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• I was a little, uh, incorrigible as a kid, so the kitchen was a good place to give me structure and balance. It taught me hard work, but then I grew to love it.

  Aaron Sanchez

  Kids, Hard Work, Giving

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• One of the accidental joys of my writing life has been that I've had some lovely, surprisingly good fortune with readers, and I've brought readers to my dad's work. I can't tell you the joy that gives me. Because my father's work was masterful.

  Andre Dubus

  Dad, Father, Writing

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• Give me a few minutes to talk away my face and I can seduce the Queen of France.

  Voltaire

  Queens, Giving, Faces

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• Probably not needing to be published would give me more time to think about a book.

  Kate Atkinson

  Book, Thinking, Giving

  "Kate Atkinson tells Hay festival she'd rather not be a published author" by Alison Flood, www.theguardian.com. May 30, 2009.

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• And now, dear Lord, I acknowledge afresh that You are the God of all peace, my Jehovah-Shalom. My job is to receive. you give me Your peace. My job is to take it. You lead me to Your still waters. My role is to follow. You extend Your hand. My role is to take hold. My I enjoy Your presence and the tranquility of the still waters where You pour out your promise of peace. Amen.

  Elizabeth George

  Peace, Jobs, Dear Lord

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• Who am I, why am I here? Forget the question, someone give me another beer.

  Meat Loaf

  Philosophy, Beer, Giving

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• Got ants in my pants and I need to dance, so big fine mama, come give me a chance.

  James Brown

  Giving, Dancing, Needs

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• I can look back at stuff I wrote in my early days and squirm at some of the mistakes I made. But we're all learning every day; we never stop. I just hope people keep on liking what I do. That gives me such a kick.

  Paul Kane

  Mistake, People, Giving

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• Give me, indulgent gods with mind serene, And guiltless heart, to range the sylvan scene, No splendid poverty, no smiling care, No well-bred hate, or servile grandeur, there.

  Edward Young

  Hate, Heart, Giving

  Edward Young (1767). “The works of the author of the Night-thoughts: In four [i.e. five] volumes”, p.87

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• If people only knew what lies at the heart of my novels! What a tumult of desires these carefully written pages conceal! I sometimes have a loathing for the furious cravings that give me no peace except when I am working.

  Julien Green

  Lying, Heart, People

  Julien Green (1964). “Diary, 1928-1957”, London, Collins

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• Sublime tobacco! which from east to west, Cheers the tar's labour or the Turkman's rest; Which on the Moslem's ottoman divides His hours, and rivals opium and his brides; Magnificent in Stamboul, but less grand, Though not less loved, in Wapping or the Strand: Divine in hookas, glorious in a pipe, When tipp'd with amber, mellow, rich, and ripe; Like other charmers wooing the caress, More dazzlingly when daring in full dress; Yet thy true lovers more admire by far Thy naked beauties Give me a cigar!

  Lord Byron

  Cheer, Giving, Sublime

  Lord Byron (2013). “Delphi Complete Works of Lord Byron (Illustrated)”, p.1029, Delphi Classics

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• They'll never give me an Oscar. And I sincerely, honestly don't care. I always turn up when I'm nominated and it would be nice to get one, but to win one would be bad luck. It comes with too much expectation. It would be the end.

  Robert Altman

  Nice, Winning, Expectations

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• It's a pretty big shadow. It gives me lots of room to spread myself.

  Lou Gehrig

  Yankees, Giving, Shadow

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• I don't like the sound of my phone ringing so I put my phone inside my fish tank. I can't hear it, but every time I get a call I see the fish go like this <<<>>><<>><<<<. I go down to the pet store and said, "Give me another ten guppies, I got a lot of calls yesterday."

  Steven Wright

  Funny, Humor, Phones

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• When the music arrives in my mind, it gives me the direction and the form at the same time. It's integrated into the music itself.

  John McLaughlin

  Giving, Mind, Form

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• Language allows us to talk about the past and plan the future. We can teach children about things that are not present. And above all, we can bring people with different backgrounds and different knowledge together to discuss our problems. This actually gives me hope. I still think we are smart enough to not destroy planet Earth, our only home.

  Jane Goodall

  Children, Smart, Home

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• John Paul to give me a shot, I'll never forget as long as I live.

  Donnie Fritts

  Long, Giving, Never Forget

  Source: www.motherjones.com

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• The digital process gives me total control over how I want the film to look. The films look like they did when I was first looking through the viewfinder.

  William Friedkin

  Giving, Looks, Want

  Source: www.movieweb.com

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• I love playing real people. It's a huge challenge and responsibility which I take on board and which I relish. It also scares me to death. Give me a totally fictional character and I don't have the same sort of responsibility. If, though, I play Sigmund Freud or Robert Maxwell or whoever then there is a responsibility.

  David Suchet

  Real, Character, Responsibility

  Source: www.indielondon.co.uk

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• Every single job I do. It sounds goofy but I did a music video for Fergie. I was in full on tattoos, ponytail, but it's like even things like that they help other people to see you in a different light. They give me opportunities. I try and change the image with every job that I can, it's just hard when you work on a TV show and you work so many months and trying to get away from that.

  Milo Ventimiglia

  Tattoo, Jobs, Helping Others

  Source: www.movieweb.com

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• It's really crucial to achieve that balance with a film like this, cause it is unique and witty and then there's the tendency to force that. It becomes contrived and I know the feeling like, give me a fork that I can stab in my eye in those kinds of movies.

  Ellen Page

  Witty, Eye, Unique

  "Juno's Ellen Page and Michael Cera". Roundtable Interview, movieweb.com. June 12, 2007.

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• I love a character that gives me a chance to grow and do something different.

  Halle Berry

  Character, Giving, Different

  "Halle Berry Is the Perfect Stranger". "MovieWeb" Interview, movieweb.com. April 9, 2007.

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• I'm more relaxed about how the editing process will create a performance and that, in a way, gives me a sense of freedom.

  Ralph Fiennes

  Editing, Giving, Way

  "Coriolanus - Ralph Fiennes interview". Interview with Rob Carnevale, www.indielondon.co.uk.

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• I don't know what I could say specifically, except that everything I've learned as a kid of course must somehow play into what I do now. I think when everything kind of drifted away, I had to go out into the world and learn how to emotionally be okay with all that, which to me was a decades-long process. But also I happened to find my way in life, to find a living, to figure out what I wanted to be when I grow up. I think all of that now probably helps me. It probably gives me more life experience to draw from.

  Jackie Earle Haley

  Growing Up, Kids, Thinking

  Interview with Tasha Robinson, film.avclub.com. March 4, 2009.

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• Sometimes you just create a joke out of thin air in the editing room. So I'm really glad I've had that experience. It gives me a little more confidence in front of the camera.

  Ed Helms

  Air, Editing, Giving

  Interview with Keith Phipps, www.avclub.com. June 3, 2009.

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