Virginia Woolf Quotes
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Lives have been altered in fundamental ways, and later, after they acquire a more complete understanding of what goals are actually attainable, many are left facing a lot of pain and frustration. And yet, there's no culture of complaint.
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I just can't get used to the idea of being somebody unreal in people's minds. I can't live my life like that. And it's just anathema to being a writer. It's not healthy.
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I work eight hours a day, but I'm not writing all that time. I'm thinking, editing, looking something up. Thinking is what I do a lot of.
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I used to write bits and pieces of comedy material for various comics that were at the Windmill... as well as my film job, I was under contract, I was allowed to do that and everything.
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Can I eventually take classes and eliminate my accent? Sure. I guess anybody could. But this is who I am, and this is what I got. And there are millions of people who sound just like me. Millions. It's not like this is some novelty.
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One should always play fairly when one has the winning cards.
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You work with some people, you see a spark in them and you can't help praising them. But everyone has their own destiny. No one can make anyone. Who reaches where and when, is all written.
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There's no limit to how complicated things can get, on account of one thing always leading to another.
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If I was to keep playing, I had to play in Detroit, and it just wasn't for me anymore.
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Happiness is a mysterious concept. It seems to work best as futurity: at that point I will be happy, et cetera. I feel like I experience small pieces of joy day to day.
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Unending was the stream, unending the misery, unending the sorrow.
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All I ever wanted to do was play competitive golf against the best players in the world.
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I don't think I was born beautiful. I just think I was born me.
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I like to spend as much time with my friends and family as possible.
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Dried porcini add a substantial, deep flavour to otherwise more neutral vegetables. I use them in risottos, mashed roots and winter soups.
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I would've been a really big silent movie star.
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A voice is such a deep, personal reflection of character.
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There are heads of royal families who control hereditary fortunes that defy comprehension.
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I'm certain about my decision to divorce you. Stop hoping.
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Chinese learning is an internal learning, but Western learning is an external one; Chinese learning is for the cultivation of oneself, just as Western learning is for the handling of worldly affairs.
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I can't stand it when men are snarky.
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When you're on your deathbed, you probably aren't counting the movies you've made.
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They say there were birds who used to soar through the skies like planes.It seems strange that a small animal could achieve anything as complex as human engineering, but the possibility is too enticing to ignore.
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But beauty must be broken daily to remain beautiful.
