Shirley Chisholm (Shirley Anita Chisholm) Quotes
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I loved 'Dungeons & Dragons'. That was actually a good cartoon to me.
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Gemma Arterton in 'The Master Builder' at the Almeida - she was absolutely brilliant. Ibsen is difficult and quite hard to follow, but she just brings the stage to life.
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There are certain pressures and things that change your life to a degree that, in the cost benefit analysis that constantly goes on, sometimes makes you think, 'Maybe I should just leave.'
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It's very important to have the comfort of the regulator in every geography where you operate.
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I’m not leaving,” Sam said, his eyes fixed on the boy he was holding. “Not until Disney Princess here apologizes, or his head comes off, one of the two.
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I have an apartment in Brooklyn - I guess I call it my shrine. I go there to create and recoup, or hibernate sometimes, but my home is in Dallas where I live with my children.
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The vitrines exist so that you can see objects, but not touch them: they frame things, suspend them, tantalise through distance.
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This is an age of science. ... All important fields of activity from the breeding of bees to the administration of an empire, call for an understanding of the spirit and the technique of modern science. The nations that do not cultivate the sciences cannot hold their own.
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I always say to people, "If you share my dream, why don't we walk together?" And that's my only organizing tool.
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My home has to feel airy and bright with natural light. I don't switch on lamps until it is literally black outside.
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I'm a working-class person, working with class.
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I feel like I would need to investigate and get some local tips. I think if I've learned anything from being on tour, it's that sometimes things you see in the guidebooks are stereotypically the best things to do, but there's no substitute for local knowledge on that stuff.
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I completely disagree if someone says that corruption of junior government officers should be overlooked.
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That's something that's so often overlooked in this game - the dynamics of the locker room.
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I think about terrorism in terms of popcorn. You can't tell which kernels are popcorn and which are not, but you assume you'll always have some kernels that are going to pop.
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When I'm not shooting, I go to school every day. When I am shooting, I have tutors on set helping me.
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Men gossip for just as long and about the same subjects as women, but tend to talk more about themselves.
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The ancillary aspect of every British city now is the council estate.
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I'm not a hero or a superstar. I'm an everyday guy. I feel happy when children approach me. I feel that something good is happening in life when little kids recognise me.
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I've never had a plan for the future.
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All of the good, weird stories I’ve written are based on things I’ve dredged out of my subconscious. That’s the real stuff. Everything else is fake.
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Any time things appear to be going better, you have overlooked something.
