Franz Kafka Quotes
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Most modern science fiction went to school on 'Dune.' Even 'Harry Potter' with its 'boy protagonist who has not yet grown into his destiny' shares a common theme. When I read it for the first time, I felt like I had learned another language, mastered a new culture, adopted a new religion.
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My father got me involved in the game when I was four years old.
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It is wonderful what strength of purpose and boldness and energy of will are roused by the assurance that we are doing our duty.
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I want to do roles that take women a step farther. I don't want to be slotted into anything. But if I get a brilliant role which requires me to be a mother, then I will do it. But I want people to see that a woman could be anything at whatever age, even if she is married or has two kids.
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I really love nature. I grew up in the country. But one of the things about nature is that it is beautiful but it's also very dangerous.
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There is a triangular relationship between poverty, child labour and illiteracy who have a cause and consequence relationship. We will have to break this vicious circle.
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My favorite books are psychology, self-help, and I'm fascinated by Jung, by dream work.
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I'm completely in love with the idea of love.
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Women would be disproportionately affected by the privatization of social security. It is one of the most important safety nets for American women in old age, or in times of disability, to insure financial income for their families.
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I didn't know I was compared to Elizabeth Montgomery, but I think that I'm in very good company with her.
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We may define therapy as a search for value.
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In Hinduism, Shiva is a deity who represents transformation. Through destruction and restoration, Shiva reminds us that endings are beginnings, and that our world is constantly undergoing a cycle of birth, death and rebirth.
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I adore Bette Davis and Vivien Leigh, but more because they were good actresses. That's what makes me interested in them, that they didn't present themselves as idols; they were just doing their jobs.
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I'm a dilettante. My governing word is 'curiosity.'
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When a guy tells me I'm cute, it's not something desirable. Cute is more like what you want your pet to be.
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Under the big political umbrella, a man is just like a leaf in the ocean, with no control of his destiny and does not have any choice.
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A politician ought to be born a foundling and remain a bachelor.
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All I have to do to continue to make things work is make great records, and that's more important than having a crazy master plan.
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I'm not trying to climb a ladder - I'm casting a bit of a net.
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It's so weird, not knowing what your life is going to be. I'm being optimistic. And when 'Leverage' comes to an end, I have lots of ideas for other things. You can't really sit and wait for things to come to you.
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Comedy and drama are both challenging to me.
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As history proves abundantly, mathematical achievement, whatever its intrinsic worth, is the most enduring of all.
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From the true antagonist illimitable courage is transmitted to you.
