Imelda Staunton Quotes

Having a child makes you strong and gives you chutzpah. It relaxed my attitude to the job; my center of focus shifted, which I think is very helpful, because even if you're not a very indulgent actor you spend a lot of time thinking about yourself. I don't think that is particularly healthy.

Imelda Staunton

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Author Biography

  • Author Profession: actress
  • Nationality: english
  • Birth: January 9, 1956

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Composers in the old days used to keep strictly to the base of the theme, as their real subject. Beethoven varies the melody, harmony and rhythms so beautifully.

Johannes Brahms

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Writers of fiction should stick to writing, not pop up on panel shows or as a talking head.

Robert Harris

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We're horribly mundane, aggressively mundane individuals. We're the ninjas of the mundane, you might say.

Andy Partridge

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If the government is going to mandate levels and punish schools for failing, they should send that money to the school system.

Robert Duncan

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Not being white has never prevented me from enjoying Luke Skywalker or Han Solo. These are heroes of mine.

Mike Colter

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To feel the presence of the Lord is an amazing thing.

Lisa Leslie

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I went through a phase where all I was doing was commercials, and not that it was a bad thing, but I was referred to as 'the Allstate guy' as I was walking the streets. Someone comes up to you on the street, you would like them to know your name.

Dennis Haysbert

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Mozart is expressing something that is more than human.

Colin R. Davis

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Employees who believe that management is concerned about them as a whole person - not just an employee - are more productive, more satisfied, more fulfilled. Satisfied employees mean satisfied customers, which leads to profitability.

Anne M. Mulcahy

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I started my second company in 1999. BodyMedia was set up to take advantage of the future of wearables - sensors and computing worn on our bodies in any and all ways that could make our lives better.

Astro Teller

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I've done a lot of work in Hollywood and theatre, but to be honest, the biggest pleasure I've ever got is from the TV single plays I've written. It's a format where you don't mind saying, 'I want to tackle some important themes head on.'

Peter Morgan

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I was the only punk rocker at my high school. And there were at least a handful of black kids who liked hip-hop. Both were kind of the new music of the day, and it was lonely being the only punk.

Rick Rubin

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