Gabriela Mistral Quotes
There is the joy of being healthy and fair, but there is overall the beauty, the immense joy of being useful.
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If you have a movie coming out, and people are talking about you, the amount of scripts will build.
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I was quite nervous about meeting William's father, but he was very, very welcoming, very friendly, it couldn't have gone easier really for me.
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Creative people are more prone to depression.
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What's the most important thing in the world? It's love, and I look at that as an energy, not a sentiment.
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We are constantly competing with the monsters from the id.
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Ain't no place like New Orleans. It's one of kind.
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I just think that if one is going to preach nonviolence and one is going to advocate for nonviolence, one's standard should be consistent.
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I think 'The Wire' really is relatable. It reflects an ongoing issue across America, about inaccuracies in major cities between rich and the poor and some of the things that go on behind the red tape of council and government bodies.
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Too often, older women are seen as victims, but I know lots of formidable women who have marvellous jobs as well as a full erotic life, and children and friends and family.
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A commodity appears at first sight an extremely obvious, trivial thing. But its analysis brings out that it is a very strange thing, abounding in metaphysical subtleties and theological niceties.
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To appear on the stage drunk, to have them leave there and remember me making drunken mistakes, that was death.
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I don't want to put one innocent person to death to put 99 that are guilty to death. So philosophically I'm a tooth-for-tooth guy, but the reality is the death penalty as public policy is flawed.
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I did all sorts of jobs after drama school - working in a bar, as a teaching assistant. I probably learned as much from them as I did at drama school.
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I once went into a meeting, and every woman put her a million-pound bag on the table. Then I'm there with my tote bag and anorak. And I'm like, well, I'm still the most important person in the room right now.
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The beauty of jazz is that it's malleable. People are addressing it to suit their own personalities.
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Being a father makes everything in the world make sense.
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My size is a huge part of me. You just have to appreciate those kinds of things. So I wasn't born with long legs - who cares. You just have to embrace it. Being body positive is really important to your overall happiness.
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Perhaps measuring animal intelligence by comparing it to human intelligence isn't the best litmus test.
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Instead of indulging in jealousy, greed, in relishing themselves, there are men who keep their hearts alert to the stillness in which time rolls on and leaves us behind. … those who are open to the wonder will not miss it. Faith is found in solicitude for faith, in an inner care for the wonder that is everywhere.
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The poetical language of an age should be the current language heightened.
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It's fair to characterise me as competitive and determined, but anyone who works with me will attest to the fact I believe very strongly in the notion of servant leadership.
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If the financial system collapses, it's really, really hard to put it back together again.
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There is the joy of being healthy and fair, but there is overall the beauty, the immense joy of being useful.
