Emilia Wickstead Quotes
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We say God and the imagination are one... How high that highest candle lights the dark.
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The more you work and get known for something, sometimes things begin to narrow a bit, and your opportunities get more... specific.
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The old movie stars like Bogart, James Cagney, Jimmy Stewart, they weren't this gorgeous, striking six-foot man who's rippled with muscles.
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Nothing is to come, and nothing past: But an eternal now, does always last.
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Real parent engagement means establishing meaningful ways for parents to be partners in their children's public education from the beginning - not just when a school is failing. The goal should be to never let a school get to that point.
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Frankly, writing poetry for children is plain old fun, and I consider myself blessed to have such a delightful career.
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I like cinema. I am very fond of it. But from time to time I feel like having some time on my own.
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I love men. They are intelligent and sensitive, but there's also that hard-edged arrogant side, which is just so attractive.
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I don't want to dig in the truth all of the time. Let me dream.
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At 3 years old, I was imitating and doing fun little commercials for the family. Then at 5, I knew, 'OK, this is something I really like.' At 8, I was crying in front of the mirror and my mom was like, 'Oh boy, here we go. We know what she's going to do.'
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I believe in the brotherhood of man, all men, but I don't believe in brotherhood with anybody who doesn't want brotherhood with me. I believe in treating people right, but I'm not going to waste my time trying to treat somebody right who doesn't know how to return the treatment.
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It's the good girls who keep diaries; the bad girls never have the time.
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Everything I want to do in my life, I want to be at the top.
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When my daughter wanted a toy and I had to check the price of it before buying it - that was one of the worst feelings.
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My home has to feel airy and bright with natural light. I don't switch on lamps until it is literally black outside.
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I think when you've got a passion for something, it comes out of you, and people can feel it. Then your mind is so geared towards that and how you can improve on it, and you're so excited about performing that it comes together.
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Life and death are one thread, the same line viewed from different sides.
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I can't deal with someone wanting to take a relationship backward or needing space or cheating on you. It's a conscious thing; it's a common-sense thing.
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Basketball is sharing.
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One does not arise from such a book as Sister Carrie with a smirk of satisfaction; one leaves it infinitely touched.
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I was a beach boy, and I believe I learned my songs from the birds of the Brazilian forest.
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We always imagine that there's got to be somewhere else better than where we are right now; this is the Great Somewhere Else we all carry around in our heads. We believe Somewhere Else is out there for us if only we could find it. But there's no Somewhere Else. Everything is right here...Make this your paradise or make this your hell. The choice is entirely yours. Really.
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I have two basic votes before I vote: is it constitutional, and is it in the interests of my people. If the answer is yes to both of them, then I vote for it, and I don't care who authored it.
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To escape and sit quietly on the beach - that's my idea of paradise.
