Colleen McCullough Quotes
What was sleep? A blessing, a respite from life, an echo of death, a demanding nuisance?
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My enthusiasm seems to cause my world to endlessly offer me cooperative, co-creating experiences. I'm willing and I'm eager, and not just about my writing - I feel the same way about staying in shape, enjoying my family, giving a lecture, or whatever it may be.
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Sometimes people can put way too much emphasis on looking 'hot' which can be stressful and put you in your head.
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I realized that women's liberation is men's liberation, too.
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If people don't want to come out to the ball park, nobody's gonna stop 'em.
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I identified with white culture, and I wanted to fit in. I didn't identify with black culture. Like, I didn't like Tyler Perry movies, and I wasn't into hip-hop music. I liked Neil Young.
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My house looks like it was decorated by a 14-year old with a platinum American Express card.
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It's always difficult with the superhero stuff because you're working with characters who have been written by 100 to 200 people over the past 20 years, at least, so they never sound the same or act the same. The best approach is to try to draw the best fitting line through all of the interpretations.
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For me, my home is a peaceful place where I can rest, and it gives me back energy.
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I do not believe any president can bind a successor president to give up his fundamental role as protector of the country.
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It is a most mortifying reflection for a man to consider what he has done, compared to what he might have done.
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I love Bob Altman. I always admired him so much because I always thought he was a genuine voice.
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I found it peculiar that those who wanted to take military action could - with 100 per cent certainty - know that the weapons existed and turn out to have zero knowledge of where they were.
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The events that I have attended to mark my Diamond Jubilee have been a humbling experience. It has touched me deeply to see so many thousands of families, neighbors and friends celebrating together in such a happy atmosphere.
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Along with enough sleep and taking proper supplements, I steam - in my steam shower. I find it's very healing, more than just your typical 'tea and honey.'
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When I first read 'The River,' I had theories on what it was about, but once we got into rehearsal, I realized it's much simpler: It's about how human beings try to connect. The play holds a mirror up to the audience, and they take from it what's relevant to their lives.
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When I was single, I was down to $100 of power a year.
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If there is one thing that makes me unique, it's that I riff a lot.
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I myself prefer my New Zealand eggs for breakfast.
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In everything one thing is impossible: rationality.
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I did very little marketing. The key is to make your clients money. If you have a good track record, people will find you and knock on your door. Just make your clients money.
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God often uses a man or several different men to impact your life with the anointing of the Holy Spirit.
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I was in a place where nobody knew my heart even a little bit.
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We chose NYU because their arts program was great, and they're a prestigious institution, but really because you're in a city. You're involved in a completely different way of life. You didn't feel trapped within a campus or in a bubble.
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What was sleep? A blessing, a respite from life, an echo of death, a demanding nuisance?
