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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Publication in 'The New Yorker' meant everything, and it's no exaggeration to say that it changed my life.
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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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My face and body have been a tool for my career, and I'm very conscious of that aspect and try and keep it the best I can.
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I still believe that one day mankind will bow before the altars of God and be crowned triumphant over war and bloodshed, and nonviolent redemptive goodwill will proclaim the rule of the land.
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Violence is the last refuge of the incompetent.
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Love or hatred towards a thing, which we conceive to be free, must, other things being similar, be greater than if it were felt towards a thing acting by necessity.
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The moment you begin a serious study of the scriptures, you will find greater power to resist temptation. You will find the power to avoid deception. You will find the power to stay on the straight and narrow path.... When you begin to hunger & thirst after those words, you will find life in greater abundance.
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I loved the idea that biology was logical.
