Etty Hillesum Quotes
Before, I always lived in anticipation . . . that it was all a preparation for something else, something "greater," more "genuine." But that feeling has dropped away from me completely. I live here and now, this minute, this day, to the full, and the life is worth living.
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If I were the president, I would tape everything that is said around me and what I said, because we know how sometimes things get misconstrued.
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When a sports movie really works, it gets you on all levels, because the stakes are high. It's black and white. It's win or lose.
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I think I will be able to, in the end, rise above the clouds and climb the stairs to Heaven, and I will look down on my beautiful life.
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You can't spend your life beating yourself up for something that happened yesterday. You die if you don't follow your desire.
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I love India so much. It's sort of the most chaotic but also disciplined place at the same time. Every time I go there, I feel like I'm ready to rock and roll.
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I was all about my thoughts, my work, my inspiration. I was always in hair.
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The neck on which diamonds might have worthily sparkled, will look less tempting when the biting winter has hung icicles there for gems.
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If you have difficulties making a decision, choose the lesser of the two evils.
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Why need I volumes, if one word suffice?
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I always look for interesting, complex characters. You know, interesting, well-written material.
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I'm filming the next two installments of the 'Fifty Shades' movies back-to-back.
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You can be still and still moving. Content even in your discontent.
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Throughout our lifetimes, we are constantly regenerating new brain cells in the hippocampus, a process called neurogenesis. New stem cells are constantly being born in the hippocampus that ultimately differentiate into fully functional neurons.
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A lot of people who work with Dre, you're lucky if anything sees the light of day.
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With musical theatre, although there are rules, they're so different to the ones I feel like I have accidentally been ingrained with writing pop music. The main point is to tell the story. You just have to make sure the character's voice is strong and the storytelling is strong.
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I haven't even had to learn, but it's just this natural thing to be able to express any emotion I have through the tone of my voice.
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I'd love to have tea and scones with the Queen; she's my idol.
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Whatever the eventual judgment, the political implications of Hutton are already clear. A devastating indictment of Labour in power - and of our political system itself.
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I've been a writer for 42 years and, yes, it is a full time job for me. Not a hobby, but serious work.
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Nobody is perfect, but life is about choices.
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Success depends upon previous preparation, and without such preparation there is sure to be failure.
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Life is too short to drink bad wine.
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Life is a death-defying experience.
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Before, I always lived in anticipation . . . that it was all a preparation for something else, something "greater," more "genuine." But that feeling has dropped away from me completely. I live here and now, this minute, this day, to the full, and the life is worth living.
