Pauline Collins Quotes
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If a Chinese student does not know Chinese learning, it's like a person without a surname, a horse without a bridle, a boat without a helm. The more Western learning he possesses, the more hateful of China he will become. Even if he becomes a capable man of vast learning, how can he be of any use to the state?
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I get a lot of influence from pro wrestling. People are like, 'Oh, it's fake.' But it's not about whether the guy wins or loses, it's about how he entertains you the whole time you're watching.
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It's a different era. Our job now is to show leadership and vision and to help the next generation of artists.
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All writers are the same - they forget a thousand good reviews and remember one bad one.
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As a writer, one is obliged to release her words, to let them live in the world on their own.
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I had to create some good work habits and attitude.
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One of the missions of 'The Nightly Show' was to have a conversation with America in a sense, and talk about the things that people didn't want to talk about it.
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Dave thought he was bigger than Van Halen the band. So there was this catfight going on for 10 years.
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I don't talk in ifs.
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I really believe musical form will go on. There's got to be a way of making musical form in cinema live again.
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I say violence is necessary. It is as American as cherry pie.
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I don't think we should tell them what we're going to do in advance. Let them think. Worry. Wonder. Uncertainty is the most chilling thing of all.
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Any time anyone makes a comic book into a movie, in some way, I think they have to kill the comic book.
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Of all presidential perks, the pardon power has a special significance. It is just the kind of authority that would attract the special attention of someone obsessed with himself and his own ability to influence events.
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I've got that Beethoven energy, that Stravinsky energy. And it's all a gift from the Creator.
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Ironically, Latin American countries, in their instability, give writers and intellectuals the hope that they are needed.
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Contradictory as it seems, malnutrition is a key contributor to obesity.
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My home has to feel airy and bright with natural light. I don't switch on lamps until it is literally black outside.
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I tend to be more of a novel writer. In fact, some of my novels started out as short stories, and I just got carried away! I think some of my best writing is in the short story form, but novels come more naturally to me.
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The biggest influence on my books was the fact that I had worked in a newspaper for so long. In a daily paper, you learn to write very quickly; there is no time to sit and brood about what you are going to say.
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When you're, like, 190 pounds, dark-skinned, and a new artist that no one really cares about, people don't really take the time to make you look beautiful.
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In my show I announce, ‘People say Lady Gaga is a lie, and they are right. I am a lie. And every day I kill to make it true.’
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I have played a few lay saints in my time.
