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If you take myth and folklore, and these things that speak in symbols, they can be interpreted in so many ways that although the actual… — Diana Wynne Jones
He found in the world without as actual what was in his world within as possible. — James Joyce
In point of fact, 'Simpson-Bowles' has become a symbol, or SimBowl, rather than an actual plan, political shorthand for the process of long-term deficit reduction. — Joe Klein
I don't think that you can fake warmth. You can fake lust, jealousy, anger; those are all quite easy. But actual, genuine warmth? I don't… — Keira Knightley
I spend much more time looking at art history and at different references to art than I do at actual objects. — Jeff Koons
If words are not things, or maps are not the actual territory, then, obviously, the only possible link between the objective world and the linguistic… — Alfred Korzybski
I like the Eiffel Tower in Las Vegas more than the actual one. — David LaChapelle
I think the difficult thing is the transition between TV competition series and going into the actual music industry. There still seems to be a… — Adam Lambert
I worked on my voice for Sweet Dreams, but only to match my speaking voice to Patsy's actual singing voice. That was my way into… — Jessica Lange
To work on the actual location I think is great. This thing of going to Canada and pretending you're in New York, it's terrible. — Jessica Lange
The human soul needs actual beauty more than bread. — D. H. Lawrence
Being a woman is of special interest only to aspiring male transsexuals. To actual women, it is simply a good excuse not to play football. — Fran Lebowitz
Please don't ask me for the actual answer to anything, because I don't have it. Because all I do is look at stuff and ask… — Annie Lennox
The role seemed to demand that I keep myself worked up to fever pitch, so I took on the actual attributes of the horrible vampire,… — Bela Lugosi
You have moments of grief in life, and if you can put pen to paper and capture that, that's something wonderful. I can revisit actual… — John Lydon
As you schedule individual tasks, give yourself a cushion. Mark the due date a few days ahead of the actual deadline so you have time… — Harvey Mackay
All great lovers are articulate, and verbal seduction is the surest road to actual seduction. — Marya Mannes
I went into a clothing store, and the lady asked me what size I was. I said, 'Actual'. I'm not to scale. — Demetri Martin
A coach, especially at a college level - much more at a college or high school level, than at a pro level - you're more… — Matthew McConaughey
I love plays. Even bad ones. I like the fact that actual live, breathing people are standing before you in tense situations that you are… — Lorrie Moore
The actual producing, mixing, and mastering is hard work, harder than what I do. — Mandy Moore
So, we, as human beings, live in a very imprecise world. A world where our perceptions of reality are far more important than actual reality. — Daniel Keys Moran
Happy is the novelist who manages to preserve an actual love letter that he received when he was young within a work of fiction, embedded… — Vladimir Nabokov
I like fishing. Not actual fishing - I like the peace and quiet of being at sea. It's different. — Rafael Nadal
I think people really appreciate clever commercials, as do I. I think they're very entertaining. You just have to wade through all the garbage. That's… — Kevin Nealon

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