Veronica Roth Quotes
Maybe it's a little depressing to think that my vision of a perfect world is actually so messed up, but I think it means that I don't really understand what 'perfect' is.
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I converse with my dog through ESP.
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I had long had an instinct about there being a role for me in a creative industry. Maybe I didn't listen to that voice as much earlier on, but when it had become a deafening sound in my head I realised I had to go and explore it.
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One of the biggest lessons I've learned during my time on 'Oprah' is that everyone wants to be heard. We all want to have our humanity acknowledged - to have others see us for who we truly are. We all want to know that we are valued, we are heard, we are understood.
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Mel will always be Mad Max, and me, I will always be a Number.
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Again, in Wag the Dog, war has to be declared by an act of congress. But if you go to war, you don't have to declare war. You're just at war and we did that, which is not legal.
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War is the greatest failure of mankind.
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A good composer does not imitate; he steals.
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My mom is incredibly stylish, and she gets it from my grandmother. I feel like I can't live up to how chic they are as women. They are great role models for aging gracefully, and that's a thing that is very key that I try to always emulate.
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By and large my relations with the US were good.
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I had gotten to a place where I truly believed everything I was called: 'not sexy,' 'not funny,' 'too intense,' desperate.' All those labels they gave me, I took them because there wasn't a trace of my true self left.
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Venezuela, given its extraordinary educational, cultural, and social developments, and its vast energy and natural resources, is called on to become a revolutionary model for the world.
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If there is such a thing as freedom, then there is no fate.
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What is the purpose of public service? It's to solve problems for the people you represent and certainly in the United States Senate, thinking about your state and thinking about your country as well.
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Set religion free, and a new humanity will begin.
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I love architecture almost as much as I love my musicals.
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There's no sex in Middle Earth.
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There's a place in me that can really relate to being the underdog.
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I am the same on camera as I am off. I can't imagine being any other way.
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I just wanted to say that there is so much goodness in the world. We keep looking at the terrible and diabolical things when we open newspapers.
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And part of growin’ up is learnin’ to see the world through other men’s eyes.
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One Indian-inspired favourite of mine is mashed potato mixed with lemon juice, breadcrumbs, coriander and chilli, shaped into patties, fried and served with chutney and yoghurt.
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...I am much better now at ambiguities.
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It's a living, breathing thing, acting.
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Maybe it's a little depressing to think that my vision of a perfect world is actually so messed up, but I think it means that I don't really understand what 'perfect' is.
