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Pull the hair on my head the wrong way, and I would be on my knees begging for mercy. I have very sensitive follicles.


Benedict Cumberbatch

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MEREDITH WILD I wish I had more hair on my head. Maybe if I sprinkled fertilizer on it, it would grow.
KYLIE BAX My hair is very limp. I have to put stuff in it so it's not as flat on my head.
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MOLLIE GROSS I could never be with a woman during training. Because my knees would get very weak. My opinion is b...
FLOYD PATTERSON Bury me standing for i have lived my life on my knees.
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BRUCE ERIC KAPLAN I would rather die standing than live on my knees!
EMILIANO ZAPATA I like hair each and every way. I like to give scalp massages - to pull and tug on it. But my favori...
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KELLY JONES I would lose my way again, be led hopelessly astray again, just so I can pray again...For the mercy ...
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RODNEY ATKINS I would rather die standing up to live life on my knees.
ERNESTO CHE GUEVARA I would rather die standing up, than live life on my knees.
EMILIANO ZAPATA I'm quite a determined person. I would have got round even if it was on my knees.
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CARICE VAN HOUTEN It was amazing for me to play a character opposite Benedict Cumberbatch - he's someone who I'...
TOM HOLLAND Rehashing the past wouldn't change anything. Time to move forward.
ZENA WYNN I wanted to tell her that if only something were wrong with my body it would be fine, I would rather...
SYLVIA PLATH Placing my head on my knees, I let the irrational tears fall unrestrained. I am crying over the loss...
E.L. JAMES I drive with my knees. Otherwise, how can I put on my lipstick and talk on my phone?
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DEREK LANDY Personally, I think knees should be kept for the eight or ninth date, or the wedding day. As a nice ...
DEREK LANDY May God have mercy on my soul for the deaths on my name and for the treachery I committed. Betrayal ...
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ALANIS MORISSETTE I was on the big tour last year and the Nationwide Tour this year. But in my head, I think I'm on my...
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CHRIS EYRE Are you going to go down on your knees and beg for your life, old one?"
Abbot Mortimer stared ...
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HOLLY WOODLAWN I would be walking down the hall at work and I would literally drop to my knees in pain.
TONI SMITH I used to be teased for the way I wore my hair at school. I used to do things like wear a different-...
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JASON FLETCHER O Lord have mercy on me, to God I commend my soul.
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LUCAS HEDGES Now I can say loudly and openly what I have been saying to myself on my knees.
DUKE ELLINGTON I like playing off strong actors, whether it's Benedict Cumberbatch or Dominic Cooper. Also I...
LARA PULVER I'm very, very Spanish. I have fat cheeks on both ends. I'm sitting on my Spanish part. And ...
CRISTINA SARALEGUI The hair department is always on my case about washing my hair. I am incredibly lazy, and a brat abo...
EDEN SHER The fire was so hot it singed the hair on my head and the tips of my fingers are burned. I had nice ...
CHRIS PFEIFFER Sometimes I just survive.
But sometimes I stand on the rooftop of my existence, arms stretched ...
MARKUS ZUSAK I'm at the mercy of whatever character comes into my head.
KATE DICAMILLO Whenever something went wrong when I was young - if I had a pimple or if my hair broke - my mom woul...
MAYA ANGELOU Luckily, I did and I managed to pull clear of Theo and George on my way to the chequered flag. I fee...
DAVID HOWE I felt good. I'm happy because I got a hit and was able to [score] on the hit. My knees and leg felt...
JOSE CASTILLO I didn't even throw a punch. I tried to get out of it, and they grabbed my sweater and ripped my swe...
MIKE CHAMBERS At my age, you need to verify that everything is fine. I put a lot of pressure on my body, and I fee...
HERMANN MAIER I would have liked to grow up in Liverpool and become a rocker. I would have put my boots on, jeans ...
HASSO PLATTNER I would not kill my enemies, but I will make them get down on their knees. I will, I can, I must.
MARIA CALLAS That's my spot - in the corner. I was on my way here. My back would have been right there.
DAVID BENTLEY Instead of hating, my heart cries mercy! Mercy on me! Mercy on me! Mercy on me!
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TORI KELLY I'm glad I have an outlet. I don't think I would put my aggression elsewhere, but working on the pro...
RYAN GOSLING But the dust! And the clutter! My housewifely and scholarly instincts were equally offended.
ELIZABETH PETERS But when have I ever needed saving?
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OVID Had I not sinned what would there be for you to pardon. My fate has given you the opportunity for me...
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RACHAEL RAY I would never die for my beliefs because I might be wrong.
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DONNA SMITH You know, my love, you are not responsible for my happiness, or even my health. I've had a choice ev...
CHRISTINE FEEHAN My face is almost like a canvas - a blank canvas in the sense that the hair on my face is very, very...
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DEDRICK D. L. PITTER I should have had the opportunity to get help, but baseball had no fancy rehab for gamblers like the...
PETE ROSE I am for gay marriage. Or same-sex marriage. I don't want to say it the wrong way. I think peopl...
HAROLD FORD, JR. One evening I sat Beauty on my knees --And I found her bitter --And I reviled her.
ARTHUR RIMBAUD One evening I sat Beauty on my knees /And I found her bitter /And I reviled her.
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DIRK BENEDICT You can never tire, never wilt-and become half-tyrant, half-psychiatrist, half-madman, and half-dead...
DIRK BENEDICT From Maya Angelou I began to believe that I, too, someday, could be a writer, and I also learned how...
DIRK BENEDICT We are all vegetarians here, and except for a mountain lion that's been hanging around and killed ou...
DIRK BENEDICT If there’s one thing all diviners share, it’s curiosity. We really can’t help it; it’s just ...
BENEDICT JACKA A man's indebtedness is not virtue; his repayment is. Virtue begins when he dedicates himself ac...
RUTH BENEDICT America is terrified of the passage of time. Prozac Nation. Land of Face Lifts.
DIRK BENEDICT The beef, venison and elk vibrations of my first 22 years were still very much controlling the natur...
DIRK BENEDICT In their arrogance, ABC wanted a number-one show. They wouldn't accept losing that time slot.
DIRK BENEDICT My son flipped. He loved it. He's 9 now, but he still loves reptiles. To this day, he's so proud tha...
DIRK BENEDICT Films are about emotions. They are, for the most part and certainly in today's mainstream film world...
DIRK BENEDICT As children get older, they are supposed to gradually stand more and more on their own and eventuall...
DIRK BENEDICT That's Hollywood. Boom! From star to forgotten actor.
DIRK BENEDICT I'm a classic example of what can happen if you follow your inner voice. I was cursed with interests...
DIRK BENEDICT I'm the worst person to ask about how to get noticed. It took me 25 years.
DIRK BENEDICT I am very willing to share whatever I know or feel I know about finding some serenity in this lifeti...
DIRK BENEDICT A talented writer can write women, men, dogs, pigs. They can write old people, young people. Does a ...
DIRK BENEDICT Someday I would love to publish the hundreds of letters I've received from people around the world, ...
DIRK BENEDICT I was the final word on everything. I wrote and directed. Complete cast approval. Every piece of mus...
DIRK BENEDICT People think surviving cancer is tough, or surviving a divorce, but NOTHING compares with fighting w...
DIRK BENEDICT I have my routine. I'm running 3 or 4 miles a day.
DIRK BENEDICT I am very much a person who enjoys mornings as much as evenings.
DIRK BENEDICT I am not simply an actor, but also have written books and now directed/written a film, I have some p...
DIRK BENEDICT Cassavetes would have been pleased with me. Truffaut, too, I think.
DIRK BENEDICT Today I spend more time making music than I do writing.
DIRK BENEDICT In many ways I wish I wasn't an actor dragging around the baggage from being one so that I could jus...
DIRK BENEDICT I ALWAYS enjoy myself. And if I didn't enjoy myself in this experience, I should be locked away for ...
DIRK BENEDICT The media destroyed the show with all the hype. All the press worked against us. We didn't become th...
DIRK BENEDICT Hollywood... a city I was to come back to time and again, in sickness and in health, in success and ...
DIRK BENEDICT If you have talent as a screenwriter, it will out. Nothing succeeds like perseverance. Never give up...
DIRK BENEDICT I write from the same place I parent, and since becoming a single parent, I have found it difficult,...
DIRK BENEDICT Children... are our legacy. Our responsibility. They are our destiny and we are theirs. The extent t...
DIRK BENEDICT That's the network mentality. They're always chasing the polls, trying to second-guess what the peop...
DIRK BENEDICT Sadly, there are no rules by which an actor learns his craft. Would that it were that easy. I spent ...
DIRK BENEDICT There isn't a place on Earth with the amount of beautiful ladies as LA. When you're young and starri...
DIRK BENEDICT My films went to numerous film festivals. I was stunned at how shallow the films were and how much a...
DIRK BENEDICT I enjoy writing nonfiction the most because one is limited only by one's imagination. Autobiography ...
DIRK BENEDICT If we wait until our lives are free from sorrow or difficulty, then we wait forever. And miss the en...
DIRK BENEDICT Hollywood... damn well won't hire a writer over 40 unless he made his mark when he was under 30. Ame...
DIRK BENEDICT I woke myself up to make sure I wasn’t dreaming, that Mike was really beside me. I kissed the pill...
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