Vasily Grossman Quotes
Our Soviet writer must be guided in his world only by the need of the people, useful for the society.
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I just can't get used to the idea of being somebody unreal in people's minds. I can't live my life like that. And it's just anathema to being a writer. It's not healthy.
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The hatred Muslim extremists feel against the West feeds on certain conflicts in the world.
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You don't need expensive classes and all kinds of weird equipment if you really want to be in shape. There are great ways to do it that are very economical, it just takes a time commitment, even if it means waking up a half hour a day before the rest of the household gets up because that's the only time you have.
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I've always performed. I've done plays at home.
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The networks are not some chicken-coop manufacturing lobby whose calls nobody returns.
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Exposure to a diversity of disciplines has been exceptionally helpful to me.
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I once went to one of those parties where everyone throws their car keys into the middle of the room. I don't know who got my moped, but I drove that Peugeot for years.
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It is the function of the President, representing the executive principle, to execute the laws.
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Anger is the enemy of non-violence and pride is a monster that swallows it up.
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I'm not saying I'm a paragon of virtue, but it's hard for me not to be honorable.
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Luckily, I was raised by people who'd already seen all the yuck stuff, which is why they originally didn't want me to act. I understood the difference between getting a part at a Hollywood party and getting a job.
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We are saved by grace, not by the works of the law. But don't be so quick to write the law off.
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I certainly feel that the time is not far distant when a knowledge of the principles of diet will be an essential part of one's education. Then mankind will eat to live, be able to do better mental and physical work and disease will be less frequent.
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I have to say that getting to tackle Maria in 'The Sound of Music' at Carnegie Hall was surreal. When I heard my voice, it was all I could do to keep myself from doing a British accent and sound like Julie Andrews!
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Time is the devourer of all things.
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Let someone else be the world's greatest actress. I'll be the world's greatest baseball fan.
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I think that that's so true for a lot of first responder families and military families. If you ask them, 'Is there anything I can do for you?', they almost always will not ask for that help.
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In metros, girls are very independent, conscious and aware. But in the interiors of our country, where education is not given importance, they continue to be oppressed. But it is important for every woman to acknowledge what she wants from herself rather than going for what people expect from her.
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In a perfect world, I would be a painter. I love working with my hands. I don't get to do it as much as I like, but I am finding a way to make more time as life goes on because it's a really great outlet for me to express myself.
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I don't have the kind of style that I feel like would serve any and everyone.
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You have an audience that is fairly well grounded in the real world. You serve them and yourself best by making everything as real as possible.
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I think it's a pity that in many people's minds constitutional reform and PR have come to mean much the same thing.
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Vancouver is the square root of negative one. Technically it shouldn't exist, but it does. I can't imagine living anywhere else.
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Our Soviet writer must be guided in his world only by the need of the people, useful for the society.
