Natalie Wood Quotes
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I am completely in favour of dialogue and engagement. But it must be a true, open dialogue.
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Listen: our culture is saturated with irony whether we know it or not.
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All who consult on doubtful matters, should be void of hatred, friendship, anger, and pity.
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I've always been a writer, and in high school, I was the editor of my school newspaper and I got a writing scholarship. It's always been a passion of mine.
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I don't know if I would say that I'm specifically a history buff. I do find a lot of things fascinating, especially anything that's bizarre or mysterious and unknown and we don't have all the answers for.
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I vowed to myself when I got married that I would cook every night. I find it very therapeutic.
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I suppose I have played a lot of put-upon women, but it's never bothered me. They've never been weak – they've always got steel in them.
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I can get a better grasp of what is going on in the world from one good Washington dinner party than from all the background information NBC piles on my desk.
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Freedom and opportunity are precious gifts and the purpose of our politics is to expand them, for all our people.
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Every human walks around with a certain kind of sadness. They may not wear it on their sleeves, but it's there if you look deep.
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My creativity all comes from the same place. I wear one very comfortable, large hat.
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If particular care and attention is not paid to the ladies, we are determined to foment a rebellion, and will not hold ourselves bound by any laws in which we have no voice, or representation.
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My husband wrote the story for my first book, but then he didn't want to do that anymore. So if I was going to go on being an illustrator, I had to start writing the stories, too.
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Men think a woman should not have an opinion.
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To get away from poverty, you need several things at the same time: school, health, and infrastructure - those are the public investments. And on the other side, you need market opportunities, information, employment, and human rights.
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I remember having this friend in school who said she didn't like the Beach Boys. And in that moment I knew we couldn't be friends anymore.
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Music is like my security blanket.
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Time will tell how you rate against the rest of the competition. I'll let everyone else worry about championships. I'm going to worry about qualifying at Pomona.
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My greatest fear: repetition.
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National literature does not mean much these days; now is the age of world literature, and every one must contribute to hasten thearrival of that age.
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There's always a side of me that goes, 'I'm just a nerd.' I never look at myself and say, 'I'm beautiful.' Like anyone else, I see the flaws. Guys don't do that as much as women. But you have to learn to appreciate and accept and love yourself as you are.
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I was always the class clown, and I think I gravitated toward performing for the attention I didn't always think I was getting at home.
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The constant attention is what is so difficult.
