Martine Syms Quotes
Growing up in a specific area has a certain sociological and economic reason, so I'm interested in using myself as a case study to look as those things.
Quotes to Explore
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I've been married over 50 years of my life.
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What is all our histories, but God showing himself, shaking and trampling on everything that he has not planted.
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During the 2008 election, I made clear to the Obama campaign that I don't think it's wise for me to force my personal political agenda on anyone.
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I don't get irrational about it, but I do have a deeply-rooted competitive spirit. Not necessarily towards other people, but towards any obstacle that I set for myself.
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If it's a good song, it's a good song. I'll take it.
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Software-industry battles are fought by highly paid and out-of-shape nerds furiously pounding computer keyboards while they guzzle diet Coke. The stakes aren't very dramatic. Life? Liberty? The pursuit of happiness? Nope, it's about stock options.
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I have a rebellious teenage thing. If my mom says I can't do it, I'm gonna do it. But I'm pretty good. That's why it was fun to play Sam in 'The Bling Ring.' I got to be someone crazy and wild to the extreme, then go home and relax and get rid of the burden.
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I wanted to show that Martin Luther King was simply a human being, not a god, not a saint.
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Playing Juliet in 'Heavenly Creatures' changed my life, and the role of Clementine in' Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind' opened many new doors creatively.
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Industrialization starts with the formation of capital - it does not matter how. It can be created by saving, by the state enforcing its will on the people, by the very rich themselves.
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After the revolution, it might very well remain necessary to place people where they could not do harm to others. But the one under restraint should be cut off from the rest of society as little as possible.
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We do want more, and when it becomes more, we shall still want more. And we shall never cease to demand more until we have received the results of our labor.
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Always keep that happy attitude. Pretend that you are holding a beautiful fragrant bouquet.
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In sleep, you are safe from the revolting mechanics of living and being a prey to outrageous fortune.
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Evolution - evolutionary change - does not happen quickly.
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I kind of stumbled into comics in a roundabout way. One of the first films my father introduced me to was the 1989 'Batman,' the Tim Burton one.
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When I was born, some of our relatives came to our house and told my mother, 'Don't worry, next time you will have a son.'
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A lot of people ask me what my mom has taught me about modeling. The truth is the things she teaches me go deeper than what pose to make or what my good side is.
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Usually my writing is very over the top and bombastic and very, like, 'I'm amazing! Look at me!'
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I still feel that in India we look upon sports as a recreational activity - which it is - but people have to understand that there is a career in sports. It's not just necessary to be a doctor or a lawyer or an engineer, as most of us Indians appear to think that our children should grow up to be.
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People who look down never get much of an idea of the sky where the stars are set. And the fellow who doesn't hitch at least one or two of his wagons to a star never gets very high up. Get your eyes off the ground. Look ahead.
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You'll have to forgive me this boldness, but I think women are very fortunate that men exist! The gods are very wise and certainly knew what they were doing. They created the sun and the moon, light and darkness, the eagle and the serpent, all for the same reason. They are perfect complements and the mechanism we use to reach heaven.
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Sainthood emerges when you can listen to someone's tale of woe and not respond with a description of your own.
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Growing up in a specific area has a certain sociological and economic reason, so I'm interested in using myself as a case study to look as those things.
