Conan O'Brien Quotes
Let’s just agree any group of 3 or more handsome British men should be referred to as a 'cumberbatch.'
Quotes to Explore
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I was a little hesitant at first because there's so many ways you can get 'Straight Outta Compton' wrong. You know, it's such a great story; it's such a classic tale. I was a little nervous 'cause it's like a very narrow road to success with that type of story - you got to get it right - but when I read it, I was pleasantly surprised.
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But what you realise after you've been in the business for a while is that people develop opinions about you that don't have anything to do with your music, they like or dislike you for a million reasons, they like or dislike you for your last record.
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When I got on stage, I would have a rush of adrenaline; everybody gets it. Normally after the first night it becomes more controllable, and as long as I could ride the wave, I was still in charge.
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Africa is poor because its investors and its creditors are unspeakably rich.
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The ironic thing is I took Kole from a family name - we had a vote and they had a few names, but Kole won - and getting it spelled with a 'K' is a constant correction, too. I'll never not be Warren Blosjo; it's just my stage name.
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History is the present. That's why every generation writes it anew. But what most people think of as history is its end product, myth.
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New Zealanders have conventions and pleasantries, but we are direct. We are encouraged to be transparent with our behavior and not to employ passive aggression.
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The distinctions between Virginians, Pennsylvanians, New Yorkers, and New Englanders are no more. I am not a Virginian but an American.
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Conflict is the beginning of consciousness.
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I think it kind of took being a character actor to kind of now enter into leading ladies.
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Playing this game, you cannot have nothing holding you back. If you're thinking, you're wrong automatically.
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I'd also like to do a play. I've never done theater, and constantly changing and refining a performance is something I'd like to do, even though it may sound like work to some people - and it probably is work.
Nastassja Kinski
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Everything was black in the harbor, but there were still some fires burning on the ships.
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There is a huge body of evidence showing that people do better in their work when they know why they're doing it in the first place. They do better when they see what they're doing contributes to something in the world.
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Short stories are fiction's R & D department, and failed or less-than-conclusive experiments are not just to be expected but to be hoped for.
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Love is a kind of warfare.
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My sleep is very important, and I have to have at least eight hours every night in order to function properly the next day. Unfortunately, flying through several time zones makes me disorientated, and it takes several days to readjust.
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But working with Dre, I grew up with his music, so I'm still like more a fan.
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In Paragon we met Mrs. Foley and Mrs. Dowdeswell with her yellow shawl airing out, and at the bottom of Kingsdown Hill we met a gentleman in a buggy, who, on minute examination, turned out to be Dr. Hall - and Dr. Hall in such very deep mourning that either his mother, his wife, or himself must be dead.
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One day you too may experience what I have experienced. So right away go and practise.
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Actions speak louder than words, and a smile says, ‘I like you. You make me happy. I am glad to see you.
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Mercutio: "If love be rough with you, be rough with love.
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Let’s just agree any group of 3 or more handsome British men should be referred to as a 'cumberbatch.'
