Charles de Lint Quotes
Without mysteries, life would be very dull indeed. What would be left to strive for if everything were known?
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I could be the best looking guy in the Duma, but that's only because all the other guys are over 60.
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We have been given a role to play. We have been asked to provide, to give lectures on the role of Islamic development and the way we do it here, so the people who are Muslims there would understand what the role of Islam is.
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When you play for one run, that's usually all you get. I have nothing against the bunt in its place, but most of the time, that place is in the bottom of a long-forgotten closet.
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The more I talk about things, the more I understand myself.
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I wasn't really excited about doing television, to be quite honest.
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The really wonderful thing that happened to me when I was in space was this feeling of belonging to the entire universe.
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The rewards of freedom are always sweet, but its demands are stern, for at its heart is the paradox that the greatest enemy of freedom is freedom.
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It's hard for people sometimes to relate to me. They weren't in the military, they weren't injured overseas in Iraq, they weren't burned, they didn't go through 33 surgeries, or two and a half years in the hospital.
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The studio have always claimed that the ship is the star of the show, especially when they're renegotiating contracts.
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Richard Lester is a wonderful director, a great comedy director, of course.
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I love physical kinds of comedy and getting down and dirty and doing stunts. When I was growing up, I was always getting into fights with guys and usually punching out boys my age because I was a lot bigger and tougher. So I'm naturally accustomed to putting myself into the headspace of a girl who can take care of herself.
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Hollywood's built on insecurity. People are trying to prove things. And I probably have that. I probably do. Probably guilty of it, in a way.
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For some, being involved in a scene is a great thing because the social element can drive creativity. For me, though, it's never really been like that. It's the opposite. I've always had this instinct to escape.
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Self-confidence has always been one of my good qualities. I am always very confident. It is in my nature to be confident, to be aggressive. And it applies in my batting as well as wicketkeeping.
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About a year after leaving drama school or a year and a half - and I was working solidly ever since leaving drama school - I picked up 'Game of Thrones.'
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I should have a better CV, and that's knocked me into believing that I have to grab these opportunities while I can.
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I think it's important to give young people the freedom to follow their ideas and pursue their interests.
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Women who give up their children for adoption are years and years later talking about how painful it was, much more than women who have abortions.
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Migration is the story of my life: my parents and grandparents journeyed across four continents to flee war and find jobs, eventually finding their way to the U.S.
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I do like beauty, but an older woman can be beautiful and a clever woman is beautiful because that beauty shines through.
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Let’s say this together: 'Great me no greats', and leave this grading to posterity.
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In order to invest in our future, we must ensure that we appropriately protect programs that provide skills, services, and education for middle-class Americans rather than providing tax breaks for large corporations.
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I'm never afraid to die. I think that's the best thing that can happen to somebody is they get to move on and do something better.
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Without mysteries, life would be very dull indeed. What would be left to strive for if everything were known?
