Philomena Kwao Quotes
Women of all ethnicities, complexions, and sizes want to be able to wear makeup and nice clothes. No one wants to go out and feel like they're substandard or that there's only one mold that they don't fit.
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I had set a goal of being a producer by 25.
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I breathe martial arts every day of my life.
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We had a good time mucking about during 'Band of Brothers' when we were young and single.
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I was into punk rock back when I was in high school. I used to go around to dive venues and take photographs. But now it's been just much more about the country stuff and soulful folk.
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My writing could be the most beautiful or important piece of prose, but it means nothing if it's boring, if people aren't listening or reading. I think transporting someone, putting them in a story for a few hours, taking them out of their worlds, is what I always strive to do.
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What any writer hopes for is that the reader will stick with you to the end of the contract and that there is a level of submission on the reader's part.
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The Islamist ideology took decades to incubate within our communities, and it will take decades to debunk.
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My parents wanted us to be well-rounded individuals and really have the American experiences as richly as one can.
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In the five months I wrote the final draft of 'The Association of Small Bombs,' I never fell out of the book. The world was real to me: plausible and powerful.
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If you learn one thing from having lived through decades of changing views, it is that all predictions are necessarily false.
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Free societies are societies in motion, and with motion comes friction.
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I guess I'd be put in the ID politics camp. But there is really nothing in the world-view of, say, Bernie Sanders I actually disagree with. I'd like a guaranteed income, single-payer health care, a stronger safety net, etc. The problem is the temptation to paper over historically fraught issues to achieve that is tempting.
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Many people love in themselves what they hate in others.
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Never underestimate the power of jealousy and the power of envy to destroy. Never underestimate that.
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I think that was the case here. We just wanted it to be good for everybody.
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Pay attention to the big themes because that's what will help you earn ten times your money.
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I travel around the world, and there are so many beautiful girls, but that's not going to make you a supermodel. You have to have something more than just a pretty face.
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Reggie Jackson hit one off me that's still burrowing its way to Los Angeles.
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I don't consider myself a star.
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The beauty of string theory is that it is all about mathematics. For that, you don't need resources or labs. Just sit in your room and do the maths.
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An aphorism can contain only as much wisdom as overstatement will permit.
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I quite like that people tend not to know my name. I remember being at the Cannes film festival for 'All or Nothing.' I looked very different in the film - I had a little greasy bob and no makeup. I went to a dinner after the screening, and everyone completely ignored me. I got a real buzz out of that.
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Women of all ethnicities, complexions, and sizes want to be able to wear makeup and nice clothes. No one wants to go out and feel like they're substandard or that there's only one mold that they don't fit.
