Dorothy Leigh Sayers Quotes
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There is no way a spirit of resistance that has sunk so deep in the population can be repressed.
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There is no belittling worse than to over praise a man.
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I believe in eating what I like and sweating it out in the gym.
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I do think Jesus would skip church on Sunday morning and instead visit the nursing homes and retirement homes where so many have abandoned their loved ones.
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Anything looked at closely becomes wonderful.
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Travelling is really great for giving you tons of ideas, but it's really hard to actually record anything on the road.
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I saw Quentin Tarantino's 'Django Unchained,' and you could say a lot of things against it, but it was incredible fun. I don't like blood and gore, and I am very squeamish about violence, but Tarantino's violence is actually funny.
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I passionately hate the idea of being with it; I think an artist has always to be out of step with his time.
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I'm used to being surrounded by really smart 22-year-old students who have no problem saying that something I suggested is not a very good idea.
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Mental prayer in my opinion is nothing else than an intimate sharing between friends; it means taking time frequently to be alone with Him who we know loves us. The important thing is not to think much but to love much and so do that which best stirs you to love. Love is not great delight but desire to please God in everything.
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Storytelling is storytelling. Good stories need compelling characters and interesting conflicts. That's the bottom line no matter what medium you're writing for.
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I am very happy since when I am in different cities I can experience and learn different cultures!
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My parents have basically just taught me the rules of the stage and everything since I was eight.
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I'd love to interview Bill Clinton. I know that might be a little boring, but he's so interesting and such an amazing guy. All he's done after his presidency... he hasn't just sat around, he's been so active in so many charitable causes.
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I look for roles that allow me to immerse in different worlds, immerse in worlds that are different from mine. Then, when you finish a film, you're a different person. I look for that. I look to be impacted, to be transformed, changed by my roles. That's why I do this.
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All psychological research is completely barred by the interpretations of the psychoanalysts. Everything happens in the unconscious, and I don't know what this unconscious is.
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Expose yourself to the products and promotions of other manufacturers, and your own field of new ideas will greatly increase.
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'Sorry,' he said. 'I was being sort of a dick.'Noah replied, 'We weren't going to say it.''I was,' Blue said.
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The surest plan to make a man is, think him so.
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We live at home, quiet, confined, and our feelings prey upon us.
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Constance Spry was one of the first people to put flowers in urns and ceramic swans and other unusual containers, but her arrangements tended to be a little less full.
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Citizens have long been easily influenced by the opinions of others and sought social proof, but social media have amplified the phenomena to unprecedented heights. As digital devices permeate every aspect of our lives, it has boosted the way in which information can distort truth.
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Exaggeration of every kind is as essential to journalism as it is to dramatic art, for the object of journalism is to make events go as far as possible.
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Very dangerous things, theories.
