Dacia Maraini Quotes
Aging has brought me greater liberty in fiction. When I was young I was harder on myself. I wrote with an idea of absolute seriousness.
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Understanding that being nervous, having doubts and lacking confidence are emotions that are human is how you deal with it. It is okay to feel that way... and then understanding that you can work through it.
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It's no longer a question of staying healthy. It's a question of finding a sickness you like.
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The rights of copyright holders need to be protected, but some draconian remedies that have been suggested would create more problems than they would solve.
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You've got to try to guard, make an effort to defend to the best of your ability. You have to rebound the ball, which was an area that was so critical. And they wanted you to play smart and have fun. I've kind of tried to let our people understand those are the most important things that I could possibly tell them.
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The stage is the best experience in the world. It's a great compliment to be able to share the music, because people can hear my album but they don't get to make the connection in the same way as when it's one-to-one.
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I just take it one day at a time. Austin Powers has given me a lot of opportunities as far as my career.
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Sure, I've been a victim, but in retrospect, most of it has been of my own making. I allowed it to happen.
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I have as much artistic freedom in my television work as I have in my films.
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I think all television has to be about relationships and I don't think horror for the sake of it can work unless you're able to ground it in some kind of relationship.
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When people say 'marriage' to me... It's always a means to an end. Everyone's so in a rush to define the relationship.
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I wanted to be Beetlejuice. I watched nonstop 'Beetlejuice' and 'The Princess Bride' growing up.
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I think being on a set where people aren't being treated as equals, and with just a common level of decency and respect, is really uncomfortable.
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I know that John Adams has had a very hard time directing French ensembles.
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I am proud of my kids and happy to brag about their achievements. Their success has been an immense source of happiness for me.
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In fact, the Senkaku Islands are... inherent territory of Japan that is recognized in our history and also by international law.
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My dad is truly the person who always made me believe in myself, to appreciate that I was smart.
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If I get too type-cast, that's the worst possible scenario.
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My Christian Louboutins are also one of the secrets to my not-for-profit success. Here's why - and it's something that everyone who manages employees, whether in a for-profit business or a not-for-profit, should keep in mind: A little extravagance goes a long way.
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The more you stay with and/or complain about a toxic person, the more you're merely delaying doing the important inner work you need to do - to heal your wounds, expand your limiting beliefs, and show yourself far more love and respect.
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If you say you want to automate cars and save people's lives, the skills you need for that aren't taught in any particular discipline. I know - I was interested in working on automating cars when I was a Ph.D. student in 1995.
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I'm not ridiculously wealthy, but I don't squander money either.
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Sadness isn't sadness. It's happiness in a black jacket. Tears are not tears. They're balls of laughter dipped in salt. Death is not death. It's life that's jumped off a tall cliff.
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Aging has brought me greater liberty in fiction. When I was young I was harder on myself. I wrote with an idea of absolute seriousness.
