Joan Didion Quotes
To free us from the expectations of others, to give us back to ourselves - there lies the great, singular power of self-respect.Joan Didion
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In the globalized world that is ours, maybe we are moving towards a global village, but that global village brings in a lot of different people, a lot of different ideas, lots of different backgrounds, lots of different aspirations.
Lakhdar Brahimi -
I shall produce nothing that will offend the proprieties, whether applied to children or grownups. My pictures are turned out with clean hands and, therefore, with a clear conscience which, like virtue, is its own reward.
Fatty Arbuckle -
You don't have to become Mother Teresa to make an impact in the world. But nothing can be achieved if, at the very least, we are not talking about it.
Waris Ahluwalia -
And you know when I was growing up, I knew I wanted to have kids, but I knew I didn't want to do it alone. Then once I was 41, 42, I had to accept that I probably wouldn't have kids unless I decided to adopt later on, but even then it would be with a partner.
Rachel Dratch -
Dancing is a very healthy thing to do for our body.
Yoko Ono -
'Where is your million-dollar shirt?' I'm like, 'It's underneath these $25 Hanes T-shirts I've got on.'
J. R. Smith
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Fear may very well be a caveman fear of the predator, of the giant lizard chasing them - maybe that's what Steven Spielberg connects with so well in Lost World.
Oliver Stone -
Someone once said that you can make the choice between getting old and getting creepy, and I think getting old is the way to go.
Kate Beckinsale -
For me it's about the music, and it always has been. Maybe for some other people it's more about money.
Ace Frehley Kiss -
Everybody's social life in Jordan revolves around family.
Queen Rania of Jordan -
I don't really see myself as an actor.
Youssou N'Dour -
Israel will not divide its land. We're already too small.
Naftali Bennett
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I have not watched Glenn Beck. I don't watch him.
Gary Johnson -
It is remarkable how easily children and grown-ups adapt to living in a dictatorship organised by lunatics.
A. N. Wilson -
I'm for people bettering themselves, no matter who they are and where they are, doing all they can to be all they can be.
T. D. Jakes -
I'm a vulnerable, sensitive person. I overthink everything.
Sam Smith -
The people who used to hold the purse strings were a select group of white, middle-aged men, but that's changing, and the more it continues to change, the more we'll see inclusive stories get told.
Caitriona Balfe -
I fed my ego, but not my soul.
Yakov Smirnoff
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I like to think of myself as a 'Mord the jailer' type.
D. B. Weiss -
All writers know how important a good title is. It's the first thing readers see, along with a knock-your-socks-off cover - a seductive 'come hither' for the story within.
Caroline Leavitt -
The single most exciting thing that happened for me was getting to spend some time in the studio with both Marty Stuart and Vince Gill.
Charlie Worsham -
It's a purpose that brings us all together, working for something larger than ourselves.
Kamala Lopez -
I also feel that the only thing more gratifying than working with someone who you've worked well with is working with someone new and coming up with something great.
Jonathan Demme -
To free us from the expectations of others, to give us back to ourselves - there lies the great, singular power of self-respect.
Joan Didion