Fay Weldon Quotes
The desire for self-expression afflicts people when they feel there is something of themselves which is not getting through to the outside world.
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Cuba needs a dose of perestroika.
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I didn't equate a POW camp with a concentration camp.
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I just enjoy life now. I just enjoy every morning I get to wake up.
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My mom says that when I was a little kid, I always used to say I wanted to be an actor, but I don't remember that.
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I have a preference for film just because of the familiarity. It's what I know, and I sort of have nostalgia for it.
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Any job very well done that has been carried out by a person who is fully dedicated is always a source of inspiration.
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I really bonded with my mom, growing up, through our love of horror movies!
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If I were to work with my mom, I probably would not want her to play my mom. That would get too real.
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The only real indulgence was buying a house. That was a pretty big step.
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There are moments when I am really not happy with how I look, or I think it would be an easy way out to try and do the conventionally attractive thing. But part of it is that I don't have the energy to put on, like, makeup. If people want to do that, that's fine. But I've learned that it's not for me.
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I think people respect governments that take decisions and act decisively.
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I'm into the whole American and New York vibe, not just because that's what's going on around me but because of the fit. A lot of guys are into the European cut, but I can't really pull that off with my body type - I'm tall and have big legs.
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I think every day we look at the mess of the chaos of the civil war in Iraq, I think every day people become more and more convinced that the war was a mistake. I think we have to learn from the mistakes of our past.
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If you get something like 'Avatar,' it opens up a lot of big blockbuster doors.
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In the U.S., diversity is a politically correct slogan. In India, it is a historical fact. Much as we in the West may resent it, India has a lot to teach us when it comes to religious tolerance.
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I wanted to be Beetlejuice. I watched nonstop 'Beetlejuice' and 'The Princess Bride' growing up.
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I always make my favorite pancakes with milk, and I also add some fruit - like a banana or apple with some cinnamon sprinkled on top. I also sometimes put peanut butter on my pancakes!
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I've always been really, really aware of my insecurities - really, really aware. I never developed that thick skin that keeps you from letting things get to you.
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About age ten, we moved from the place where I was born, moved overseas.
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I suppose I do think I go out of my way to be a very normal person, and I just find it frustrating that people think that I'm some kind of weirdo reclusive that never comes out into the world.
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We people are a species that's wired to tell stories. We need stories. It's how we make sense of things. It's how we learn.
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If you gay, you gay. Like, that's your preference, you know?
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The political form of a society wherein the proletariat is victorious in overthrowing the bourgeoisie will be a democratic republic.
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The desire for self-expression afflicts people when they feel there is something of themselves which is not getting through to the outside world.
