Elizabeth Goudge Quotes
"Most of us tend to belittle all suffering except our own," said Mary. "I think it's fear. We don't want to come too near in case we're sucked in and have to share it".
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I've made plenty of violent games in my life. I play violent games. They don't affect people in the way that a lot of people think they do. They just don't. It's demonstrably true that they don't, and anybody who thinks they do is just not thinking.
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Surprisingly, I'm not a fan of guns or anything like that!
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People have been doing this for hundreds of thousands of years: using whatever is available to build shelter. If you ponder what could be used, then building materials are everywhere.
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I like heels and make-up.
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In boxing, it's one fight, so it's easier to build up rivalries, but everyone's got huge respect for each other.
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I've never felt fallow in the sense that there's been no work.
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My dear friend, clear your mind of cant.
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I remember watching Audrey Hepburn dancing in movies, and I was inspired by how graceful she looked, though I understand it was no easy task.
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The idea of us telling a story where a character doesn't get everything he wants at the end is one of the relatable things - dealing with failures and missteps in life - and it's something that's so rarely dealt with in movies, especially kids' movies.
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I love acting, but I want to explore other things.
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When I was 11 my friend's mom made a peanut butter sandwich. I ate the sandwich and was like, 'I'm never eating anything else again.' And I still eat peanut butter every day. I would put peanut butter on a steak.
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My parents are so amazing; they're brilliant. We try to take one step at a time and be wise about the decisions we make and keep our values and the things that are important.
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'All my life,' I said, 'knowledge has come to me for which I was not ready.'
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I'm not a Barbie doll, I'm just a multidimensional human being who likes to make things.
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The intention and outcome of vulnerability is trust, intimacy and connection. The outcome of oversharing is distrust, disconnection - and usually a little judgment.
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I dabbled with faith, and I explored religion quite thoroughly.
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I grew up watching 'Saturday Night Live.'
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I just want to serve Colombia.
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When you're in the closet, you feel like the sky will fall down if anyone finds out. A lot of the fear is self-generated.
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It was as if thousands and thousands of little roots and threads of consciousness in him and her had grown together into a tangled mass, till they could crowd no more, and the plant was dying. Now quietly, subtly, she was unravelling the tangle of his consciousness and hers, breaking the threads gently, one by one, with patience and impatience to get clear.
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The thing is, comedy's gone in a weird direction. People are really into ironic comedy and fakeness and cleverness.
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I think most people are interested in our origins; once we understand, it might be easier to become the people we'd like to be. Or, better, become the people we think we already are.
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"Most of us tend to belittle all suffering except our own," said Mary. "I think it's fear. We don't want to come too near in case we're sucked in and have to share it".
