Emma Thompson Quotes
We've got people looking at our seamy side and our sad side a lot of the time because that's easier. It's much more difficult to make a film about happiness with lots of jokes in it.
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We continue to be bullish on China.
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I believe that it is my responsibility as the prime minister of Israel to do whatever can be done to exploit the unique opportunities that lie ahead of us to move towards peace. Not everything can be done by one act.
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Never regret yesterday. Life is in you today and you make your tomorrow.
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I am not an American; I am the American.
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That's what I like to do, I like to make songs.
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The horror genre is not my favorite. I think it's fun, there's a great place for it and I get a kick out of it, but some stuff I'm too old for. You can't just take 10 guys and stick them in a cabin and off them one at a time - I'm not vested.
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I like things simple.
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German writers in the late 18th century were the first to uphold a prickly, literary nationalism, in reaction to the then dominance and prestige of French literature.
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Israeli citizens deserve full-time ministers.
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I think it's possible to be multi-rooted, rather like a banyan tree, without being deracinated.
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I can't watch a Mayweather fight. I don't find it exciting.
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Free societies are societies in motion, and with motion comes friction.
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People want entertainment, a whole night of it, a whole experience.
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I never, never thought one day I will sing at La Scala or I will get the Grammy. I'm lucky. I work a lot with a teacher, with my coach.
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Looking beautiful isn't just about what you apply on your face. It's the little things you do that matter. A combination of a good diet, exercise, healthy habits, discipline, dancing etc. is what my beauty routine consists of. Also, I have no bad habits; I don't drink or smoke. All these contribute to me being fit and looking good.
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There have been times when people who weren't my friends all of a sudden became my friend. I won't allow them to use me, but I have been pretty lucky to have friends who have supported me and who I have known since I was 12. They are still the same and they don't treat me any different.
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The young men in the inner city are without guidance, robbing and shooting each other with no remorse... Our system is crazy because we're planning to fail. Everybody needs something to grasp on to.
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I have reached the conclusion that those who have physical courage also have moral courage. Physical courage is a great test.
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Democrats need an organizer who will energize the grass-roots across this country to build the party from the bottom up.
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Lucy is such a perfectionist.
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If you read the first page of one of my novels, I can guarantee that you will read the last one. This isn't just social commentary. This is also about writing good page-turners. I want people to keep reading.
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I know this is something that I'm saying to every fan out there and every person that thinks the world of the Redskins and pulls for them, ... I know a lot of people will disagree with this, and I understand that. For me personally, I felt like it was a decision I had to make.
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Those games drew a lot of people; the fans loved every minute of it.
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We've got people looking at our seamy side and our sad side a lot of the time because that's easier. It's much more difficult to make a film about happiness with lots of jokes in it.
