Ernestine Rose Quotes
We have hardly an adequate idea how all-powerful law is in forming public opinion, in giving tone and character to the mass of society.
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I am a little obsessed with surprise kitty.
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People now realize that globalization is not only for the multi-nationals and the circulation of money.
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Information is power. But like all power, there are those who want to keep it for themselves.
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I'm attempting to put myself in a bottle that will one day wash up on the beach for my children.
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It's something that I do every year - every Ramadan to be exact - taking an 18-hour flight back home to Malaysia from Los Angeles. I'm born and raised in Malaysia, and Ramadan and Eid has always been my favorite time of the year.
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Lend your ears to music, open your eyes to painting, and... stop thinking! Just ask yourself whether the work has enabled you to 'walk about' into a hitherto unknown world. If the answer is yes, what more do you want?
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Change is vital to any actor. If you keep playing lead after lead, you're really gonna dry up. Because all those vehicles wean you away from the truths of human behaviour.
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My life is so full of sacrifices.
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Striking out Ruth and Gehrig in succession was too big an order.
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A producer wouldn't think of making a film about ballet dancers without using real dancers, but they will cast actors who have never held a bat in baseball films.
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It was one thing to contain the Soviet Union in Europe because Britain, France, and Germany were all willing to join in. But will Japan and other Asian countries be willing to join in the containment of China?
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I think I would like the sort of job where you can work away in obscurity to try and improve things, without being caught up in the political maelstrom.
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My retail partners, they are my brand ambassadors. They're the ones who are selling the shoes to women.
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Speak up, my boy. If you want truth, you should begin by giving it.
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One of the things I noticed while I lived in New York City was how different the kids and teens were that grew up there versus, you know, my suburban upbringing. They have this innate resilience and toughness to them, and they're incredibly self-sufficient, usually from a pretty young age.
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The thing I loved about Alfred Hitchcock is that he left a lot of open ends there, a lot of clues that didn't really add up the way you think they would, and sometimes, not at all.
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Nobody would take me seriously. They would take one look at me and say, 'O.K., folk singer.' That was really hard for me, and I was angry a lot of the time. I did all these summer programs, and I never encountered another female playing jazz guitar. Ever.
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I am a big fan of photography, more of being behind the camera - so when I get the opportunity to work with such great photographers, I always try and learn from their technique.
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If you achieve a voice that will be heard, you should use it to speak up for the voiceless and oppressed. If you possess any power or authority, you must strive to use it to help and empower the powerless.
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It is better to underpromise and overdeliver than vice versa. For this one need not break the law of the land.
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Okay, well, if motion is the constant, how can I remain in motion?
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It would be extraordinary if the BBC were to make me the first black 'Doctor Who;' it would be extraordinary.
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August [Wilson] elevates in us is the average man in a way that is heroic and real and human. What you do is you sit with our pathology, you invest in our humanity. We're not walking around like walking symbols like we mean something larger. We're just moving throughout our lives and that's the power of the piece. That's revolutionary.
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We have hardly an adequate idea how all-powerful law is in forming public opinion, in giving tone and character to the mass of society.
