- Best Part
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- Nov 07, 2020
You Quotes
Quotes that speak straight to you.
This collection gathers quotes framed around 'you' - from candid reflections on body image pressures passed down in families to observations about how humor can mask real vulnerability. Many touch on how what you know about yourself differs from how others perceive you.
- Last Updated on May 30, 2021
- Life
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- Nov 07, 2020
If I had a long-term partner, I don't think I'd be an actor. It'd be too much of a strain; you have to work too hard to balance that life with a family and a mortgage and all that stuff - it would be too much.
- Me
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- Nov 07, 2020
I'm on my boat, training, rehearsing; I spend all my energy on the job that's coming up, and I found that's the way that works for me. The more energy you have on set, the better you'll be; it's all about being alive in that moment and listening.
- Looking
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- Nov 07, 2020
I'm just about to move to a place that you can only get there by rowing a boat across a loch, which I'm thoroughly looking forward to it. It's not got electricity or anything.
- People
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- Nov 07, 2020
When you admit that you are married, people try to get skeletons out of your closet. They dig into your personal lives and link you with strangers, which could be detrimental. They also want to know details about your marriage, children, and so on. I wanted to keep it private because I only want my work to speak.
- Look
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- Nov 07, 2020
I was a bit of a late developer, and everyone was saying, 'Whatever you do, don't shave,' and I hadn't really started shaving. I remember rubbing the soot from a kettle on to my bumfluff to make it look more like I had a beard.
- Need
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- Nov 07, 2020
You need to think, when you get involved in wars, how you're going to get out of them.
- Me
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- Nov 07, 2020
I have struggled in life and this has made me sensitive towards the needs of others. Politics gives you the opportunity to really do something.
- Impact
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- Nov 07, 2020
I was attracted to filmmaking in college because of my love of storytelling. You can have such an impact and reach a broader audience than conventional journalism.
- Hell
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- Nov 07, 2020
But if you cover the World Series on the news or do a feature on an Ali boxing match then all of a sudden ears go up all over the place and people say what the hell are you doing. The reason for that is that we're doing something that people are really interested in.
- Know
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- Nov 07, 2020
Let's face it: I paint well. I know it, you know it. There's no arguing really, is there?
- Look
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- Nov 07, 2020
You can look at any industry and sector and then figure out how high is your glass ceiling. Do you want to diversify or do you want to penetrate the ceiling? Because the ones who break the glass ceiling are going to be big-time winners, but it will be a longer-term view on things and requires a lot more courage, a lot more guts.
- More
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- Nov 07, 2020
The more people know about you, the less they can project who you are supposed to be. It's unfortunate that you really only get one shot at that.
- Nothing
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- Nov 07, 2020
I have learnt as an entrepreneur that the formidable opponent you can have is someone who has nothing to lose.
- Handed
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- Nov 07, 2020