Eva Figes Quotes
But the gates of my happy childhood had clanged shut behind me; I had become adult enough to recognize the need to conceal unbearable emotions for the sake of others.
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If I asked for a cup of coffee, someone would search for the double meaning.
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Going to rehearsals of school plays got me out of science. It became clear what inspired me and what dampened my spirit. The only other thing I could do at school was trampolining - it didn't seem to have much future in it.
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It's not about 'succeeding,' but sometimes on a film, you know you've captured something.
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Sometimes I can be misunderstood. I'm really competitive.
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Despotism is a long crime.
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Sometimes I think sportsmanship is a little bit forgotten in place of the individual attention.
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I would've been a really big silent movie star.
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I've found all of my apartments on Craigslist. I've got good Craigslist luck. I just sit on my couch and really focus on it, and I've gotten really lucky that way.
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My mother went to a school called 'The Club of the Three Wise Monkeys'. And my grandmother, my father's mother, had a gold charm for her made with the speak no, see no, hear no evil monkeys. And I was fascinated by that charm. I'd sit in my mother's lap and play with it all the time.
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Change is not only likely, it's inevitable.
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Wonder Woman, she's amazing. I love everything that she represents and everything that she stands for. She's all about love and compassion and truth and justice and equality, and she's a whole lot of woman.
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I never had those dreams of making the Olympics. Never.
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In order to survive in a dangerous neighborhood, Israel has always needed to be more than tough. The country has always needed to be smart.
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My opinion, young people go to the Internet. To the Internet distribution system right now, you put it up there and it's accessed by the world.
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We should craft our laws to allow images of criminal suspects to be captured in public - but also to make sure that the government does not unduly infringe on the privacy rights of innocent citizens.
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I like the Stereophonics. I know the lead singer, Kelly Jones, and there's the Welsh connection.
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I swear a lot; I always have. So does my husband. Our son, surprisingly, does not swear much at all.
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After the Tiananmen Massacre, I felt compelled not only to continue writing but to actively resist the restrictions placed on freedom of speech. I set up the publishing company in Hong Kong, with offices in Shenzhen in mainland China, and managed to publish works of fiction, philosophy, and politics by unapproved authors.
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I do believe that in the future there will be a movie called 'Deadpool vs. Wolverine'.
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Being responsible sometimes means pissing people off.
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Being a founder is like being a parent. You always stay involved.
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It's extremely difficult to say what one actually means by 'sculpture' other than, in a provisional sense, it's something that goes on the floor or a pedestal, and loosely applies to a certain history of the use of that term.
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Like Russell, I enjoy the fact that when I'm playing solo, if I want to do something completely spontaneous, I don't have to worry about how I'm going to cue the other musicians, or if it's something that's rehearsed.
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But the gates of my happy childhood had clanged shut behind me; I had become adult enough to recognize the need to conceal unbearable emotions for the sake of others.
