Donald E. Westlake Quotes
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While hereditary chiefs inhabit the apex of our traditional social systems, it would be a mistake to think they hold all the power. They aren't kings. They aren't dictators. They're answerable to their clans and their matriarchs. All decisions that affect our communities require lengthy, deliberate discussions and careful negotiation.
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The incredible cinematography makes 'A Walk to Beautiful' almost like a poem; there is a tenderness on display that seems to emanate from the camera. There is also great sensitivity to the women whose stories are being told - never did I have a sense of the subjects being exploited.
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And there is no trade or employment but the young man following it may become a hero.
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Life is not about dwelling on the bad.
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I fell in love with New York at some indeterminate point in my early years.
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Space is almost infinite. As a matter of fact, we think it is infinite.
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I really do hope that the Millennium Summit gives new impetus to the work of the United Nations.
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If you look up the definition of news in the dictionary, it isn't what you watch on TV.
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With any relationship that goes on and is productive over a long period, there have to be some sort of interlocking qualities in those personalities that make it possible to survive.
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French people are never happy with what they have. They're always complaining. They're happy when they're complaining.
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Often, as a young actress, you find yourself being the only girl in a room full of men... and one of the reasons why I like 'Grey's Anatomy' is because they have such strong female characters and the women really drive this show.
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If I splurge on anything, it's cologne. I love smelling good.
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One of the many pleasures of old age is giving things up.
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I always wanted to be a doctor and go to art school, but I thought I'd regret it if I didn't act.
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I stuck out more in an English public school than I would have had I marched in a May Day parade with the Red Army in Moscow or sashayed the Yves St. Laurent catwalk with supermodels or hunted seals with the Inuit or - well, you get the idea.
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Everybody thinks that an important book has to be a big, long book.
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Globalization is exposing new fault lines - between urban and rural communities, for example.
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Lack of romance is my real objection to writing on a computer.
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One of the things I've always thought is a drag in so many period adaptations is that they are always buttoned up to the neck in so many clothes all the time. I'm always looking for excuses to get them out of their clothes.
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You absorb 2,000 years of history just by being near the Thames.
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In the piano, one has the instrument complete before he begins; but in the case of the voice, the instrument has to be developed by study.
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It really depends on what the screenplay is asking of you, and what your responsibility is to that character. You have the author's intent to deal with, you have the filmmaker's vision, and then you have your own wants, desires and needs for the character. It's collaborative. But I knew, right off the bat, that there was no way to go into some sort of pink-haired, clown-nosed character with Ronald McDonald shoes.
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Boy, if you dont have the network and the producers that believe in you, it's too, too much.
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I believe my subject is bewilderment. But I could be wrong.
