Jacqueline du Pre Quotes
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We are the only ones who really can care about the preservation Foreigners who come to excavate, maybe some of them care about preservation, but the majority care about discoveries.
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I have behind me not only the splendid traditions and the annals of more than a thousand years but the living strength and majesty of the Commonwealth and Empire; of societies old and new; of lands and races different in history and origins but all, by God's Will, united in spirit and in aim.
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Smart people are a dime a dozen. What matters is the ability to think different... to think out of the box.
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I was sent the script for 'Silver Linings' when I was doing a play in D.C. at The Kennedy Center with Cate Blanchett and I was sent the script and asked if I was interested, and I said 'Oh, boy am I!'
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I suppose I shouldn't go around admitting I speak untruths on the radio.
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America's fine, nice, nice hiking near L.A. But I am European. I love London and Paris. Friends and intellect, big thought, why not?
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I owe it all to Jesus.
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The U.S. is the last country that should see itself as an ally of the apartheid system.
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Revolution in the modern case is no longer an uncouth business.
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I'm quite physical. I'm from one of those dog-walking families where hiking up a mountain is meant to be fun.
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It's a funny thing, the less people have to live for, the less nerve they have to risk losing nothing.
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People think of teachers who are born to teach, and you think of all these charismatic folks. Some of the most successful teachers are some of the least charismatic, interestingly. But they have a gift of figuring out what motivates people.
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Assuming either the Left Wing or the Right Wing gained control of the country, it would probably fly around in circles.
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The worst thing that we could do is raises taxes. It would only hurt the economy.
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Having a baby is a life-changer. It gives you a whole other perspective on why you wake up every day.
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I got an M.F.A. in acting from NYU, and part of our training is to learn how to use swords in combat situations in a performance and Shakespeare plays where you have to fight.
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I hate to cook and love to eat.
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A novel can do something that films and TV usually can't - a glimpse inside the characters' heads. I write very tight third person point of view, so the reader is right behind the eyes of each character, seeing what they see and feeling what they feel.
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I've always loved men.
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I think the sensation of being moved by a piece of art is something that is really good for a person's soul.
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'To hell with the handkerchief,' said Walter Mitty scornfully. He took one last drag on his cigarette and snapped it away. Then, with that faint, fleeting smile playing about his lips, he faced the firing squad; erect and motionless, proud and disdainful, Walter Mitty the Undefeated, inscrutable to the last.
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The life you had is nothing. It is the life you have that is important.
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Playing lifts you out of yourself into a delirious place.
