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Samuel Smiles Quotes

Hope is like the sun, which, as we journey toward it, casts the shadow of our burden behind us.

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

Author Profession: author
Nationality: scottish
Birth: December 23, 1812 - April 16, 1904

Topics

Journey Hope Shadow Sun Burden Us

It took me six novels before I felt confident of my voice as a writer.

Me Voice Confident Writer Six Felt

I have played some wonderful leading roles on stage and had the whole 'China Beach' years where I really played a leading man on that. That was a fun change for a character actor. But I'm perfectly happy going back to building my gallery of memorable character roles.

Change Character Beach Man Fun Back

I gave myself the nickname 'Bipolar Rock N' Roller' way back in the 1990s, when - as much as we don't talk about mental health now - back then it was almost nonexistent. And if it was broached, it was done in a very pejorative way.

Health Myself Mental Health Back Way

More or less, I am always saying, 'Give me more. Let's do what has not been done.'

Jean-Luc Godard

I Am Me Saying Done More Always

Evolution is true, it happens, it is the way the world is, and we too are one of its products. This does not mean that evolution does not have metaphysical implications; I remain convinced that this is the case.

Simon Conway Morris

World Evolution True Way Mean Case

No one should feel sorry for a successful screenwriter.

Sorry Feel Successful Should

If you're lucky like me, your relationship with your brother has resolved itself on the peaceful side of the fence and has stayed there. But if you're someone who's got a family that's all fractured and finding it hard to relate, that's a very sad place to be.

Family Relationship Sad Brother Me

Whether it's acting, directing or writing, I want to be involved in the film industry for the rest of my life.

Life Writing Rest My Life Acting

I have always loved contemporary dance, but it has always been a bit of a mystery to me. But choreography is very much like what I do when you are putting characters in frame on the page. It's so impressive what they do with their bodies. It's like painting: an abstraction.

Dance Me Painting Loved Mystery You

At boarding school you had to wear your name across your chest and your back, and obviously I had a pretty funny name. It wasn't Brown or Smith or Hughes.

Funny School Name You Back Pretty

Coming back to a television series puts you back in the limelight and gives you a platform for your ideas. If you're not acting on a series, you don't get the ability to communicate to people.

People Ideas You Television Acting

When I was younger, I was hopefully going to do animation and special effects.

Colin O'Donoghue

Special Animation Going Younger

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