J. D. Salinger Quotes
The true poet has no choice of material. The material plainly chooses him, not he it.
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Stability cannot occur without a Palestinian Spring through the full implementation of the Palestinians' right to self-determination on their land.
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Drama school introduced me to a world I had no idea about. I wasn't brought up in a literary household at all.
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It is not empty rhetoric to talk of the Free World.
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I didn't know I was compared to Elizabeth Montgomery, but I think that I'm in very good company with her.
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The vast majority of studies say anti-aging supplements don't work.
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A lot of actors and actresses pull from past experiences.
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Using a forecasting company is like going to a fortune-teller. If you believe the company and the color does not sell, who do you blame? The forecasters? No, you blame yourself.
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Obviously I will promote 'Vaalu.' It is my film. I am the lead actress in it; I play a major part, and I will promote the film.
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The Amex has a long, often troubled, sometimes glorious history.
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No two wars are identical.
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If you can be well without health, you may be happy without virtue.
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I said back in 2010 when I was rubbish at the European championships, 'If I never win an omnium until 2012, I don't care.' I then won Olympic gold.
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I work a lot of hours, and in this business you really try to keep as busy as you possibly can. Sometimes when you really focus on kids in your free time you lose the husband and wife relationship to some degree. It's been a real focus for us to make sure we stay focused on us two.
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I always loved going to Hawai'i; it was very, very special.
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Make health care a right, not a privilege.
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I'm actually going in to ER as the new British intern.
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I remember in high school thinking that I wanted to be a lawyer, and now I realize I saw that movie 'And Justice for All' when I was a kid and thought, 'That's what lawyers do, and I want to get up and yell and scream in the middle of a courtroom.'
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I suggest that ten thousand Negroes march on Washington, D.C., the capital of the Nation, with the slogan, 'We loyal Negro American citizens demand the right to work and fight for our country.'
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For me, being able to be vulnerable is difficult, but it's just something that I feel comfortable doing. I need to fully understand why, the thought-process behind the character and I have to believe it. That comes from a lot of preparation.
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When you're portraying someone that really existed, there has to be a time as an actress where you leave reality and move into the fantasy world so you can do your job of creating a character.
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The same thing which is now called Christian religion existed among the ancients. They have begun to call 'Christian' the true religion which existed before.
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Talking about dreams is like talking about movies, since the cinema uses the language of dreams; years can pass in a second, and you can hop from one place to another. It's a language made of image. And in the real cinema, every object and every light means something, as in a dream.
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I'm un-smiteable. That's something I realized very young.
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The true poet has no choice of material. The material plainly chooses him, not he it.
