Jane Birkin Quotes
My mother was right: When you've got nothing left, all you can do is get into silk underwear and start reading Proust.
Quotes to Explore
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We artists have the dignity to tell the truth to the people, unlike politicians.
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Weddings are really good for making you feel terrible about yourself if you're not where you want to be in life.
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Remember, China is the largest country in the world, so they have the confidence, the capital and resources to create large companies.
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I paint objects as I think them, not as I see them.
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Iraq did not spontaneously opt for disarmament. They did it as part of a ceasefire, so they were forced to do it, otherwise the war might have gone on. So the motivation has been very different.
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I understand that the tendency of foreign countries in recent years has been to establish particularly close relations with one or two others among all the countries which have general relations. In time of peace, they make secret treaties in advance, and in wartime, they aid one another with military provisions and armaments.
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We who were born were not witnesses to our birth: like death, it is something we are forever after trying to catch sight of.
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You watch 'Whale Rider,' and I defy you to not get teary-eyed at the end there.
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I wrote my novel 'Bitter Greens' as the creative component of a Doctorate of Creative Arts and am now looking at the history of the Rapunzel tale as my theoretical component.
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Truth never damages a cause that is just.
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When I chose Mississippi State, of course I dreamed about being a big-time college football player. But I'm so grateful that actually became a reality - and it became a reality in a small town.
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My original name was Juaquin, and my cousin couldn't pronounce my name right. So he'd just be saying 'Waka! Waka!' So when I was younger, I used to always laugh, then my man Gucci gave me the rest of the name.
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There is a saying in Baltimore that crabs may be prepared in fifty ways and that all of them are good.
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As I view the Republicans in Congress, I don't see them as a real reflection of many Republicans in our country.
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For an introvert his environment is himself and can never be subject to startling or unforeseen change.
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If I'm compelled to do something, I don't shy away from it simply because I haven't tackled it before.
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We Belgians love when we can go to L.A. because the city is amazing and the climate is fantastic.
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Australia is an island surrounded by water. My fondest memories growing up were trips to the beach, walking around the harbor and playing in the beautiful parks.
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No one who has experienced facing a screaming, boiling, hysterical audience can avoid feeling shivers in the spine. It's a thin line between celebration and menace.
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I'm the kind of person who is entertained watching someone simply be themselves, whether they're putting their children to bed or making dinner or sitting at the table reading the morning newspaper.
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I grew up in the same place as my mother, seeing the same trees my mother saw when she was at work; the flowers I picked were the flowers that my grandma planted. We have different styles; I wouldn't make the same clothes that my mum made, or my grandma, but we have the same taste.
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My parents were extremely reluctant. When my father was clearly dying, my mother refused to acknowledge it.
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I feel that Nagai Kafu was a writer who cold stitch together apparently meaningless moments like these into a lyrical whole, and has enhanced my ability to do the same with my own life.
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My mother was right: When you've got nothing left, all you can do is get into silk underwear and start reading Proust.
