Uljana Semjonova Quotes
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Containment, as everyone will recall, was a rough plan for stopping the Communists any time they crossed a certain line dividing our half of the world from theirs.
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My aim is to change the social norms of Pakistan; women here look up to me. I started very early, worked on myself, and the effect is for all to see.
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I am always locked in my design studio.
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I suffered from 'No one will ever fancy me!' syndrome, well into my teens. Even now I do not consider myself to be some kind of great, sexy beauty. Absolutely not.
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I loved Alessandra Torre's 'Black Lies.'
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Society becomes how we behave.
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Fiction basically is a form of gossip where you want to enter other people's lives, the lives of people you don't know, and you want to know what's going to happen to them.
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We have a world minus a whole lot of talent that has stepped out of contention for leadership, only because they don't want to seem too aggressive, too smart, unattractive, or too male.
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I don't know what the instinct is, to save every report card, every half-sentence scribbled note, but my mother did it pretty effectively, and I've done it to a fare-thee-well.
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It's time to face facts: Most people stop being environmentalists when they sit down to eat.
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I don't see a superstar out there. I don't see Georges St-Pierre coming back.
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We are all inclined to judge ourselves by our ideals; others by their acts.
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I like almonds as a snack - keeps your energy up but doesn't fill you up.
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Ultravox were the blueprint for what I wanted to do, but I stumbled across them by accident.
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The truth is women use contraception not only as a way to prevent unintended pregnancies, but also to improve their health and the health of their families. Increased access to contraception is directly linked to declines in maternal and infant mortality.
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The sensory acts are accordingly distinguished by their objects.
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I've always said I've wanted to be around forever. I never wanted to be the latest, greatest thing. I want to be like Willie Nelson - touring when I'm 70. To do that, you can't be the latest, greatest thing because those things fizzle out.
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I have never gotten a B in my life. I would honestly be mortified if I got a B. I'm so academically driven.
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It has been said that America is a country for the poor, not for the rich. There would be more correctness in saying it is the country for both, where the latter have a relish for free government; but, proportionally, more for the former than for the latter.
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I never heard the word 'compromise' used. So I'm starting to believe that these terms only come into play to try and force Republicans to do what the Democrats want.
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Disconnection or alienation from the past has political consequences.
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When I look at China's environmental problems, the real barrier is not lack of technology or money. It's lack of motivation.
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I refuse to make money out of my science. My laurel is not for sale like so many bales of cotton.
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I sign so many autographs, my hand hurts every day.
