Realised Quotes - Page 4

• I realised that there's a more muscular approach to film-making that I found very inspiring.

  Kathryn Bigelow

  Film, Found, Very Inspiring

  "Kathryn Bigelow: Director with a different take" by William Skidelsky, www.theguardian.com. August 15, 2009.

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• You can't live your life blaming your failures on your parents and what they did or didn't do for you. You're dealt the cards that you're dealt. I realised it was a waste of time to be angry at my parents and feel sorry for myself.

  Drew Barrymore

  Sorry, Imperfection, Parent

  "Drew Barrymore: 'I've lost count of the number of times I've cried over men'". www.mirror.co.uk. January 27, 2012.

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• I'm often asked if I regret not going to Hollywood. I'm glad I didn't go, because if I had I wouldn't have my extended family, which is the fabric of my life. Only recently have I realised how special and unusual it is.

  Francesca Annis

  Regret, Special, Hollywood

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• I realised how paranoid and guarded and not trusting - walled-in - I had become. Not consciously so, but just this armour that I kind of have, protective armour. It's not for my friends or family, but for being.outside in the world, always on guard.

  Jennifer Aniston

  World, Kind, Paranoid

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  When I was a kid I used to pray every night for a new bicycle. Then I realised that the Lord doesn't work that way so I stole one and asked Him to forgive me.

  Emo Philips

  Funny, Death, Forgiveness

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• The journey from teaching about love to allowing myself to be loved proved much longer than I realised.

  Henri Nouwen

  Love, Teaching, Journey

  Henri Nouwen (2013). “The Return of the Prodigal Son: A Story of Homecoming”, p.14, Image

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• I've realised now that the reality of children is you have to be in the right place with the right person.

  Benedict Cumberbatch

  Children, Reality, Persons

  "Benedict Cumberbatch interview: On the couch with Mr Cumberbatch". Interview with Emma John, www.theguardian.com. September 3, 2011.

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• The first painting that I realised I liked was 'The Garden of Earthly Delights' by Hieronymus Bosch, when I was six years old, at the Prado in Madrid. I still find myself returning there every time I'm in the city.

  Carolina Herrera

  Garden, Years, Cities

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• Once I realised the value of making people laugh, I got very good at it. Fast.

  Dick Gregory

  People, Laughing, Very Good

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• I instinctively dress a bit tougher because I've spent a lot of time in the U.S. and I realised there was a certain image projected of me here. I've always been an absolute rebel. When I was in my teen years I had piercings and wore all black.

  Ellie Goulding

  Years, Black, Rebel

  Biography/Personal Quotes, www.imdb.com.

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• I thought my life was mapped out. Research, living in the forest, teaching and writing. But in '86 I went to a conference and realised the chimpanzees were disappearing. I had worldwide recognition and a gift of communication. I had to use them.

  Jane Goodall

  Communication, Teaching, Writing

  "New mission for chimps' champion". Interview with Ros Coward, www.theguardian.com. October 10, 2004.

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• I'd always maintained that much of the anarchy and craziness of the early internet had a lot to do with the fact that governments just hadn't realised it was there.

  William Gibson

  Government, Anarchy, Facts

  "Tomorrow's man". Interview with Steven Poole, www.theguardian.com. May 3, 2003.

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• I realised that conforming didn't accomplish anything. Do your own thing. As long as you learn that, you're cool.

  Sandra Bullock

  Long, Accomplish, Conform

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• With Maurice suddenly going, I realised... I think I've matured. I don't take things lightly any more.

  Robin Gibb

  Thinking, Matured

  "Biography / Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.

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• Commonsense is the realised sense of proportion.

  Mahatma Gandhi

  Proportion

  Mahatma Gandhi (1947). “Teachings of Mahatma Gandhi”

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• When I wrote 'Dear Fatty,' I realised that sitting and writing alone is an absolute joy.

  Dawn French

  Writing, Joy, Sitting

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• You need a stubborn belief in an idea in order to see it realised.

  James Dyson

  Order, Ideas, Needs

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• The first time I realised I was patriotic was after September 11th.

  Claire Danes

  Patriotic, Firsts, September

  Interview with Hermione Hoby, www.theguardian.com. September 29, 2012.

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• The musical has always been in jeopardy - until - or was in jeopardy until it was realised that it is probably the safest living theatre art form.

  Harold Prince

  Art, Musical, Theatre

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• I realised that God has placed Christians everywhere, to support each other, to support the needy in those areas, and that is the thing that I find is a great plus.

  Cliff Richard

  Christian, Support, Plus

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• And suddenly I realised that I was no longer driving the car consciously. I was driving it by a kind of instinct, only I was in a different dimension.

  Ayrton Senna

  Car, Different, Dimensions

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• The communist model does not work economically, we all realised that, but the capitalist model in the modern world also looks to be unsustainable.

  Arsene Wenger

  Doe, Looks, World

  "ARSENE WENGER INTERVIEW: The full transcript of Martin Samuel's fascinating meeting with the Arsenal manager - part I". Interview with Martin Samuel, www.dailymail.co.uk. August 24, 2009.

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• When I first saw a picture of the crucifixion, I lost respect for my parents. I suddenly realised that this is what the adult world is like - full of cruelty and hypocrisy.

  Vivienne Westwood

  Hypocrisy, Parent, Adults

  "The Saturday interview: Vivienne Westwood" by Stuart Jeffries, www.theguardian.com. December 2, 2011.

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• During my grief, I realised there was nothing I could do for my mother, but I did have a child.

  Namie Amuro

  Mother, Children, Grief

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• We can't any longer have the conventional understanding of genetics which everybody peddles because it is increasingly obvious that epigenetics - actually things which influence the genome's function - are much more important than we realised.

  Robert Winston

  Understanding, Important, Influence

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