Essie Davis Quotes

I want to have the great roles that move people profoundly. I want to have the choice and be given the opportunity to play those roles, and unfortunately, fame plays a huge part in that.

Essie Davis

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OpportunityGreatPeopleChoicePlay

If you keep working hard and not take 'no' for an answer, you achieve.

Joe Bonamassa

YouAchieveWorking HardHardAnswer

I received the same kind of question many times. Do I drink? Of course I do. I do what all others do.

Ji Chang-wook

KindOthersDrinkQuestionSame

I have every right to know how my taxes are spent, how every single penny of it is spent. I have the right to know that.

Jesse Ventura

PennyKnowRightTaxesSingleHow

I can't even explain to you how terrible that feels, that I equate dating a woman with punishment, shame, guilt, disappointment, reproach, reprimand, persecution. It's a nightmare.

John Mayer

WomanDatingDisappointmentGuilt

I do worry about a world in which the rich get to write the rules.

Angus Deaton

WorldRichWorryRulesWriteGet

The common question that gets asked in business is, 'why?' That's a good question, but an equally valid question is, 'why not?'

Jeff Bezos

GoodBusinessWhyQuestionCommon

The hardest guy I had to guard: Hakeem Olajuwon. No one can guard Hakeem. And then, Kevin McHale.

John Salley

GuardGuyHardestThenHadKevin

Actually, to be honest, this is a useful time to not be knowing what I'll be doing in 2013 or 2014, because really, for the last however many years, I've known what I've been doing for years and years ahead. You get into a cycle of non-reflection, and that gets a bit scary.

Stephen Daldry

TimeDoingYouAheadKnowingScary

My father's music was about revolution and changing the hearts and minds of people through love and the deliverance of everyone. We hope our brothers and sisters will follow our path and really start to consider ecology and utilizing material that benefits not only yourself but the people.

Rohan Marley

LoveFatherMusicHopePathPeople

In the inhalation and exhalation there is an energy and a lively divine spirit, since He, through his spirit supports the breath of life, giving courage to the people who are in the earth and spirit to those who walk on it.

Michael Servetus

LifeCourageWalkPeopleEnergy

We all kind of have moments like that, where we don't know why we're acting a certain way, or we can't even explain the emotion that we're feeling.

Joseph David-Jones

MomentsFeelingActingKnowKind

I distinctly remember watching Daniel Day Lewis in 'My Left Foot,' and my parents were discussing the fact that he's an actor. To me, it was a foreign concept. I was like, 'Someone is pretending to do that? That's so awesome!' After that, it just stayed in the back of my mind.

Dominique McElligott

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