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"I've never been one who agonizes over my work."
Ewan McGregor
"I've never been one who agonizes over my work."
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"We wanted to sit down and conceptually work out songs."
Mike Lowry
"We wanted to sit down and conceptually work out songs."
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"A gentle word, a kind look, a good-natured smile can work wonders and accomplish miracles."
William Hazlitt
"A gentle word, a kind look, a good-natured smile can work wonders and accomplish miracles."
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"When it happened to us and it was all gone overnight, we said, 'We are in this together, we are healthy, our children are healthy and we can work'."
Kevin Bacon
"When it happened to us and it was all gone overnight, we said, 'We are in this together, we are healthy, our children are healthy and we can work'."
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"The use of criticism, in periodical writing, is to sift, not to stamp a work."
Margaret Fuller
"The use of criticism, in periodical writing, is to sift, not to stamp a work."
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"A day of worry is more exhausting than a week of work."
John Lubbock
"A day of worry is more exhausting than a week of work."
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"There's no way that I could do a 9 to 5 job. There's no way. I was not cut out for that. You come in and you work for three months on the one job. They say, 'Great,' you know, and you're on to the next one - and you never even got fired. It's wonderful."
Dennis Quaid
"There's no way that I could do a 9 to 5 job. There's no way. I was not cut out for that. You come in and you work for three months on the one job. They say, 'Great,' you know, and you're on to the next one - and you never even got fired. It's wonderful."
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"I'm a traveling practical joker. That's my line of work."
Colin Mochrie
"I'm a traveling practical joker. That's my line of work."
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"Pizza Express has been a real godsend for me. I've been working there for several years, six weeks a year. You can go to work every night and play. It's a nice little club. It's just about the right size for me, about 150 people."
Mose Allison
"Pizza Express has been a real godsend for me. I've been working there for several years, six weeks a year. You can go to work every night and play. It's a nice little club. It's just about the right size for me, about 150 people."
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"I don't think about that. I wasn't a kid growing up saying one day I'll get an Oscar and make a speech. That wasn't on my mind. So what I do is the best work I can do."
Adam Sandler
"I don't think about that. I wasn't a kid growing up saying one day I'll get an Oscar and make a speech. That wasn't on my mind. So what I do is the best work I can do."
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"I never wanted to be a star, I just wanted to get work."
Gregory Hines
"I never wanted to be a star, I just wanted to get work."
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"Create like a god, command like a king, work like a slave."
Constantin Brancusi
"Create like a god, command like a king, work like a slave."
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"I suppose that Heartland, Unknown Soldier and Pride and Joy represent not a quieter side but more of a serious side to my work, something I've been getting into recently."
Garth Ennis
"I suppose that Heartland, Unknown Soldier and Pride and Joy represent not a quieter side but more of a serious side to my work, something I've been getting into recently."
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"There are a lot of personal things that take place when becoming governor and I am happy to work with him should he ask. I will give him the best advice I can give."
Scott McCallum
"There are a lot of personal things that take place when becoming governor and I am happy to work with him should he ask. I will give him the best advice I can give."
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"Frank liked administrative work and was good at it."
Denis Norden
"Frank liked administrative work and was good at it."
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"Harry Cohn did not make me. But I also feel that I probably didn't make me, either. I think it was a combination. I think that's what made it work."
Kim Novak
"Harry Cohn did not make me. But I also feel that I probably didn't make me, either. I think it was a combination. I think that's what made it work."
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"I had an acting coach while I was doing the show and every week I could see my work improving. I really liked working on the show because I was learning new things every day."
Dannii Minogue
"I had an acting coach while I was doing the show and every week I could see my work improving. I really liked working on the show because I was learning new things every day."
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"I'm impressed with the people from Chicago. Hollywood is hype, New York is talk, Chicago is work."
Michael Douglas
"I'm impressed with the people from Chicago. Hollywood is hype, New York is talk, Chicago is work."
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"Usually, the stuff that's your best idea or work is going to be attacked the most."
Francis Ford Coppola
"Usually, the stuff that's your best idea or work is going to be attacked the most."
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"Whatever muscles I have are the product of my own hard work and nothing else."
Evelyn Ashford
"Whatever muscles I have are the product of my own hard work and nothing else."
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"Within each such social group, a feeling of solidarity prevails, a compelling need to work together and a joy in doing so that represent a high moral value."
Christian Lous Lange
"Within each such social group, a feeling of solidarity prevails, a compelling need to work together and a joy in doing so that represent a high moral value."
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"It was easy to present figures demonstrating the contrast between lead work in the United States under conditions of neglect and ignorance, and comparable work in England and Germany, under intelligent control."
Alice Hamilton
"It was easy to present figures demonstrating the contrast between lead work in the United States under conditions of neglect and ignorance, and comparable work in England and Germany, under intelligent control."
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"Because I work with so many people on the east coast, I get some work done before I get the kids up."
Marilu Henner
"Because I work with so many people on the east coast, I get some work done before I get the kids up."
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"The other work we started in 1992, it is called Over the River, Project for the Arkansas River in the state of Colorado, we haven't got the permit yet. And, we are working at both of those, trying to get the permit. Therefore, we do not know which one will be realized next."
Christo
"The other work we started in 1992, it is called Over the River, Project for the Arkansas River in the state of Colorado, we haven't got the permit yet. And, we are working at both of those, trying to get the permit. Therefore, we do not know which one will be realized next."
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"I would work with any one of them again in a heartbeat because it was joyous and incredibly easy."
Jason Alexander
"I would work with any one of them again in a heartbeat because it was joyous and incredibly easy."
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"Clint Eastwood is aging beautifully. But someone like Burt Reynolds and others are practically destroying their faces in the amount of work they have."
William Devane
"Clint Eastwood is aging beautifully. But someone like Burt Reynolds and others are practically destroying their faces in the amount of work they have."
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"Working in an underdeveloped land for two or three years, the volunteer will often find that his work is routine and full of frustration."
Sargent Shriver
"Working in an underdeveloped land for two or three years, the volunteer will often find that his work is routine and full of frustration."
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"Pleasures flit by - they are only for yourself; work leaves a mark of long-lasting joy, work is for others."
Dmitri Mendeleev
"Pleasures flit by - they are only for yourself; work leaves a mark of long-lasting joy, work is for others."
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"I'm not patient, and some things drive me crazy. In my work, I get incredibly upset when people don't get it right or don't respect others' needs."
Colin Firth
"I'm not patient, and some things drive me crazy. In my work, I get incredibly upset when people don't get it right or don't respect others' needs."
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"Finally, I also come in recognition of the great work that has been undertaken by the NGOs and UN agencies that have been active for many years here, especially through the local staff and international staff here in Somaliland and in Somalia at large."
Jan Egeland
"Finally, I also come in recognition of the great work that has been undertaken by the NGOs and UN agencies that have been active for many years here, especially through the local staff and international staff here in Somaliland and in Somalia at large."
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"I allow an area for improvisation because the chemical things actors bring to stories make it not work."
Vincente Minnelli
"I allow an area for improvisation because the chemical things actors bring to stories make it not work."
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"The work an unknown good man has done is like a vein of water flowing hidden underground, secretly making the ground green."
Thomas Carlyle
"The work an unknown good man has done is like a vein of water flowing hidden underground, secretly making the ground green."
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"Starship Troopers was great. It was great fun to work on something with blue screens and big budget special effects. Denise Richards was nice to look at too, of course."
Neil Patrick Harris
"Starship Troopers was great. It was great fun to work on something with blue screens and big budget special effects. Denise Richards was nice to look at too, of course."
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"Work hard, stay positive, and get up early. It's the best part of the day."
George Allen, Sr.
"Work hard, stay positive, and get up early. It's the best part of the day."
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"Well, all these stars have their houses swept quite regularly by people who work in the surveillance security business. They come in and they look for bugs and things."
Peter Weir
"Well, all these stars have their houses swept quite regularly by people who work in the surveillance security business. They come in and they look for bugs and things."
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"A computer shall not harm your work or, through inaction, allow your work to come to harm."
Jef Raskin
"A computer shall not harm your work or, through inaction, allow your work to come to harm."
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"But day in and day out, the most stimulating part of the work is being a member of a team of so many very bright, articulate and talented professionals."
Randy West
"But day in and day out, the most stimulating part of the work is being a member of a team of so many very bright, articulate and talented professionals."
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"I've got nothing left to lose at this point. The work I've done is out there."
Jessica Lange
"I've got nothing left to lose at this point. The work I've done is out there."
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"I never imagined it wouldn't work out for me. I had that absolute certainty in myself that has seen me through, I think, and my parents were absolutely behind me all the way."
Ewan McGregor
"I never imagined it wouldn't work out for me. I had that absolute certainty in myself that has seen me through, I think, and my parents were absolutely behind me all the way."
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"I totally have no other talent and I would be totally out of work if I did anything else."
Neil Young
"I totally have no other talent and I would be totally out of work if I did anything else."
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"I've tried to let the work I do speak."
David Morse
"I've tried to let the work I do speak."
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"I've tried doing so, for it was never my intention to paint only with gray. But in the course of my work I have eliminated one color after another, and what has remained is gray, gray, gray!"
Alberto Giacometti
"I've tried doing so, for it was never my intention to paint only with gray. But in the course of my work I have eliminated one color after another, and what has remained is gray, gray, gray!"
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"I find shoestrings very hard work. I like big budgets."
Julie Harris
"I find shoestrings very hard work. I like big budgets."
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"I had no album title, and the album is like a journey in that it's a complete body of work. It's not just a couple of catchy songs and filler, so I felt that I needed to capture the essence of the album."
Vanessa Carlton
"I had no album title, and the album is like a journey in that it's a complete body of work. It's not just a couple of catchy songs and filler, so I felt that I needed to capture the essence of the album."
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"Some people find an interest in making money, and though they appear to be slaving, many actually enjoy every minute of their work."
Walter Annenberg
"Some people find an interest in making money, and though they appear to be slaving, many actually enjoy every minute of their work."
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"If there's any message to my work, it is ultimately that it's OK to be different, that it's good to be different, that we should question ourselves before we pass judgment on someone who looks different, behaves different, talks different, is a different color."
Johnny Depp
"If there's any message to my work, it is ultimately that it's OK to be different, that it's good to be different, that we should question ourselves before we pass judgment on someone who looks different, behaves different, talks different, is a different color."
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"It's nice when you work with someone who has an eye for clothes and will show what you've given them."
Julie Harris
"It's nice when you work with someone who has an eye for clothes and will show what you've given them."
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"The perks of working in Japan are that you might go for two weeks every three or four months, so you do work an abbreviated schedule. But you really make up for the abbreviated schedule by how hard you have to fight, how much you've got to be in shape."
Owen Hart
"The perks of working in Japan are that you might go for two weeks every three or four months, so you do work an abbreviated schedule. But you really make up for the abbreviated schedule by how hard you have to fight, how much you've got to be in shape."
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"I am all right when I work. I am not superficial and I am not ungrateful."
Brigitte Bardot
"I am all right when I work. I am not superficial and I am not ungrateful."
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"Glenn Close is a living icon. You look at the work, and I think it's wild, because she thinks some of her best work was in Dangerous Liaisons and that's what I believe as well."
Anthony Anderson
"Glenn Close is a living icon. You look at the work, and I think it's wild, because she thinks some of her best work was in Dangerous Liaisons and that's what I believe as well."
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