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The sky takes on shades of orange during sunrise and sunset, the colour that gives you hope that the sun will set only to rise again.
You can close your eyes to reality but not to memories.
Risk comes from not knowing what you're doing.
Unnecessary possessions are unnecessary burdens. If you have them, you have to take care of them! There is great freedom in simplicity of living. It is those who have enough but not too much who are the happiest.
People are like dirt. They can either nourish you and help you grow as a person or they can stunt your growth and make you wilt and die.
Actually, no, because awards don't spark sales as much as you'd think.
I love the writing. I love the idea of typing and seeing it on the computer and printing it out myself and, you know, moving sentences around. I like that.
Laughter is an important part of a good relationship. It's an immense achievement when you can move from your thinking that your partner is merely an idiot to thinking that they are that wonderfully complex thing called a loveable idiot. And often that means having a little bit of a sense of humour about their flaws.
Use those talents you have. You will make it. You will give joy to the world. Take this tip from nature: The woods would be a very silent place if no birds sang except those who sang best.
Believe me, it's not easy being an actress and a producer, especially with no big daddy to support you.
Should you find yourself in a chronically leaking boat, energy devoted to changing vessels is likely to be more productive than energy devoted to patching leaks.
You cannot teach a crab to walk straight.
It takes more than just a good looking body. You've got to have the heart and soul to go with it.
You're a good man, Charlie Brown.
Live as though it were your last day on earth. Some day you will be right.
The big mistake that men make is that when they turn thirteen or fourteen and all of a sudden they've reached puberty, they believe that they like women. Actually, you're just horny. It doesn't mean you like women any more at twenty-one than you did at ten.
Let's face it — no matter how independent you are, you still have this nagging need to be desired.
Most of my training at graduate school was geared towards drama, so I feel good about it, and I can do it, but it requires a lot more work from me. I feel like with drama... well, with all acting, really, you need to honor the truth of the situation.
Never turn down a job because you think it's too small; you don't know where it can lead.
It is funny that men who are supposed to be scientific cannot get themselves to realise the basic principle of physics, that action and reaction are equal and opposite, that when you persecute people you always rouse them to be strong and stronger.