Gemma Arterton Quotes
My family was never cultural in that we never went to see plays, my mum wasn't very into films.
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The thing about markets, and I think the thing people don't understand about that, is markets are not kind, but they're very efficient. So when the marketplace determines an inefficiency in the system, it corrects that, and a market system that's left alone will reward good behavior and punish bad behavior.
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I'm not shy or reclusive. I just spend my time with people rather than journalists.
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The signs of climate change are visible across the nation, from the drought-stricken fields of Central California to the flooded streets of Michigan. Extreme weather is turning people's lives upside down and costing communities millions of dollars in damaged infrastructure and added health care costs.
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No man has a good enough memory to be a successful liar.
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Get me well so I can get on television and tell people to stop smoking.
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We've got great fans that rock and roll won't have, because you can have a one-hit record and country music used to, not so much anymore and you have a fan forever.
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With all the great products that are apparently out there that are undetectable, for me to take something like that... when people take things that now aren't even being tested for, does it make any sense?
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No one ought to be under any illusion that Cheney privately thinks himself a failure.
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I lead a normal life and I don't assume there is anything I can impart to people. The only reason to write a book would be to make money, and I don't want to do that. To write a book would be going against how I've lived.
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What I always loved about theater is that that's an experience that a company of actors just sinks itself into for weeks, and you really get to work on the material, and by the time you're in front of an audience, you really own it.
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A startup is literally just a series of unfortunate events where you failed, failed, failed, and failed until you succeed.
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I don't feel I made any sacrifices at all. I'm doing my best to juggle.
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Of course the United States and Russia have different interests. Nevertheless, both are strategic partners.
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Children are the most desirable opponents at scrabble as they are both easy to beat and fun to cheat.
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The best way to get to know the place you are traveling in is to walk around... and the best way to walk around is with comfortable shoes! Grab your travel buddy and your running shoes and go explore!
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People still say to me, 'What, you still live in Mexico?' I don't have to go to the United States simply to find work, and I don't have to stop what I'm doing. I mean, which Hollywood film beats 'The Motorcycle Diaries?'
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I always try to block out an hour or so a day to read. Being a writer is a job, and reading helps train my brain in the right direction.
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Today, India is a nuclear weapons state.
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I was the female lead in a romantic comedy. It's a little indie film that we shot in China called 'America Town,' starring Daniel Henney and Bill Paxton. I actually had to speak Chinese in the film. It was funny because I found out I was doing the film and then a week later, I was in Shanghai.
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Be kind to each other. It is better to commit faults with gentleness than to work miracles with unkindness.
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There's some sort of unspoken license... when outlandish things come out of an inanimate object, somehow it equals humor.
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Like a precious family heirloom, freedom is not just ours to enjoy, but to treasure, protect, and pass on to future generations.
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I like those stories that capture the brutality of life, but there's still some kind of melancholy romance.
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My family was never cultural in that we never went to see plays, my mum wasn't very into films.
