Claire Foy Quotes
If you're doing something that's period, you've got to live in it, and you've got to make it resonate with you.
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You know, it's a hugely difficult thing to take any work of art or drawing and say 'make that real.'
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Vox populi vox dei: the voice of the people is the voice of God. The slogan was useful for those who first attempted to substitute the people for God as the source of political authority. Their attempt was ultimately so successful that God no longer seems to be needed in government.
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If someone says, 'I love that lipstick,' I will always try to answer, honestly, if I know what color it is. It's a connective tissue.
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I am a keen observer of my own films; I also try to discover myself through the movies I make.
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My fans are so loving and encouraging. They're with me on good days and bad days.
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When I think of influential females in hip-hop, my mind goes to Foxy Brown, hands down.
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You are not alone with a guy until you are a proper age. You don't go to certain levels with men until you are married or you have a certain relationship.
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There's a monster outside my room, can I have a glass of water?
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At school I got teased because I was so thin and awkward-looking. But the girls on TV looked similar to me. I would say to my mum, 'The girls at school are teasing me, but I look like those girls on TV.'
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Sports, as a media property, is increasingly valuable because it's something you have to have live. As a result, we're a better touch point for sponsors and advertisers because our commercials typically don't get zapped out.
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Whenever you do an animated project or a voice-over project it's inevitable that part of your personality comes into play.
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The United States has grown into a remarkable nation specifically because of our independent spirit and free market.
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Any committee is only as good as the most knowledgeable, determined and vigorous person on it. There must be somebody who provides the flame.
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Multinationals are more sensitive to public pressure because they have bigger brand names, and they have made commitments to be environmentally sensitive. Chinese firms are not used to this kind of pressure yet.
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We are not won by arguments that we can analyse but by tone and temper, by the manner which is the man himself.
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The success of 'Scrubs' allowed me to pursue anything I felt passionately about without having to worry about money. It allowed me to spend my summer work shopping my show at a nonprofit theater.
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Our fatigue is often caused not by work, but by worry, frustration and resentment.
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He who has religion will speak poetry. But philosophy is the tool with which to seek and discover religion.
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I was a pretentious child. I grew up without a television. I read a lot of books and I loved Shakespeare. Still do.
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What would I advise an aspiring young entrepreneur? Certainly I'd say read the works of great entrepreneurs and investors like Ben Horowitz, Peter Thiel, and many others. But what's more important is to get real experience at a great startup.
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It's just that some people are lucky and people still seem to enjoy the music.
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I think 'Horace Silver' was actually the first live jazz group I ever heard back when I was a kid in St. Louis. So along with most players of my generation, I have a real affection for the music of 'Horace Silver.'
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You live up - or down - to your expectations.
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If you're doing something that's period, you've got to live in it, and you've got to make it resonate with you.
