George Eliot Quotes
Children demand that their heroes should be freckle less, and easily believe them so: perhaps a first discovery to the contrary is less revolutionary shock to a passionate child than the threatened downfall of habitual beliefs which makes the world seem to totter for us in maturer life.
Quotes to Explore
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Mum and Dad split up when I was nine. We upped and moved from London to Sussex, and suddenly I went from an urban life to nothing in the countryside - with a new father and new life.
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I grew up with injustice and could do nothing about it. But once in America, I had freedom of choice.
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Understanding that being nervous, having doubts and lacking confidence are emotions that are human is how you deal with it. It is okay to feel that way... and then understanding that you can work through it.
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I think I began to like writing a lot more, and to be a better writer, when I did it for a while alone. It made me a little more confident about my style.
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The more I talk about things, the more I understand myself.
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It makes you vulnerable to win an award. It's nice to get the attention, but your neck is stuck out.
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The problem with the focus on speculators, as was demonstrated during the financial crisis, is that it tends to divert attention from the real villains. During the financial crisis, the villains were the actions of the banks, not the speculators betting on bank share prices.
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Eurasia is home to most of the world's politically assertive and dynamic states.
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I won't be happy until we have every boy in America between the ages of six and sixteen wearing a glove and swinging a bat.
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Being an actress can be a little like being a girl in the '50s: You're stuck waiting by the phone, hoping that the boy you like will call.
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I'm just going to have fun. Maybe that will be the most important thing to do.
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I have to have a cheat day. I know when I'm being good all week long that come Sunday, I'm going to lie by the pool, have a drink, and eat some pizza.
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There's always pressure playing in the NHL. You want to play your best game every game. Expectations are always gonna be there; it's just important that you know how to handle expectations.
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I don't want to be liked. I want to be respected.
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I consider myself more a European director who is from Iceland than an Icelandic director.
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I'm pretty, but I'm not, like, a 'pretty girl.'
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There is failure in every industry; there is failure in every step. It's just that we are working in an industry where everything is just out there; that is why it looks so magnified. But failure is a part of life.
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In social situations, when I'm surrounded by people, I become very shy. But if there's a camera in front of me, I feel free.
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I made my Broadway debut in the revival of Hair and followed it up with the bus and truck tour of Grease.
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A lot of people come work with me because I keep an open set, and people can visit. Julia Roberts used to have friends visit on 'Pretty Woman.'
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I don't have any idols, any heroes, nothing, no.
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After an 18-year career, I left the film industry, not wanting to become one of those child-actor cautionary tales.
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Children demand that their heroes should be freckle less, and easily believe them so: perhaps a first discovery to the contrary is less revolutionary shock to a passionate child than the threatened downfall of habitual beliefs which makes the world seem to totter for us in maturer life.
