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A scholar is like a book written in a dead language. It is not every one that can read in it. ↗

— William Hazlitt

#dead #every #language #like #read

The least pain in our little finger gives us more concern and uneasiness than the destruction of millions of our fellow-beings. ↗

— William Hazlitt

#destruction #finger #gives #least #little

I have a very open mind. I believe that there's a spirit world. I believe that there's a lot of stuff out there that we don't know about, don't want to understand, and sometimes we don't want to understand it. ↗

— Anthony Head

#believe #i #i believe #i believe that #know

Somerset has a wonderful wildness about it - it hasn't been tamed. This is farming country, and there's a realness here - I love it. ↗

— Anthony Head

#been #country #farming #hasn #here

Well, it wasn't a holiday, but I had expected to do some sightseeing when I went to Haiti to film a series called 'True Horror' for Discovery. Before I arrived, our film crew were kidnapped and held at knifepoint. ↗

— Anthony Head

#before #called #crew #discovery #expected

A discipline I have observed is an attitude of love and reverence to people. ↗

— Bessie Head

#discipline #i #love #observed #people

I have an internal protectiveness where it's like, if it comes to just me, as frightened as I am of losing someone I love or things going sour or simply being alone, there is a dark place in my brain where I'm like, It could happen and I'm okay, I'm prepared. ↗

— Lena Headey

#am #being #being alone #brain #comes

I'm 40 next year and I'm very well aware that where I am now, it becomes a bit of a wilderness for actresses. ↗

— Lena Headey

#aware #becomes #bit #i #i am

Since being quite young, I've had a very strong sense of independence and survival. As a child, I was on my own two feet emotionally. ↗

— Lena Headey

#child #emotionally #feet #had #i

There's nothing more exciting for an actor than a chance to lose, to be someone who has lost - especially if it's someone who starts off with a veneer of control. To be broken is wonderful. ↗

— Lena Headey

#broken #chance #control #especially #exciting