Christina Ricci Quotes
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The Western poet and writer of romance has exactly the same kind of difficulty in comprehending Eastern subjects as you have in comprehending Western subjects.
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I have never heard anything about the resolutions of the apostles, but a good deal about their acts.
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I love dresses, and I've definitely thought about designing them someday. I just want to make sure that I wait until the time is perfect and I can do it right.
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I think I'm a good judge of character.
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I'm not afraid of change, let's put it that way.
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The sound of a kiss is not so loud as that of a cannon, but its echo lasts a great deal longer.
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The reason why bookstores are going out of business in the States is that people just can't focus on longer narratives now - even narrative film is in crisis in many ways, unless it's an adventure film.
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Poetry is necessary, but is the poet?
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To me, country music's about life. It's about Monday through Friday. It's the blue-collar, 40-hour week, songs about life. It used to have more of a sound, but I think the heart of that's still the same. It's still American music.
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As in the early 20th century, the elemental forces of globalisation have unravelled broad solidarities and loyalties.
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A lot of times you have to dip into the independent world to find the really great projects and the really great scripts. They're out there - you just have to search hard.
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There are writers in Germany who drink the Absolute like water; and there are books in which even the dogs make references to the Infinite.
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To me, being an intellectual doesn't mean knowing about intellectual issues; it means taking pleasure in them.
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Something happened culturally: No one is supposed to age past 45 - sartorially, cosmetically, attitudinally.
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Honesty and integrity are absolutely essential for success in life - all areas of life. The really good news is that anyone can develop both honesty and integrity.
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No poet, no artist of any art, has his complete meaning alone. His significance, his appreciation is the appreciation of his relation to the dead poets and artists. You cannot value him alone; you must set him, for contrast and comparison, among the dead. I mean this as a principle of æsthetic, not merely historical, criticism.
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She had that irony in her eyes. Knowledge without wisdom. Power without purpose. Like me.
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The apparent ease of California life is an illusion, and those who believe the illusion real live here in only the most temporary way.
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Prime ministers require the hide of a rhinoceros, the morals of St. Francis, the patience of Job, the wisdom of Solomon, the strength of Hercules, the leadership of Napoleon, the magnetism of a Beatle and the subtlety of Machiavelli.
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One is not exposed to danger who, even when in safety is always on their guard.
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Who deserves more credit than the wife of a coal miner? Mother was one.
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I still giggle when someone asks for my address and I say, 'Hollywood, Los Angeles.'
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This is my costume. I'm a homicidal maniac. They look just like everyone else.
