Kristin Scott Thomas Quotes

I am sure that, had I grown up with both parents, had I grown up in a safe environment, had I grown up with a feeling of safety rather than danger, I would not be the way I am.

Kristin Scott Thomas

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At present, financial crises occur, chiefly because the paper currency is redeemable in gold only.

John Buchanan Robinson

GoldFinancialPresentPaperBecause

I've worked with leading men so worried about losing their charm that they were always winking to the audience.

Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio

MenLosingAlwaysAudienceCharm

I believe there's no proverb but what is true; they are all so many sentences and maxims drawn from experience, the universal mother of sciences.

Miguel de Cervantes

MotherExperienceBelieveTrueMany

I didn't sit around thinking, 'I'd love to play Luke Cage,' but when the character was presented, I did my research, and I was just like, 'This is a real gift. He's a great character, and I'm happy to have a chance to take a crack at him.'

Mike Colter

LoveCharacterGreatHappyResearch

I think I am less self-assured when I write English than I would be if I were writing in my first language. I have to test each sentence over and over to be sure that it's right, that I haven't introduced some element that isn't English.

Louis Begley

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I was a hard worker, and I always knew my lines.

Diane Cilento

HardAlwaysLinesKnewHard Worker

I'll be too old to face a difficult championship as the one in America will surely be.

Diego Maradona

FaceAmericaWillOldDifficultToo

I had hoped to go to law school, but the war started, and because of the strong feeling that I did not want to kill anybody, I joined the Merchant Marine when I graduated from Berkeley.

Douglass North

SchoolWarLawStrongFeelingWant

I have Janicza solely to thank for my growth as an actor because she saw in me something that other people just weren't seeing, and she knew that I could go beyond the normal, funny 'make-em-ups' that I was doing on an improv stage.

Brett Gelman

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Women need to be empowered to shape their own livelihoods and become CEOs of their own lives. They must be allowed to take control of important life decisions that are so often decided by others.

Philomena Kwao

LifeWomenControlDecisionsBecome

I decided to work on things that obsess women because women can't resist things like lace, sequins, animal prints and python.

Phoebe Philo

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It's difficult being a child actor. I don't think everything beautiful has to be exploited. Some things can be beautiful and left beautiful.

Ricky Schroder

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