"Getting the role in '300' saved me. I'd been out of work for 11 months after 'The Brothers Grimm.' Once the film came out and didn't do so well, the director Terry Gilliam blamed me for absolutely everything. It was pretty appalling, and I had started to wonder if I'd ever get another job again when I was asked to audition for '300."

-- Lena Headey

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“adore, v.t. To venerate expectantly.”
“There are no ordinary lives.”

Source : "Ken Burns On “The Worst War Ever". Interview with Dave Gilson, www.motherjones.com. August 24, 2007.
“I first studied to be a preacher, but decided that I was too prone to tell big stories. Then I studied Blackstone for a while and soon learned that I was not adept enough at prevarication to make a successful lawyer. I then made up my mind that I would seek some field where I could tell big stories and tell the truth.”
“There are two kinds of fools: those who can't change their opinions and those who won't.”

Source : Josh Billings (1972). “Uncle Sam's Uncle Josh: Or, Josh Billings on Practically Everything, Distilled from Josh's Rum and Tansy New England Wit by Donald Day”
“Do not forget to hope and happy be.”
“Once you begin reviewing judgment calls, which in basketball there are many, you put yourself on a very slippery slope in terms of what could be reviewed, and ultimately the number of reviews that could take place that would make it unwieldy.”
“Customer-centricity should be about delivering value for customers that will eventually create value for the company.”
“Play the Reverse gossip game. See how many nice things you can say behind someones back.”

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