Katherine Mansfield Quotes

Would you not like to try all sorts of lives - one is so very small - but that is the satisfaction of writing - one can impersonate so many people.

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• Dr. Phil is hiding something. Otherwise, why wouldn't he use his last name?

  

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• My mom really inspired me. She has always taught me it's not about us, it's about what we can give back.

  

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• Milos said, You're my first choice. From my point of view, that doesn't pay the rent. I said, Tell me what I have to do next because I'm busy painting my kitchen.

  

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• What's really important to me is that we have fiscally responsible balanced budgets.

  

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• Writers should provoke disagreement.

  

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• Linda Hunt is so good and so sweet. She is a Tony Award nominee and won an Oscar. Pearls just come out of her mouth.

  

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• You've got to really be able to accept the rejection.

  

  Barry Mann
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• My life has been a dream. If someone had to write a story about it, it would seem a little unreal. It's the kind of story I would read and say, 'Nah, that's not possible.'

  

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• We're here for a little, little bit of time, and I just wanna make the most out of it.

  

  Zara Larsson
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• In my opinion, the vast majority of scripts written - as well as most movies that are released - are not very original, well-written, or interesting. It has always been that way, and I think it always will be.

  

  Viggo Mortensen
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• I'm a plethora of stolen jokes and kitschy references.

  

  Nathan Fillion
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• It was a very stupid thing to do, I'll admit, but I hardly didn't even know I was doing it.

  

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• This is my trademark: I rip my T-shirt. I'm into the whole showing-a-bit-of-chest-hair thing.

  

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• I never saw a contradiction between the ideas that sustain me and the ideas of that symbol, of that extraordinary figure, Jesus Christ.

  

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• I'm very happy to co-produce a film like 'Srimanthudu.'

  

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• The logical thing is to implement the Arab Defense Agreement.

  

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• Of course, I grew up hearing Latin music but, to be honest, aside from my personal circumstances, like most kids I wanted to rebel against what I considered to be such old fashioned fare.

  

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• If you actively do something, it will stop making you feel like a victim and you'll start feeling like part of the solution, which is just a huge benefit to your body and your psyche.

  

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• Music is at once the product of feeling and knowledge, for it requires from its disciples, composers and performers alike, not only talent and enthusiasm, but also that knowledge and perception which are the result of protracted study and reflection.

  

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• Half of my life, I've had people staring at me because they think I'm funny-looking and ugly. The other half of my life, I've had people staring at me because they think I'm fascinating. Everything neutralises. It's more of a statement on society and how weird it is.

  

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• Age-class running, as you know, is completely unreliable. It's based on this artificial thing, which is that people who are the same age have the same level of physical maturity. Which just isn't true.

  

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• You read in any war stories - World War II, whatever - that there are many, many heroes. There are the main stories you always hear about, but there are all these other little people that did things that were very important that we don't always know about.

  

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• Would you not like to try all sorts of lives - one is so very small - but that is the satisfaction of writing - one can impersonate so many people.

  

  Katherine Mansfield
  • People
  • Writing
  • Small