Eve Ensler Quotes
Between the combination of Judeo-Christian religious 'be good be good be good' and Capitalist 'something's wrong with you, buy this' and the parental upbringing, which is 'you're wrong, you're not thin enough, you're not smart enough' I mean, hello! We don't have a shot.
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No one should drive a hard bargain with an artist.
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The director had come to Madrid to court me.
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I created something that became a phenomenon without becoming a prisoner to it.
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Whether it comes from a despotic sovereign or an elected president, from a murderous general or a beloved leader, I see power as an inhuman and hateful phenomenon.
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The game of basketball is one thing, but the image of the game is another thing.
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During my theatre days, I was more comfortable doing comedy. It's such an irony. I have always played a buffoon on stage, and yet I don't have any comic role to my credit.
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I love fire. As a child I loved setting light to things. I'd always be in the forest putting matches to pieces of wood. I've always regarded fire as my friend.
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The thing is that pictures are everywhere. The question is what we don't see, and why don't we see so much. I just see it.
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The major political battles about guns in our society concern handguns and assault weapons, not long arms like hunting rifles.
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Usually I like to have them, but going drum-less pushes everything in a new direction and makes it easier to keep things sounding different.
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At the weekends, I usually have around 50 kids running around in my back garden. They are all friends of my kids. I know all their names. We have barbecues, put up tents, and play soccer. I love it.
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I never thought of myself as a songwriter. I was just an artist writing songs, and they just happened to get placed.
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I like that Barack got that job.
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We are so isolated in our own little worlds, in our own little geographies, that it's pretty hard to understand where someone else is coming from. And so I think that we have to really think about what that means as a country and, frankly, whether this segregation that we have is durable over the long run.
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In my previous life, I was an artist. I still paint. I love art.
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I don't worry about the integrity of the game. Our players are professionals.
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I'm not a big lingerie girl. I see it, and I love it, and I appreciate it, and sometimes I even buy it, and then it never gets worn. It just seems like kind of a wasted middle step. Either you're dressed or you're not. What is this in-between stuff?
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It's my job to know what's available from every retailer, catalog, website, antiques mall, and craftsperson. A good designer or decorator has to have an almost encyclopedic knowledge.
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You just have to keep trying to do good work, and hope that it leads to more good work.
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My expectations-which I extended whenever I came close to accomplishing my goals-made it impossible ever to feel satisfied with my success.
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Whoever sets any bounds for the reconstructive power of the religious life over the social relations and institutions of men, to that extent denies the faith of the Master.
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Killers can seem smart when you can't figure out who they are.
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Between the combination of Judeo-Christian religious 'be good be good be good' and Capitalist 'something's wrong with you, buy this' and the parental upbringing, which is 'you're wrong, you're not thin enough, you're not smart enough' I mean, hello! We don't have a shot.
