I'm a mixed race lad from Liverpool. I get to play a lot of hard characters, and some people perceive that's what I'm like, but it's great for me 'cos they're always the most interesting characters. ~Stephen Graham
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You already possess everything necessary to become great. ~Native American Proverb
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Everyone pushes a falling fence. ~Chinese Proverb
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Silence is also speech. ~Proverb
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Faith is a continuum, and we each fall on that line where we may. ~Dan Brown
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At somewhere around 10 syllables, the English poetic line is at its most relaxed and manageable. ~James Fenton
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As proud as a peacock. ~Proverb
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"Perfect justice rules the world" for the Powers that are superior to us know the whole life of the Soul and all its' former lives. ~Iamblichus
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That's what acting is; it's about having the courage to allow your audience into the private moments of your characters' lives. ~Kerry Washington
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Giving your son a skill is better than giving him one thousand pieces of gold. ~Chinese Proverb
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To eat an egg, you must break the shell. ~Jamaican Proverb
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Offers for me to play dances, society parties, even churches, were now coming in regularly. For most dates I was paid the sum of one dollar per hour, and they always tipped me at the end of the night. ~Mary Lou Williams
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I just enjoy translating, it's like opening one's mouth and hearing someone else's voice emerge. ~Iris Murdoch
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One of the things that always fascinated me about the Renaissance was that it was a time both of great scientific discovery and also of superstition and belief in magic. And so it was a period in which Galileo invented the telescope, but also a time when hundreds were burned at the stake because people thought they were witches. ~Marie Rutkoski
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Women in general want to be loved for what they are and men for what they accomplish. ~Theodor Reik
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All human joys are swift of wing. For heaven doth so allot it. That when you get an easy thing, you find you haven't got it ~Eugene Field
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He who has nothing to die for has nothing to live for. ~Moroccan Proverb
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Sometimes in life, a fog sets in and you don't know which way is the right direction. Every voice may tell you it's not going to happen, but God has placed a promise in your heart. Refuse to listen to those voices. Keep believing. ~Joel Osteen
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I always had this energy level that made me want to come to New York. ~Roy Ayers
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I always stayed for the first curtain call and people always said, "Who's that?" But this got me started in acting. ~James Stewart
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In 1950, American families sent 1 of 50 of their hard earned dollars to Washington; today it is 1 in 4. ~John Ensign
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I try to work every day, even when I am not motivated. Ritual is very important to me. ~Mel Ramos
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Let's do some comedy. I always like to add some comedy to my show. Those who've seen me before might know that. ~Bill Hicks
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People believe that if you can shut your Tourette's off for a period of time, then you can always shut it off. I try to explain to people that if I spent my whole life trying to control my tics, that's all I would have time for. ~Dash Mihok
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I think I'm doing some good. Obviously, I don't need any more money. ~Joe Jamail
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