Dakota Fanning Quotes
My mom played tennis for, like, six hours a day and went to college on a tennis scholarship, because that was the way she could go to school. So they instilled in me the idea that you have to work hard for the things you want in life and never complain.
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Money opens up wonderful worlds of possibilities.
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You know, I think I still have a sense that no matter what you do, no matter what you achieve, no matter how much success you have, no matter how much money you have, relationships are important.
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I like to do everything you can possibly do before you go into rehearsal, because once we are in rehearsal or on the stage there will be a problem I didn't anticipate. It's really good to think we got it all nailed - of course you've never got it all nailed.
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I spend my own money, not other people's money.
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With a gentleman I am always a gentleman and a half, and with a fraud I try to be a fraud and a half.
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I work so hard, but... everything just goes my way! It's insane!
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Acting is doing. It's not speaking; it's behavior. It's something happening, even if you're only listening.
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Insight enables you make sure you don't allow negative beliefs to get permanently set in your thinking - just the same way you wouldn't want fractured bones to be permanently set into place.
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Americans are more likely to watch a film in their own language. For the rest of the world, it doesn't matter so much.
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Antonio Berardi is one of my good friends.
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At some point, you're going to have to be willing to take a punch for your team. If your employees or your teammates will see that you're willing to do that, they are more likely to be loyal to you, and your team is more likely to function better.
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My primary influences were the best jazz players from the 50's and 60's and later some of the pop people from the same time period along with the better of the well known blues musicians.
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It is a great honor to become Executive Producer of 'Frontline.' David Fanning's mentorship and partnership over the past fifteen years has been extraordinary. I am inspired by his legacy and honored to guide 'Frontline's future.
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I used to wear miniskirts with my GB top, and sparkly sandals, and the boys would be like: 'Oh my gosh, this girl cannot be serious.'
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The test of good manners is to be able to put up pleasantly with bad ones.
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Those who invoke history will certainly be heard by history. And they will have to accept its verdict.
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For the first five years of my life, things felt pretty good. A lot went wrong after that, family-wise.
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Though there is such a rich tradition of culture and arts, I have never been invited to perform at a concert in South India.
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'If I fished only to capture fish, my fishing trips would have ended long ago.'
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To have noughtIs to have all things without care or thought!
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Hundreds of species are facing extinction due to human impacts on the environment.
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It's the disease of thinking that a having a great idea is really 90% of the work. And if you just tell people, 'here's this great idea,' then of course they can go off and make it happen. The problem with that is that there's a tremendous amount of craftsmanship between a having a great idea and having a great product.
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My mom played tennis for, like, six hours a day and went to college on a tennis scholarship, because that was the way she could go to school. So they instilled in me the idea that you have to work hard for the things you want in life and never complain.
