inspiring.
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When you play on a team, you learn that there will always be five guys you like, a bunch of guys who are OK, and five you despise. The trick to getting along in any system is not to worry about the five you despise.
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I know that I have to give testimony about all the things I lived, but I need time.
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I love painting so much that nothing else matters.
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I believe that life is a journey towards God, and that no one has the right to insist that you go a certain road.
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I don't know why, but I respond well to tortured characters.
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There are two ways of talking. One is the easy way, where you talk lightly, and the other one is the considered way. The considered way is what I have put my name to.
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The smorgasbord of images now presented to us is getting bloodier. They're becoming more frequent - almost hourly.
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I like 'Rocky Horror.'
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The crush of lobbyists on Washington and purchase of the media by corporations has created a big business-run government and a worthless press leaving Americans screwed and ill-informed.
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I've gone on in front of a crowd of 10 people and 7,000 people.
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Reading changes your perspective and feeds your imagination.
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We can choose food that doesn't lead to illnesses like diabetes and cancer. We can choose food that doesn't contribute to water pollution and climate change. And we can choose food that keeps local economies vibrant and farmers on their land.
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Have you noticed how most directors are either bald or grey-haired?
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I'm not a shouter, and I'm not a bully.
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It's actually very beautiful when you can't conceive on your own, you can actually go to the doctors and with science you can create a child.
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What he said was: 'You obviously don't know where the bar should be, and you're only going to do a disservice by putting it anywhere.' And boy was that good advice. Because what he said was, you obviously don’t know where the bar should be, and you’re only going to do them a disservice by putting it anywhere.
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I often worry that my idea of personhood is nostalgic, irrational, inaccurate.
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All bad qualities centre round the ego. When the ego is gone, Realisation results by itself. There are neither good nor bad qualities in the Self. The Self is free from all qualities. Qualities pertain to the mind only.
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I had been thinking about social awkwardness and about people you meet who are not bad people - there is nothing wrong with them, but they are just a little bit awkward, and it makes you feel uncomfortable, and it makes you want to bring the encounter to an end. I thought, 'Is there a reason for that? What has contributed to their demeanour?'
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Many improv groups give off the same positive annoying vibe that I associate with Christian Young Life groups with shows that more resemble children playing than a comedy performance.
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I loved the idea that biology was logical.
