Ella Maillart Quotes
The usual channels of university studies or secretarial work did not appeal to me. I cherished difficult dreams through confidence in myself.
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Simplicity is an acquired taste. Mankind, left free, instinctively complicates life.
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I've always been proud that my name stands for peace.
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People speak of the fear of the blank canvas as though it is a temporary hesitation, a trembling moment of self-doubt. For me it was more like being abducted from my bed by a clown, thrust into a circus arena with a wicker chair, and told to tame a pissed-off lion in front of an expectant crowd.
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I work so hard, but... everything just goes my way! It's insane!
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I think the key for any kind of artist - and this transcends music - is a certain degree of authenticity and sincerity.
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Fear is the dark room where the Devil develops his negatives.
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I see myself as a story teller.
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Creativity runs across many categories in life, from the arts-and-crafts project a mum or dad does with their kids, to the bestselling author's manuscript, to the designs of the hairdresser, to the creations of the computer programming genius.
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Temper never mellows with age, and a sharp tongue is the only edged tool that grows keener with constant use.
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And I'm not an actress. I don't think I am an actress. I think I've created a brand and a business.
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A society in which vocation and job are separated for most people gradually creates an economy that is often devoid of spirit, one that frequently fills our pocketbooks at the cost of emptying our souls.
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Once there was a boy so meek and modest, he was awarded a Most Humble badge. The next day, it was taken away because he wore it. Here endeth the lesson.
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I would literally have to go meet people so they could see I didn't have big red hair and wear high heels constantly. It was just really ingrained in people.
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Taking part in an Olympics on home ground is something you dream about.
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A man has no more character than he can command in a time of crisis.
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If anyone should be executed, it should be Charles Manson. Do I go around during the daytime, 'Geez, I'm upset that he's alive'? No, I don't even think about him. I don't think about this case.
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Thou shalt free thyself from convention, from everyday morality.
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I am all for everyone having a voice; I just don't think everyone has earned the microphone. And that's what the Internet has done.
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I came to New York in 1962 and it began to look like I might he able to make a living in 1972.
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I'm literally nowhere yet... When things started going well, this French designer called Ami gave me some shoes and clothes to wear. But when I sat down to play the piano, the very new shoes kept slipping off the pedal. So I took them off, threw them away, and have never worn shoes while playing the piano from then on.
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Of all classes the rich are the most noticed and the least studied.
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My system for staying young is to work a lot, to always have a project on the go.
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I got to do Disney Sunday movies. I got to do a TV pilot there. And it really helped me to realise that I needed to not just be a writer, but a producer, to see my work up on the screen the way I wanted it to look and play.
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The usual channels of university studies or secretarial work did not appeal to me. I cherished difficult dreams through confidence in myself.
