Peter Greenaway Quotes
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I'm not religious. I was as a child, and like lots of people, I suppose, rapidly became very disillusioned with the whole thing. I also feel that organised religion has caused far more problems than it has solved.
Natascha McElhone
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My character in 'True Grit' would set these goals for herself that seemed near impossible, but to her they were possible. She was never going to believe anything else other than that.
Hailee Steinfeld
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I shop at a lot of vintage stores because the prices are amazing, and I love the idea that there's a history behind the piece I'm wearing.
Gabrielle Anwar
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I was once an extra in a Bruce Springsteen video where they did a live performance video at Tramps. I forget the name of the song.
Idina Menzel
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I'm not really one of those people who believes that if you're a musician you can just leave that behind and start getting into politics.
Damon Albarn Blur
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I'm like an old vampire, so it's important to talk to young people.
Manolo Blahnik
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Mick Jagger has produced some great films and brought us stories about the music industry that have changed the way we think about how music is made. I never thought I would actually call him my boss, let alone meet Mick Jagger or have any reason to say my name in the same sentence as his.
Olivia Wilde
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I'm kind of a recluse.
Faye Dunaway
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I first heard the story of Agnes Magnusdottir when I was an exchange student in the north of Iceland.
Hannah Kent
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It seldom happens that a premature shoot of genius ever arrives at maturity.
Quintilian
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Neatness - which is grooming, after all - is definitely the most important requirement.
Babe Paley
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If you are an entrepreneur, you have to think outside of the box.
Wayne Rogers
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You can't wait for inspiration. You have to go after it with a club.
Jack London
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Imagination is the only key to the future. Without it none exists - with it all things are possible.
Ida Tarbell
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Listen, it's very easy not to be ripped off, you know. Get yourself a lawyer.
Samantha Fox
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I don't think women should look like costumes. I don't think they should look like fashion victims. I think these (clothes) are for women that want to look sexy. They want to look smart.
Ralph Lauren
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Scared out of his seven senses.
Walter Scott
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Once you've dissected a joke, you're about where you are when you've dissected a frog. It's dead.
Isaac Asimov
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To protect the right of expression is the central part of an artist’s activity. . . . . In China many essential rights are lacking, and I wanted to remind people of this.
Ai Weiwei
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A gentleman who had been very unhappy in marriage, married immediately after his wife died: Johnson said, it was the triumph of hope over experience.
Samuel Johnson
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I started off when I was seven years old doing musicals. I was in 'Les Miserables' and 'The Sound of Music,' and my mum's an actress. My parents divorced when I was young, and when she couldn't find a babysitter, I was in the wings, sleeping.
Alicia Vikander
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I was able to use credit default swaps to protect not only my investments but the hundreds of jobs that exist because of my investment. I understand the dangers of credit default swaps and the benefits of credit default swaps.
Jeff Greene
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We didn't have a chance to form the world we were born into. Now we have the opportunity to make a new one.
Jane Roberts
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Delivery: A postal or natal event.
Peter Greenaway