"It requires a certain kind of bravery, I suppose, to choose the status quo. There's a certain boldness to inaction."

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Karen Thompson Walker

#Bravery Quotes #Kind Quotes #Certain Quotes

“It wasn't until I became more confident with myself and I put myself forward instead of the jokes; at first it was put the jokes out there and I'm just behind the jokes.”
“Sunsets are my escape into the reality I want to continuously live.”
“In China, I witnessed forced abortions and forced sterilizations performed on women who were told that the children they were carrying were 'illegal'. I went with them when they were arrested and remained with them as they were subjected to mind-bending psychological torture. And I accompanied them as they went in tears to the local clinic to have their pregnancies aborted.”
“I can only drive slowly." "That's all right." "And I can only do left turns." Rose ran downstairs, grabbed a road atlas, and ran triumphantly back up again. "Wales is left! Look! It's left all the way!”

Source : Hilary McKay (2002). “Saffy's Angel”, p.135, Simon and Schuster
“Build a rocket ship and leave the earth!”
“It's very advantageous to be sensitive with your work - and, yet, being sensitive, in reality, when criticized, it can annihilate you. It can destroy you. And with the internet there sometimes is a lot of harm, which I find must be very difficult for youngsters coming on - it can be very harsh; the criticism. And, sometimes, it can be a little cruel - which makes it hard for young performers coming on.”

Source : "InDepth InterView Exclusive: Michael Crawford Talks THE WIZARD OF OZ, PHANTOM, Future Concerts & More!". Interview with Pat Cerasaro, www.broadwayworld.com. December 9, 2011.
“Here in Denver, we want to thank Jeremy Jacobs for the way he runs his business. Otherwise, we wouldn't have gotten Ray Bourque and won a Stanley Cup.”
“My ideal role would be anything that allows me to play anyone the public is familiar with and to be able to show them that, but in a new light.”

Source : Biography/Personal Quotes, www.imdb.com.

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