Chelsea Manning Quotes
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When I'm not writing, I read loads of fiction, but I've been writing quite constantly lately so I've been reading a lot of nonfiction - philosophy, religion, science, history, social or cultural studies.
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Everybody has a weakness. Mine is food.
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I like that in 'Caprica' the virtual world is a new thing. The parents didn't have that growing up. And it's the same thing about the Internet and all the current technology. It didn't exist like it does now for our parents' generation. Kids aren't relating to their parents anymore, and I just find that so honest.
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I kind of crave loneliness.
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Of course, when strangers see me, they're star-struck because of who I am, but my friends take me as a friend because I'm their friend - not because I'm a movie star.
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My parents could not be more Italian.
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A lot of comedians do bits where they say, 'I was listening to this song, and this person said this, and you know how they say that?' And I thought it would work better if I actually had a DJ put that song lyric right there. It makes it more dynamic, and it's more energetic.
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I'd like to show people that if you put the hard work in and you believe in yourself, then you can do whatever you want to.
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I'm not religious, I'm not romantic and I live purely by logic. I make every decision by logic and sometimes that leads me to the right and sometimes to the wrong decision.
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It's amazing that this is still news to people, but that affects the final outcome of the film. When people are treated well, and they're made to feel valued, they give 110 percent.
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Let us not curse the darkness. Let us kindle little lights.
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An individual voice can be heard in a choir that otherwise sings in unison. This is something that is not excused.
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The National Flood Insurance Program is a voluntary program. If a community really feels that the building insurance requirements are too burdensome, they don't have to participate.
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A few honest men are better than numbers.
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Fame is a very strange animal.
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I've always tried to be fair, even-handed, not an advocate for any group.
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I never consciously do any work directly influenced from any movie, unless I'm doing a parody.
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I'm known to be hands on 100%. I don't know any other way to be than a leader by example.
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I love more than anything looking at a movie scene by scene and seeing the intention behind it.
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Inexperienced personal development teachers always tell you to visualize, but often in a tragically limited way. They tell you to visualize nothing but victory. But high-achievers know that it's even more important to visualize themselves at the point where they want to quit, and then see themselves working through the struggle.
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A wise old owl once lived in a wood, the more he heard the less he said, the less he said the more he heard, let's emulate that wise old bird.
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Incoherence is a common hazard for journalists who dabble in ethical judgments.
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In a hyper-capitalist environment dominated by media giants, the means available to independent journalism have narrowed considerably.
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I'm a bit of an adrenaline junkie, I think it's safe to say.
