Marketa Irglova Quotes
I've been really aware of how important it is to me to just stay in the moment and enjoy it while it lasts. Because that's all you've got. If it ends, I'll move on to doing something else. If it lasts, great.
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In the '80s the band was 24/7. You were only as good as what you were producing at any given moment. Now my family is more important. I also think having the shock of your mum and dad dying humbles you slightly.
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Diversity isn't just a hallmark of big cities anymore.
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No phone, a movie, a glass of wine, and some salad. Perfect!
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Half of the harm that is done in this world is due to people who want to feel important. They don't mean to do harm. But the harm does not interest them.
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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'm lighter now in a lot of ways.
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Being an actress can be a little like being a girl in the '50s: You're stuck waiting by the phone, hoping that the boy you like will call.
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Once you're in charge of your job, your house, your children, getting the food on the table, doing all of this, all of the time, it'd be nice for someone else to be in charge for a bit maybe.
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Colors, like features, follow the changes of the emotions.
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The end is in the beginning and lies far ahead.
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Women who give up their children for adoption are years and years later talking about how painful it was, much more than women who have abortions.
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I'm a songwriter. Everything affects me.
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Look: I don't want to live with a nuclear Iran. I would like to make it uncomfortable for them to seek it.
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Back in 1975, we were making all the decisions about what people were going to watch.
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No one has a right to comment on anyone's life or the choices I do or don't make.
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I know that I am very popular in Holland, in fact I have visited Amsterdam several times to publicize my books. I have a great publisher in Holland and they have published all of my books in Dutch.
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I always wonder if my kids will say they're mixed or black.
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It wasn't until after the reduction that in the lab work, the pathology, that they found that I had DCIS (ductal carcinoma in situ) in my left breast. I was very, very lucky because DCIS is basically stage-zero cancer. So I was very lucky.
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When I want to kick it up, I like to add hardwood chips or chunks to the grill; it adds bold smoky flavors. The most common woods are hickory and mesquite, but you can find alder, apple, cherry and, my personal favorite, pecan.
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What I see as specially English is the charm - everyone is so polite. Being restrained is part of the charm. And I love the sense of humour - it takes me back to Australia. The English are great at making fun of themselves. They're so self-effacing.
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When I was little, people like Talking Heads were on the radio. There was something geeky yet groundbreaking about them.
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Sometimes photographers mistake emotion for what makes a great street photograph.
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I've been really aware of how important it is to me to just stay in the moment and enjoy it while it lasts. Because that's all you've got. If it ends, I'll move on to doing something else. If it lasts, great.
