Jennifer Ehle Quotes
What's the point of doing a brilliant Hedda Gabler in my back garden if no one will ever see it?
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I have to experience all the ghastly, bottomless depths for life for myself; it's for that reason that I went to war, and for that reason I volunteered.
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I've read quite a few readers' reviews of my book on Amazon, saying, 'Ah, he criticises the free market, he advocates central planning.' I don't do that for a minute! But this is our black and white, dichotomous way of thinking - which has really been harmful.
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Every morning I wake up and thank God.
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As long as there is cash, and the economy is running, all is well. But as a bank, we'll have to test, experiment, try a hundred different things. A few may work, a few may fail, but we have to experiment and try.
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Ask not what your teammates can do for you. Ask what you can do for your teammates.
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On a personal level, I love the idea of hosting an awards show. I think that sounds like kind of a fun thing to do.
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I still have my original social security card signed when I was 13.
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I work on words, mostly, toward them being poetry or short stories, and then some of those become songs. They all find their place in the world, but they all start off in the same place. I'm always painting and drawing as well, and it's an ongoing creative assignment.
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Some people think electronic music is cold, but I think that has more to do with the people listening than the actual music itself.
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If I say 'Find me an interesting painting' to Google, someday a robot could go around the Picasso museum and take a picture for me.
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The VA does a lot of good things, but determining if a firm is a small business is not one of them.
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Anyone can be confident with a full head of hair. But a confident bald man - there's your diamond in the rough.
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War has become a luxury that only small nations can afford.
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Change is not only likely, it's inevitable.
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My comedy isn't going to solve problems; I'm not that deep.
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Forcing people to be generous isn't humanitarian, effective, compassionate or moral. Only acts that are truly voluntary for all concerned can be truly compassionate.
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If a test of civilization be sought, none can be so sure as the condition of that half of society over which the other half has power.
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Fiscal discipline is a priority in Romania, and we have already proven we are committed and able to make real progress in this area.
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I dreamt -- marvellous error! -- that I had a beehive here inside my heart. And the golden bees were making white combs and sweet honey from my old failures.
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When players go out and train on their own, they usually do it at half speed. This kind of training is valuable, but it doesn't prepare you for competition, where you must perform at full throttle. So the trick is to schedule regular sessions of intense practice, while always leaving time to juggle and generally goof around with the ball
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Social honour recognises no distinction between the employer and the unemployed. All of them work for a common purpose and are entitled to equal honour and respect.
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I used to dig in the garden, and there isn't anything fantastic or ultradimensional about crab grass... unless you are a SF writer, in which case, pretty soon you're viewing crabgrass with suspicion. What are its real motives? And who sent it in the first place? The question I always found myself asking was, 'What is it, really?'
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Trade-offs have been with us ever since the late unpleasantness in the Garden of Eden.
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What's the point of doing a brilliant Hedda Gabler in my back garden if no one will ever see it?
