J. M. Roberts Quotes
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I wanted my children to have the same exposure to the water I had. My strongest memories of Northeast Harbor are going in a small Whaler with my dad, looking for osprey.
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I find being funny very hard work. I am always asked about it, and I feel guilty saying that, but it's the truth. I love my work, but it ain't easy.
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I come from an immigrant family, but I know no other nationality apart from British.
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Money is our madness, our vast collective madness.
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Obama has been well-received on the world stage, but that doesn't help him operate domestically.
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I love and adore being a mother. It's the greatest gift I've ever been given.
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Every time a blast happens, people ask, 'But why would someone do this?' Weirdly, it hasn't been answered well anywhere - neither in fiction nor non-fiction.
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The one thing you can ask, I think, is that actors get paid a living wage. I would like it if all the repertory theatres that currently exist could do that. It would make a huge difference.
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God isn't really interested in our batting averages.
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When girls are educated, you get effects that cascade throughout society.
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We tend to pay attention to that which is the most current on our radar screen.
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Men are sort of doofuses about sunscreen, and for the most part, women are more inclined to take better care of themselves, but a reminder is always good for everyone.
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There are persons who, when they cease to shock us, cease to interest us.
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Nothing is ever for sure, but when something in love doesn't work from the beginning, it's never going to work. Don't push it.
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Those convinced against their will are of the same opinion still.
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What had disappointed me at the time of the last tour, was to go on a worldwide tour, we were at some incredible places and we couldn't enjoy it, hadn't the time.
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Temperamentally I'm not a natural producer, because I don't have the patience.
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Actually, the language in Shakespeare is wonderfully musical. You need to hear the music to connect with the words.
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There is but one nation on the globe from which we have anything serious to apprehend, but that is the most powerful that now exists or ever did exist. I refer to Great Britain.
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That's the tricky thing these days: being able to surprise people.
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When I tell my colleagues that I remember 1969, 1974 and 1987, their eyes glaze over, but I'm afraid I do remember them, and I therefore err on the side of caution.
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You ever notice that people who believe in creationism look really unevolved? Eyes real close together, big furry hands and feet. 'I believe God created me in one day.' Yeah, looks like he rushed it.
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'Scared is what you're feeling,' says Ma, 'but brave is what you're doing.'
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When you call his name, he does open his eyes. Occasionally he turns his head.
