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...history, as you may know, is much like a spiral staircase that gives the illusion of going up, but never quite goes anywhere.


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HALEY BENNETT I think that, a lot of times in Hollywood pictures, the reality, the messy reality of women's li...
HALEY BENNETT When I'm out the street, I get people whispering behind me, 'Isn't that Jennifer Lawrenc...
HALEY BENNETT I'm attracted to the rag & bone aesthetic - classic and effortless with an edge.
HALEY BENNETT I shot 'Girl' about three weeks after I finished 'The Magnificent Seven.'
HALEY BENNETT I never imagined what it would be like to spend a 12-hour day crying and covered in blood.
HALEY BENNETT I didn't have a long-term plan or goal. If there would have been a road map showing me the way t...
HALEY BENNETT Rag & bone images always reflect the authenticity of the brand. Their images have character and ...
HALEY BENNETT We all have fears, especially when we're younger. I was afraid of clowns.
HALEY BENNETT I used to be a night owl. I no longer am a night owl.
HALEY BENNETT I'm pretty mad at horror films for ruining my childhood.
HALEY BENNETT I think it's important to surrender to situations that take you out of your comfort zone.
HALEY BENNETT Government, obviously, cannot fill a child's emotional needs. Nor can it fill his spiritual and mora...
WILLIAM BENNETT As an actor, a lot of things you do, people don't see it.
BECK BENNETT I redefined how I ate and exercised and have continued to keep that up because it feels great.
BECK BENNETT Working with children has done well for me. I don't find them intolerable or frustrating. They&#...
BECK BENNETT I would definitely like to start working with more people over age 7.
BECK BENNETT Kids have a weird honesty, especially in their reaction to things where a lot of older people who ha...
BECK BENNETT Commemoration of Jack Winslow, Missionary, Evangelist, 1974 The reason that the Ten Commandments...
DAN BENNETT The visitor never really engaged with the story the way we would do today in terms of living history...
ALEXANDER BENNETT Our mission is to restore the site to that condition, in 1746. That clearly means some fairly major ...
ALEXANDER BENNETT All these years in the Highlands & Islands, nobody has delved into this area. People have written ab...
ALEXANDER BENNETT The visitor never really engaged with the story the way we would do today â€â�...
ALEXANDER BENNETT The best moments in reading are when you come across something – a thought, a feeling, a way of lo...
ALAN BENNETT When you encourage others, you boost their self-esteem, enhance their self-confidence, make them wor...
ROY BENNETT Stay strong, stay positive, and never give up.
ROY BENNETT Your hardest times often lead to the greatest moments of your life. Keep going. Tough situations bui...
ROY BENNETT Be brave to stand for what you believe in even if you stand alone.
ROY BENNETT Courage is feeling fear, not getting rid of fear, knowing something is more important than fear and ...
ROY BENNETT Accept yourself, love yourself, and keep moving forward.
ROY BENNETT To have what you have never had, you have to do what you have never done.
ROY BENNETT Do what you love, love what you do, and with all your heart give yourself to it.
ROY BENNETT People are successful because they think and act like successful people.
ROY BENNETT Don’t wait for things to happen. Make them happen.
ROY BENNETT Stop doing what is easy. Start doing what is right.
ROY BENNETT