Pyotr Ouspensky Quotes
Possibly the most interesting first impression of my life came from the world of dreams.
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A lot of panel programmes rely on men topping each other, or sparring with each other, which is not generally a very female thing.
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In our culture, the shame about accidental pregnancy is inextricable from the shame about having had sex. That disapproval of sex is one reason our record with contraception is so poor. If you're not supposed to be sexual, you don't plan for sex. You cross your fingers and hope for the best.
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I have a song about being in love. I have a song about being supportive. There's inspiring ones, and there's some that show a little bit more fun and daring. It really is a range of who I am.
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Crime stories are our version of sitting round a camp fire and telling tales. We enjoy being scared under safe circumstances. That's why there's no tradition of crime writing in countries that have wars.
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Life is so fast these days, and we're exposed to so much information. Television makes us a witness to such misery.
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In this world without quiet corners, there can be no easy escapes from history, from hullabaloo, from terrible, unquiet fuss.
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There's no regrets for me.
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I went from a player who was never fit to a person who actually worked hard to get myself in shape.
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Filming 'Eclipse' - Eclipse was my favorite book so I was really excited to start filming the movie. I just love that it's the height of the love triangle. 'Twilight' develops Edward and Bella's relationship, 'New Moon' develops Jacob and Bella's and in 'Eclipse,' the three of them are physically together.
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Too many times, the international community has not prepared the post-conflict period in time.
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I'm a runner first before anything else.
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I've always wanted to tackle the casual part of dressing. Knits to me are always just easy. I've fantasized about packing a suitcase of only knits: You just throw them in, roll them in a ball, pull them out and they still look fabulous.
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I hate when a guy brags... or he sweats.
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The past is the beginning of the beginning and all that is and has been is but the twilight of the dawn.
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In Europe we could do it, if we fly as soon as the event is over.
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If I fell into one relationship after another with men who were either emotionally tuned out and unavailable or hotheaded and controlling, or both, it was because I was lacking in good sense about men.
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Most important thought, if you love someone, tell him or her, for you never know what tomorrow may have in store.
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There are a lot of historical novelists who do the research about the clothes and maybe even the eating utensils, but they're basically taking modern people and putting them in old drag - it's sort of the 'Gone With the Wind' approach.
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A person in the business of defending criminal cases is going to live in controversy all of his or her life.
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People always ask, 'How do you write so many books?' And I say, I work a lot. I work six or seven days a week.
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I've been invited to speak at about 20 colleges. There's always this moment when I'm having dinner with the college president: 'Ernie, where'd you go to school?'
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The world is using up its natural resources at an alarming rate, and this has caused a permanent shift in their value. We all need to adjust our behavior to this new environment. It would help if we did it quickly.
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Possibly the most interesting first impression of my life came from the world of dreams.
