Yasunari Kawabata Quotes
A secret, if it's kept, can be sweet and comforting, but once it leaks out it can turn on you with a vengeance.
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But the Western countries that link their partnership with the poorest countries with respect for democracy also have to consider that they have obligations towards these countries.
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Any partying I did, I did at home. I didn't want to be in the spotlight... There's an easy way to get away from the paparazzi; they're not that difficult to hide from and you don't need to go out for coffee every five minutes.
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Compassion doesn't, of course, mean feeling sorry for people, or pity, which is how the word has become emasculated in a way.
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I do want people to see me as a well-rounded actress, not just someone who plays in 'Turtle' movies.
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The idea is a straightforward one. We provide an account for every newborn in America, a $500 account.
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If you like gold, there are many reasons you should like Bitcoin.
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I used to not like being called a 'woman architect': I'm an architect, not just a woman architect. Guys used to tap me on the head and say, 'You are okay for a girl.' But I see the incredible amount of need from other women for reassurance that it could be done, so I don't mind that at all.
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To hear the appreciation, the screams - that's what any of us need. We're at our best when we're wanted.
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The Worldly Hope men set their Hearts upon Turns Ashes - or it prospers; and anon, Like Snow upon the Desert's dusty Face, Lighting a little hour or two - is gone.
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After that I won a prize, I was with a group of ancient music of Spain that they helped me a lot with a grant, you see, during three years. And so I made my debut in 1944 and I found myself helping my family, it was a very poor family.
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People dance and we have a lot of music and... this might be the closet I get for a while.
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Bands from Akron have a sense of humor and don't tend to take themselves too seriously.
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I don't think I ever thought of growing up to be anything other than a musician. There really wasn't a plan B. Well, a kind of a distant plan B was to be a Formula One driver, but there really wasn't an entry point.
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I think younger readers connect so readily to animal characters because they share a certain vulnerability, particularly when it comes to adult humans, who can be a rather unpredictable lot.
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I think if people were to look at badminton and tennis, they'd see they're actually very similar; the profile would increase, and we might be in a better position as a sport.
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I support this war on terror and the war on radical Islam.
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At a dinner party one should eat wisely but not too well, and talk well but not too wisely.
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They say that women dress for other women, but I don't think that's entirely true. If we want to look flossy out-and-about on a Friday night, we're dressing for the boys - and it's nice when they notice.
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I've been online long enough to know if I don't like the first results I get, I go look for more.
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Every time I come home, it is the same great pleasure to lie down in my bed. That's when I think, 'home sweet home.'
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For years, I have been inspired by the inventive and masterful storytelling of the 'SAO' franchise. I'm thrilled to get the opportunity to work with such talented partners to bring this cutting-edge yet timeless story to a new format at Skydance.
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I think there's a feeling of - a grassroots feeling of being betrayed by the elites in some way: that the system is working for itself and not for the people at the bottom.
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I'm just someone who cannot fake it. I can only do something with my full heart invested or just not do it at all.
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A secret, if it's kept, can be sweet and comforting, but once it leaks out it can turn on you with a vengeance.
