Eve Ensler Quotes
You will touch this joy and you will suddenly know it is what you were looking for your whole life, but you were afraid to even acknowledge the absence because the hunger for it was so encompassing.
Quotes to Explore
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I allow myself to fail. I allow myself to break. I'm not afraid of my flaws.
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I definitely have my opinions that I'm very vocal about and I'm not afraid to put them out there.
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If I see something new, I'd be like, 'Ooh, I want to do that.' The hunger to learn and do better never goes. Your mind is always working. You want to do so many creative things.
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I'm afraid of everything. But maybe when you're afraid of everything, it sort of seems like you're scared of nothing.
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We know that for children, hunger is especially devastating.
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I tend to write about my anxieties - it's what I'm afraid will happen. And I write a story working it out.
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I'm afraid Japanese people tend to collective hysteria.
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Hundreds of millions of human beings on our planet increasingly suffer from unemployment, poverty, hunger, and the destruction of their families.
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I feel like a little beast when I'm onstage, and I feel like my fans have that little beast inside of them, too: this hunger for life.
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I love a good cliffhanger. I love when big events happen in shows. I love shows that aren't afraid to take risks and to really do what's best for the story line and realistic for the story line.
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The longest absence is less perilous to love than the terrible trials of incessant proximity.
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I am afraid of privilege, of ease, of entitlement.
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I'm not afraid of problem-solving. There is always a way.
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Live one day at a time, and never be afraid.
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It's very important in life to know when to shut up. You should not be afraid of silence.
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Perhaps he was afraid as I was that we'd be caught. Or perhaps he was breathing me in just as I was letting him come into my lungs, my eyes, my heart.
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Men are such cowards. They outrage every law in the world and are afraid of the world's tongue.
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The reason we all like to think so well of others is that we are all afraid for ourselves. The basis of optimism is sheer terror.
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Love has no value in the absence of truth.
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I want my girls to love math. I want them to think that being a scientist is the coolest possible job on the planet. I want them to not be afraid to lean toward their femininity.
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They wanted to know, you see. They were afraid that with our typical Austrian faces, we might be able to pass. They didn’t want to be fooled. Even then, in the 1920s, they wanted to be able to tell who was a Jew.
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Cherish your solitude. Take trains by yourself to places you have never been. Sleep out alone under the stars. Learn how to drive a stick shift. Go so far away that you stop being afraid of not coming back. Say no when you don’t want to do something. Say yes if your instincts are strong, even if everyone around you disagrees. Decide whether you want to be liked or admired. Decide if fitting in is more important than finding out what you’re doing here. Believe in kissing.
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You will touch this joy and you will suddenly know it is what you were looking for your whole life, but you were afraid to even acknowledge the absence because the hunger for it was so encompassing.
