Dacia Maraini Quotes
Above all else she mustn't think that using her body will help her attain her goal. Men use women who play seductively, and then they look down on them.
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All history is defined by shifting modes of reality and time and how things change. That's what I love about cinema. It changes in the moment.
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It seems to me that trying to live without friends is like milking a bear to get cream for your morning coffee. It is a whole lot of trouble, and then not worth much after you get it.
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When I'm in the studio, I don't finish the song and say, 'That's going to be a big ringtone.'
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Any time Khaled comes to your video, it just steps it up that much more. He's so fun; people love him.
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The very idea of carrying my memory into eternity devastated me, and I took refuge in atheism.
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I just always wanted to be left alone to go into a creative space.
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What you look like, whether you're Brad Pitt or Charles Laughton, is significant for actors.
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If God, as some now say, is dead, He no doubt died of trying to find an equitable solution to the Arab-Jewish problem.
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We had a kid. The kid was awesome. She didn't fall asleep easily. We complained about it. We got frustrated. But we didn't look for an out. We just accepted that this was part of parenting.
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There are no more excuses for leaving women out of the inner circles of power. Qualified women are everywhere. Women are ready for leadership; they just need to be identified and asked.
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I like to play 'Battleship,' and I also like 'Wordle' on iPhone. These are good things to play while you're on set. 'Words with Friends' is also great.
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You have to expect the raps when you have achieved popularity as a writer.
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PETA's campaign should be included in school curricula. If we can open children's hearts and minds to animals' needs, teach them to treat a dog or a chicken as if they feel fear and love and pain - as they do - then they will grow up to understand that we are all worthy of respect.
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The Latin musical tradition is very rich and gives the singer a lot of freedom to explore a range of.
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I get used to my fountain pens and my clothes, and I can never throw them away. I replace them only when I see that they are broken or embarrassing to wear.
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It was never important for a wedding to be about anything other than me and my partner. A big celebration was never my cup of tea.
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We're not a fragile people. We're not a frightful people. Our power doesn't come from some self-declared savior promising that he alone can restore order as long as we do things his way. We don't look to be ruled.
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Basically we just created our own label, but again we just did it to document our own music and create our own thing, so the major labels were just always out of our picture, we're not interested.
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I had a long talk with Bruce Springsteen on a rooftop during the Vote for Change tour (in 2004). And it boiled down to this: That guy you used to be, he’s still in the car. He’ll always be in the car. Just don’t let him drive. He might be shouting out directions. But whatever you do, don’t let him get behind the wheel.
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Why did you destroy Manny's office, then?" "I--can't breathe--" "That is the point of choking you," I pointed out. "Haste, please, if you want to live." -Cassiel
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Islam has a proud tradition of tolerance.
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Before I came, I went to visit Jane Austen's grave in Winchester Cathedral to pay my respects, you know, and tell her about the grosses. Laughter I don't know how she would react to an evening like this, but I do hope - I do hope she knows how big she is in Uruguay.
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Above all else she mustn't think that using her body will help her attain her goal. Men use women who play seductively, and then they look down on them.
