Peter Zumthor Quotes
If I look at history, it seems that most wars and most cruel things have been done by men and not by women.
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Plastic surgery is a postmodern veil.
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Wanted: a man who will not lose his individuality in a crowd, a man who has the courage of his convictions, who is not afraid to say 'No,' though all the world say 'Yes.'
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I was in San Francisco for 'Trauma' and then got back to town and got situated and started looking at things and passing on things. I think I was around for a month and a half, and there were other projects that were up, but it's all a waiting game. And then, 'The Vampire Diaries' came up, and I was really interested and read for it.
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You can celebrate the female form in comfort. We left corsets behind in the dark ages, so why bring them back now?
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Relationships can be very traumatic. But being in a healthy relationship can be very empowering.
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At present there is no distinction among the upper ten thousand of the city.
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In 2003, as a 21-year-old convert to Islam, I moved from Colorado to Cairo to see what life was like in a Muslim country.
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It's a burden trying to keep a secret. It's hard. It probably takes more out of you trying to hold it and keep it than it does for you to really let it out.
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I've had much nastier things said about me in the British press than in the Bosnian press.
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From compassion springs humility. The ego is verily a gateway to hell. The person who is egoistic is far from being religious.
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I can't comprehend that I'm in the film of 'Les Miserables.' It's one of those dreams I thought would be unattainable for someone like me, who came from nowhere.
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It was never important for a wedding to be about anything other than me and my partner. A big celebration was never my cup of tea.
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The interesting thing about movies, it's not always - y'know, you have to have structure etc and all those things, but an audience responds, in many ways, we walk away and certain things stay in our heads that are memorable.
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As a person, to inspire some young girls and give them something to look at and give them something to play for, I think is such a great position to be in. I'm glad that I can follow all of the great Korean players' footsteps.
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One of my big fears is people saying my songs are all starting to sound the same.
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I think a lot of women, especially ones that want to achieve career goals, tend to worry. I don't want anyone to worry their life away - time goes by so fast, and worry is really wasted time and energy.
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Many of the best films made about war have come out after the wars have ended. People need a period of time to reflect on them.
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I was impressed by the Taj Mahal. A good bit of work, well looked after, worth paying money to see.
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I'm not trying necessarily to become a movie star; that wouldn't be bad but that's not the aim. I'm just trying to do interesting things and go into areas where I've not been before.
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Ten doors are opened if one door be shut: the finger is the interpreter of the dumb man's tongue.
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The state does not function as we desired. A man is at the wheel and seems to lead it, but the car does not drive in the desired direction. It moves as another force wishes.
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Charity, like nature, abhors a vacuum. Next to putting it in a bank, men like to squander their superfluous wealth on those to whom it is sure to be doing the least possible good.
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If I look at history, it seems that most wars and most cruel things have been done by men and not by women.
