Joan Allen Quotes

I think of myself more as a character actor than that ingenue leading lady, who started out something like Michelle Pfeiffer, or Jessica Lange. I'm a bit quirkier than that.

Joan Allen

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CharacterMyselfThinkLadyActor

The period in the name - huge mistake, I know. We didn't think about that. We never thought we were going to be written up in magazines. The second we saw it in print, like, what a mistake, man.

John Gourley

ManMistakeThinkThoughtNameKnow

I resolved to stop accumulating and begin the infinitely more serious and difficult task of wise distribution.

Andrew Carnegie

WiseStopSeriousDifficultTask

It doesn't get any better than coming to a club like this, with so much history, like Arsenal. I'm hugely proud.

Matteo Guendouzi

HistoryProudBetterClubComing

Reading is not a duty, and has consequently no business to be made disagreeable.

Aneurin Bevan

BusinessReadingDutyMade

The people in Indiana are so kind and so genuine.

Michael Horse

PeopleKindGenuineIndiana

In my early days, I didn't know what a good film or a bad film was, and I was trying to make some money. As it happens I was lucky. I made some good films.

Michael Caine

GoodMoneyTryingBadEarlyKnow

When you're growing up, it's very easy to feel lonely and insecure.

John Tiffany

Growing UpLonelyFeelEasyYouUp

I don't know if the average person really has faith in Washington anymore.

Tori Amos

FaithPersonKnowWashingtonAverage

Cannes or Oscars is not only to bring happiness and recognition - they protect people like me. The world knows who you are. You can work. You can express. You can help other people. It's not only the star system. It's a symbol of freedom.

Rithy Panh

WorkHappinessFreedomPeopleWorld

All of my books tend to be about things going on in labs that you wouldn't really expect.

Mary Roach

YouThingsExpectGoingBooksAbout

We wouldn't have to speak so critically if businesses would stop feeding dead animals to live ones, putting non-food substances into food, tinkering with genetic codes, and spraying the countryside with poisons.

Donella Meadows

LiveFoodSpeakStopAnimalsDead

Time and trouble will tame an advanced young woman, but an advanced old woman is uncontrollable by any earthly force.

Dorothy L. Sayers

TimeWomanTroubleYoungWillOld

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