Ella Wheeler Wilcox Quotes
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I never took hallucinogenic drugs because I never wanted my consciousness expanded one unnecessary iota.
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Most of the producers don't know what they do. The misconception of the producers' function is really not a misconception. Most producers don't do a very good job.
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You have to be ready for all the games and be at 100 per cent if you want to win in this League.
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I don't know who Little Richard is.
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If you put people up on pedestals, there's only one way for them to go, and that is down.
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You know, we're really destroying ourselves because we're really making the motivating force of anything we do selfish.
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Houston is kind of a melting pot. There are many different cultures and ethnicities represented out there, even on my team. It's really cool: you'll see so many different things.
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I am very outspoken, obviously, and I should say that I can't judge anyone for doing anything.
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What would annoy the most people most often? That is the true left-wing test of government intervention.
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Yes, I did feel a special responsibility to be the first American woman in space.
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I'm going to try to tell stories and let each tale skate its own way into dark or light territory as the needs of the story steer me.
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Maybe if I'd had more direct contact with death, I wouldn't find it so fascinating and I wouldn't write about it so much.
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Most people don't know what they spend in every single area, but they know they have a problem in particular areas.
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I think being on a set where people aren't being treated as equals, and with just a common level of decency and respect, is really uncomfortable.
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I had just 15 days to work on my body for the climactic fight of 'Bodyguard.' And I would work on every muscle of my body two/three times a week. I would have developed a superb body if I had three months, but squeezing it into 15 days can be harmful. Also, as you grow older, your metabolic rate slows down.
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Selfishness is one of the qualities apt to inspire love.
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I've got that Beethoven energy, that Stravinsky energy. And it's all a gift from the Creator.
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Conflict is the beginning of consciousness.
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Nothing helps you sleep at night so much as being absolutely certain that you're right, and everyone else is evil.
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It is not enough just to wish well; we must also do well.
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At age 14, coming to the U.S., all I knew was American Ballet Theatre, Baryshnikov, Nureyev, and some of the European companies. I barely knew anything about Balanchine.
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I think every role is always exciting and intimidating. I've never had a role where I wasn't intimidated by it.
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I write because writing is something that I have to do. And it doesn't matter whether people like it or not. When I write, I feel the pressure and anxiety that come with taking an empty piece of paper and trying to fill it with something from your own consciousness.
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Love much. Earth has enough of bitter in it.
