Beth Orton Quotes
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The will is commendable though the ability may be wanting.
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Nobody is making Americans buy Chinese goods.
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If the conditions were right there could be great acceptance. Often it is only when they pose an economic or political threat that it turns really ugly.
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In case of doubt, do a little more than you have to.
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Humans don't 'need' math-based cryptocurrencies when dealing with other humans. We walk slowly, talk slowly, and buy big things. Credit cards, cash, wires, checks - the world seems fine.
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Nobody can teach what is inside a person; it has to be discovered for oneself and a way must be found to express it.
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A lot of authors, judging by their list, will put anything out that they finish... That's the worst model I've heard of in my life. It's just idiotic. Why wouldn't you just wait for the good ones?
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It is less difficult to bear misfortunes than to remain uncorrupted by pleasure.
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I don't start writing a script until I can see it all in my head, then it's a matter of getting it down in white heat.
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Like a child star whose fame fades as the years advance, many once-innovative companies become less so as they mature.
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Creating things sometimes is difficult.
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The goal is to divide my time between stage and film.
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The child is pronounced pretty. I think it quite otherwise.
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I did a lot of stunts, so the harness work isn't foreign to me either.
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I love the crowds at festivals because they're so chilled out.
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My life has taken me down several different paths I never expected it to take me down. Not in a million years.
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In our fast-forward culture, we have lost the art of eating well. Food is often little more than fuel to pour down the hatch while doing other stuff - surfing the Web, driving, walking along the street. Dining al desko is now the norm in many workplaces. All of this speed takes a toll. Obesity, eating disorders and poor nutrition are rife.
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Fear obscures reason, intensifies emotions, and makes it easier for demagogic politicians to mobilize the public on behalf of the policies they want to pursue.
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So-called racial characteristics are not really racial at all but are due to the historical experiences of the communities in question.
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But I think everybody should write. I think those people with stories who don't write should be stomped on.
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I had relatives who would go to Japan and bring back random stuff they bought at the airport or whatever - 'Ultraman' and 'Speed Racer,' stuff like that.
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You try to do as little as you can, but you need to do as much as is necessary to get a result. When you get a result, you do less.
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Men walk this tightrope where any sign of weakness illicits shame, and so they're afraid to make themselves vulnerable for fear of looking weak.
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I'd say my greatest fear is fear itself.
