Cliff Curtis Quotes
My priority in life is my whanau, followed by my work as an artist, which has blessed me with the ability to provide opportunities working with others to advance the well-being of Maori.
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I'm a choreographer and I love watching 'The Bachelorette.'
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I get recognized so much. It happens mostly when I'm in Starbucks.
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I really enjoy getting to go and play on other people's shows for an episode or two. It adds such variety to my repertoire.
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I'm as radical as libertarians come.
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Language is the most extraordinary invention in the history of humanity, the one which came before everything and which makes it possible to share everything.
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Concision in style, precision in thought, decision in life.
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What I love about the sci-fi community is that it's the most nonjudgmental, inclusive, diverse environment in the country. There's no group of people that is more diverse and inclusive.
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I do not suppose I shall be remembered for anything. But I don't think about my work in those terms. It is just as vulgar to work for the sake of posterity as to work for the sake of money.
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I was initially very interested in public policy, but then after my masters at Harvard, I felt that it was important to get a better handle on the economics of it as well. I did my Ph.D. in macroeconomics, and my thesis - 'Why Is It That Some Countries Save And Others Not?' - was on savings.
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When I'm making music, I can hear all the parts, all the instruments. I can hear what it should be.
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I love to write.
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Here's what I have at my advantage: I've never been a personality. I've always been a character actor.
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I don't work out but generally I am fit, which is why I don't work out.
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I don't know if it's because I'm Latina or something, but I have no problem speaking my mind.
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I turned into a monk when my mother went to learn Buddhism in Burma. While she learnt at the monastery, I used to roam around with a begging bowl and ask for food.
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I have no idea what advantages I truly get, but I know people talk to me and give me time of day because they like how I look.
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There is only one thing for us to do, and that is to do our level best right where we are every day of our lives; To use our best judgment, and then to trust the rest to that Power which holds the forces of the universe in his hands.
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Time can be an ally or an enemy. What it becomes depends entirely upon you, your goals, and your determination to use every available minute.
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Perhaps we don't need these religious concoctions to pillow the fear of death. Just the fact that there is an unknown, and something greater, can bring a feeling of peace. That's enough for me.
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I put on such a good show, the story is outrageous, and people don't want to hear that I'm basically a reasonable human being. As long as it continues to get me print, I'll continue to perform in an exuberant manner.
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Everything has its own kind of theatricality and its own drama.
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The 'Vanity Fair' article was interesting to do because it was the first time I ever really had the opportunity to be absolutely truthful with a reporter about every aspect of my life.
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I don't believe in luck. ... It's persistence, hard work, and not forgetting your dream.
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My priority in life is my whanau, followed by my work as an artist, which has blessed me with the ability to provide opportunities working with others to advance the well-being of Maori.
