Sigourney Weaver (Susan Alexandra "Sigourney" Weaver) Quotes
When you're young, there's so much that you can't take in. It's pouring over you like a waterfall. When you're older, it's less intense, but you're able to reach out and drink it. I love being older.
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I didn't even know I could sing or write songs. I didn't have that education. But people shouldn't think they can look down on someone like me, because I've had the same success as others, sold the same amount of records, if not more. They shouldn't think that because I'm just from 'The X Factor,' I'm not credible or respected as much.
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Today, more than ever, citizens demand with good reason that moral and ethical principles be upheld and that exemplariness preside over our public life. And the king, as the head of state, must not only be an example but also a servant to that just and legitimate demand of the citizens.
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I met my agent when I was 10 years old on a family skiing vacation. He asked if I was interested in acting, and I had been doing school plays. A couple of years later, I called him up, and I started auditioning.
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I always try to make films in such a way that it's hard to imagine how they came to be, or where they came from.
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I am an opponent of war and of war preparations and an opponent of universal military training and conscription; but entirely apart from that issue, I hold that segregation in any part of the body politic is an act of slavery and an act of war.
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The partner that you have is supposed to make you a better person, and when you're happy, you're a better person.
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I've had grand pianos that are more expensive than, like, a year's worth of rent.
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I live with my mum and my nan. I think I will leave eventually, but not at the moment when they look after me so well. If you came to my house, they'd make you eat something.
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The deadpan brilliance of John McCrea has been underrepresented in music since 2004, when Cake served up 'Pressure Chief.'
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The end of science is not to prove a theory, but to improve mankind.
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Nobody on this earth has the right to tell anyone that their love for another human being is morally wrong.
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The kind of in-depth investigative journalism we practice at 'Frontline' is thoughtful, rigorous, and time-intensive. It requires us to constantly seek untold stories and to give our producers and reporters the time and resources to dig into them deeply.
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Human behavior in the midst of hardship caught my attention very early on, and my first stories were all pictures, no words.
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I can be very self-destructive, but quietly.
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I was booed at the premiere of 'Miss Julie,' a remarkably stimulating experience.
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When you're 25, it's a little bit easier to be daring, especially if you are a pop star, because eccentric behavior is expected from you.
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I'm a very political person, and I think things through clearly, even when I was 18 years old.
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I couldn't help but be impressed by the magnitude of the earthquake.
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There is a tendency to try to dumb everything down and turn everything into a one-paragraph press release or even less, just a slogan.
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Put too many one-size-fits-all jackets on Americans and the place explodes.
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Family is always first. Even though my kids are older - my son is 25 and my daughter is 21 - I still like to sit down and have dinner with them as much as I can.
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I'm the C.E.O., nominated by the shareholders. If they're not happy, I have to take the consequences.
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Miracles happen. They have happened to me and they are happening to you. You need only look to the people in your lives in order to see them.
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When you're young, there's so much that you can't take in. It's pouring over you like a waterfall. When you're older, it's less intense, but you're able to reach out and drink it. I love being older.
