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telling the truth about children's lives is radical.


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What they call you is one thing. What you answer to is something else.

What they call you is one thing. What you answer to is something else.



In the bigger scheme of things the universe is not asking us to do something, the universe is asking us to be something. And that's a whole different thing.

In the bigger scheme of things the universe is not asking us to do something, the universe is asking us to be something. And that's a whole different thing.



Come celebrate with me that every day something has tried to kill me and has failed.

Come celebrate with me that every day something has tried to kill me and has failed.



Poetry is a matter of life, not just a matter of language.

Poetry is a matter of life, not just a matter of language.



Every pair of eyes facing you has probably experienced something you could not endure.

Every pair of eyes facing you has probably experienced something you could not endure.



the lesson of the falling leaves the leaves believe such letting go is love such love is faith such faith is grace such grace is god i agree with the leaves

the lesson of the falling leaves the leaves believe such letting go is love such love is faith such faith is grace such grace is god i agree with the leaves



You might as well answer the door, my child, the truth is furiously knocking.

You might as well answer the door, my child, the truth is furiously knocking.



they ask me to remember but they want me to remember their memories and I keep on remembering mine

they ask me to remember but they want me to remember their memories and I keep on remembering mine



We cannot create what we can't imagine.

We cannot create what we can't imagine.



Even when the universe made it quite clear to me that I was mistaken in my certainties ... I did not break. The shattering of my sureties did not shatter me.

Even when the universe made it quite clear to me that I was mistaken in my certainties ... I did not break. The shattering of my sureties did not shatter me.





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He felt in his heart cruelty and cowardice, the things which made him brave and kind.

He felt in his heart cruelty and cowardice, the things which made him brave and kind.



Forgiveness for ourselves and other is one of the main elements in growth. It allows us to free ourselves of the issues that are holding us down.

Forgiveness for ourselves and other is one of the main elements in growth. It allows us to free ourselves of the issues that are holding us down.




The day we mean what we say, even a “good morning” can be transformational!!!

The day we mean what we say, even a “good morning” can be transformational!!!



Music is always changing and the changes are unpredictable.

Music is always changing and the changes are unpredictable.



When I'm working on something, I proceed as if no one else will ever read it.

When I'm working on something, I proceed as if no one else will ever read it.


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Win with your heart, not your head - win on emotion, not in logic; have a passion about what you do; nobody wants a boss, everybody wants a coach.

Win with your heart, not your head - win on emotion, not in logic; have a passion about what you do; nobody wants a boss, everybody wants a coach.



When you're working with people you've seen in hundreds of films... it's a bit crazy to step outside yourself for a minute and think, 'This is surreal.' But I try not to get too bogged down in that.

When you're working with people you've seen in hundreds of films... it's a bit crazy to step outside yourself for a minute and think, 'This is surreal.' But I try not to get too bogged down in that.



As an actor who's starting out, you can't say, "Hey, I'm too good for this." You gotta do it, because people see you, your name gets around, and it has a cumulative effect.

As an actor who's starting out, you can't say, "Hey, I'm too good for this." You gotta do it, because people see you, your name gets around, and it has a cumulative effect.



Tomorrows only exist in the minds of dreamers and losers.

Tomorrows only exist in the minds of dreamers and losers.




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