Emma Donoghue Quotes
Kids delight in 'magical thinking', whether in the form of the Tooth Fairy or the saints: whether you see these as comforting lies or eternal verities, they are part of how we help kids make sense of the world.
Quotes to Explore
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I was not so committed to financial success that I was willing to abandon my principles and priorities. One of the most visible examples of this is our decision to close on Sunday.
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Getting direct consumer revenue through movies or games or other culture products is something that we are very suitable for.
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We learn martial arts as helping weakness. You never fight for people to get hurt. You're always helping people.
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I competed in track for 10 years and have been doing kickboxing forever.
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I got no hate in me.
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I portray female characters, so I have the opportunity to change the way people look at them. Even if I wasn't consciously doing that, it would happen anyway just because of how I present as a woman, or as a person. I present in a way that's not stereotypical, even if I'm playing a stereotypical role.
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The hand is the cutting edge of the mind.
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A lifetime of low calories has come naturally to the longest-lived people in the world... in the Japanese archipelago of Okinawa.
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Americans should be wary of the Muslim Brothers in Egypt but not scared of them.
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Anger is the enemy of non-violence and pride is a monster that swallows it up.
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I've always tried to stay behind the scenes, and I intend to keep it that way.
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Racism is always there underneath, but usually it is exploited in these times of economic crisis, and it's hard to find out when one slides into another.
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Everybody feels up sometimes, they feel down sometimes, sometimes they feel sideways, sometimes they feel weird. And the beauty of music is you can express all those different feelings in all the different songs you write. And hopefully, people can identify with those.
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Jail is definitely not cool. Education is.
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As frightening as this may sound, what you see in the books is the way I see the world. And so far I haven't seen anything, either in Florida or elsewhere, to dissuade me from it.
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I see many black males grasping for some thread of hope. There are so many destructive practices, glimpses into a psychic abyss. That must be very frightening.
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At any Maroon 5 concert, you'll see a room backstage marked 'yoga.'
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I'm a Sikh; it's part of my religious tradition to never cut my hair and keep it wrapped in a turban.
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I love anything that involves the ocean. Swimming, snorkelling or surfing are all fun, which distracts from your mind that you are actually doing a workout. Being outdoors in the sun and the salt water is great for freeing your mind and feeling alive.
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Every film is like a baby for me; it's like my own child. I feel protective and aggressive each time my film hit theatres.
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I think people in general think more about their insecurities.
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Kids delight in 'magical thinking', whether in the form of the Tooth Fairy or the saints: whether you see these as comforting lies or eternal verities, they are part of how we help kids make sense of the world.
