Virginia Woolf Quotes
I like books whose virtue is all drawn together in a page or two. I like sentences that don't budge though armies cross them.
Quotes to Explore
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But... watching Steven Barnes taught me to treat my life like an art form.
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There is a humanitarian impulse that one aspires to and there are days when one doesn't do it very well.
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All my books are optimistic!
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There might be 1 finger on the trigger, but there will be 15 fingers on the safety catch.
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Politics is a herd mentality. Politicians don't really lead. Politicians reflect what they think is consensus opinion.
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Switzerland is a place where they don't like to fight, so they get people to do their fighting for them while they ski and eat chocolate.
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Everyone should play their role in tearing down the wall of hatred.
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I've written a screenplay that is a series of monologues and songs; they form this sort of human tapestry across time and place. The form is strange, but I find it really fascinating.
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In Europe and the United States, you've got different systems to select candidates, and no system is perfect.
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I admire all people who are trying to be a good power in this chaotic world.
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War used to be something you could stand on the nearby hill and watch. Now we have total war; everybody's in it. We have total economics as well. Everything affects everybody. The Malaysian currency shakes, and people around the world are seriously affected.
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For us Indians, I don't think English can ever exude that magic of emotions which our mother tongue can.
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The current prohibition laws are forcing drug disputes to be played out with guns in our streets. We need to put a stop to this criminal drug element in our country.
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I love Canada. Canada is a great neighbour. Canada has been a great friend and neighbor for many, many years.
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From the first instant I met her, I wanted to be Nora Ephron. I just really wanted to please her.
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I was trying to be Mary Tyler Moore. I loved her in 'The Dick Van Dyke Show.'
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You don't get happy by sitting around going on, 'Oh this is a horrible situation, what to do?' You've got to find the courage to change that. I think change is extremely hard for people.
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Right away when I got to college, I realized that being a politician sucks. It's really hard! It wasn't for me. B.J. Novak is convinced that I will run for mayor of Chicago at some point. He begs me to do it. It'd be a tough gig, but I was always very attracted to the idea of helping people and trying to make the city a better place.
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An 18th century brain, in a 21st century head.
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Like as a wise man in time of peace prepares for war.
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Even if it's not what you planned, you can make a life for yourself on your own and be happy.
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I ain't good-lookin', but I'm somebody's angel child.
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There seems to be a hypnotic quality to ambition and speed, so that you feel that you are standing still just because you want to go so fast. You might actually be getting close to your goal.
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I like books whose virtue is all drawn together in a page or two. I like sentences that don't budge though armies cross them.
