Penelope Lively Quotes
I'm intrigued by the way in which physical appearance can often direct a person's life; things happen differently for a beautiful woman than for a plain one.
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There is no planning. On the night it is really great, it's euphoria and if it is not so great there is always tomorrow night. That was his attitude.
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Women can't be afraid to look like action heroes. It's not always pretty, but when it's on the screen, it translates well to the audience.
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What brought the British to the Gambia in the first place - which was bigger than it is now - was trade in ivory because the Gambia had a lot of elephants. They wiped out all the elephants and ended up selling Africans.
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Poets lose half the praise they should have got, Could it be known what they discreetly blot.
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At some point, you grow out of being attracted to that flame that burns you over and over and over again.
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I don't remember anybody's name. How do you think the 'dahling' thing got started?
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I've fought with everyone . And now I have become so headstrong that I only do what I want.
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As happy a man as any in the world, for the whole world seems to smile upon me!
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I'm constantly trying to keep people guessing as to what I'm doing, and I will spend enormous amounts of time looking at manuscripts and asking questions, and people will say, 'I know what his next book is about.'
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I don't meet many people who are talking about shows on Showtime.
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Whatever we plant in our subconscious mind and nourish with repetition and emotion will one day become a reality.
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I use coconut oil every single day. I apply coconut oil on my whole body for moisturising. The oil can also be used as make-up remover, as it is light-based and is not sticky.
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The only history is a mere question of one's struggle inside oneself. But that is the joy of it. One need neither discover Americas nor conquer nations, and yet one has as great a work as Columbus or Alexander, to do.
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If you're beautiful, you're led to believe that you can't also be smart.
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When I was single, I was down to $100 of power a year.
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I am not ever in the business of making anyone feel bad.
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In 1966, thoughts about playing games using an ordinary TV set began to percolate in my mind.
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I use more makeup now then I did before. I didn't use to wear really that much, and I didn't know how to do makeup, but now I know how to do it a bit more. I can do eyes and makeup in general more. I do like my own lipstick as well.
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I'm one of those lazy actors; I like to take what the playwright wrote and work with that.
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Being successful is not determined by the amount of money you make but by the amount of lives you affect and influence for the better.
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I had these fangs because I had jaundice when I was a kid and I was put on so many antibiotics that my teeth rotted. They had to cut them out. So I never had milk teeth. That was tough, you know, being in school having photos taken while I was pretending I had teeth. It was hideous.
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Hope is the second soul of the unhappy.
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As an actor, you usually live your life with faith.
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I'm intrigued by the way in which physical appearance can often direct a person's life; things happen differently for a beautiful woman than for a plain one.
