Martha Gellhorn Quotes
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I'm hard on myself. I'm my biggest critic.
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A woman going out with a younger man feels like the last taboo.
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The human rights record within China seems to rise and fall over time, but it's very clear that in the run up to the 2008 Beijing Olympics and since then, there's been a greater intolerance of dissent and the human rights record of China has been going in the wrong direction.
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I mask every single day. I mask every morning - since I was 27 years old. I don't care the brand: it can be from the drugstore or high end. I can be walking my dog in the mask scaring children and people off, but it's my routine that I commit to every single day.
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I am interested in the subject which is Russia.
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Becoming a model was very counter-culture for my background, which is hyper-liberal, academic and feminist.
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Confidence is key. Sometimes, you need to look like you're confident even when you're not.
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I don't see a white woman. I see a black woman, even though my mother is white. Knowing that has made my life easier, I think.
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I've covered the White House and been yelled at by presidents.
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Sorry, no, I'm never satisfied with my drumming.
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To say that people would cease to come to California if they would have to pay more taxes is to underestimate the advantages of being in California - mightily.
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I've always thought John Travolta is one of the greatest movie stars Hollywood has ever produced.
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Maids in India have egos. Big egos. They do not like being spoken to curtly, and they do not like to be abruptly instructed by a woman they do not know. They come with the feeling that they already know everything. So while training them to do things your way, speak gently, and when they do it right, appreciate it.
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It is not easy for me to digest meat. I waste too much energy in digesting meat, and that's why I get my proteins from other products. I like beans and other legume plants very much. I need a lot of 'live' products such as fruit and vegetables.
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I believe that every human being is sufficiently depraved that when we get to Heaven, no one will be able to say, 'I merited this.'
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I'm 23 years old and still wearing pigtails.
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I've been an actress for years, and I've worked with one female director. Statistically it's less than 7% or 12% - I mean, it's low, not representative. So, hopefully, more women will be given opportunities to direct, or create opportunities to direct themselves.
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I think Raymond is very honest about human relationships.
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There are certain sounds that have a loaded past. Like the sound of a harp, if you go back to old movies, represents a dream sequence; it transports you there.
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I come from nothing, and growing up, I really didn't have many people to inspire me, at least no good people to inspire me.
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Without faith, I don't think I'd be here.
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As I got more successful, I felt it was more incumbent upon me to help the other people. I did more and more and the more I did the more I wanted.
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I find making trailers really frustrating, because sometimes the worst trailers are for the best movies.
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I daresay I was the worst bed partner in five continents.
