Anthony Doerr Quotes

I don't believe in reincarnation. I feel like we're here for such an appallingly brief period of time. I believe we each get this one trip, and if we're really, really fortunate, maybe we get 70 or 80 years on Earth.

Anthony Doerr

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People will come up to me and try and be secretive and say, 'Can you do the Gollum voice for me?' And I'm like, 'Are you kidding? It's 8:30 in the morning on the Victoria Line.'

Andy Serkis

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Artists have historically understood images better than anyone else. This is what we do.

Trevor Paglen

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I think most people who were involved with television will tell you, if given a season or given a 13-episode order and getting those episodes on the air, and if viewers don't come, I think most people will tell you they'd walk away. They feel they were given a fair shake, and if viewers didn't come, they didn't come.

Tom Cavanagh

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As a teacher myself I've been in situations where parents come at you, and sometimes parents come across like the teacher doesn't want the best for their kid and it can be really, really hurtful.

Rosalind Wiseman

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Egypt needs to catch up with the rest of the world. We need to be free, democratic, and - society where people have the right to live in freedom and dignity.

Mohamed ElBaradei

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The things you have to do to be effective - like forming a union at a fast food joint or a telemarketing company - aren't going to work unless you do things like solidarity strikes. Solidarity strikes are illegal. They've been illegal since the '40s, and they were made illegal because they work.

Boots Riley

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Without advances, medicine regresses and reverts to witchcraft.

Arthur Kornberg

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I don't remember my skin changing, but I do recall feeling deeply loved by my family.

Winnie Harlow

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I am drawn to characters so full of internal contradictions. Idi Amin was one. I loved writing him.

Peter Morgan

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I had to go to Europe to tour and he died on the second day of the tour.

Percy Heath

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Replacing traditional sources of energy completely with renewable energy is going to be a challenging task. However, by adding renewable energy to the grid and gradually increasing its contribution, we can realistically expect a future that is powered completely by green energy.

Tulsi Tanti

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I knew 'Promises,' and I knew 'Never Fall In Love Again,' only from the radio, from being a kid; and of course, that 'House is Not a Home' and 'Say A Little Prayer.'

Sean Hayes

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