Nina Bawden Quotes
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Lobbying is a legitimate profession... Many congressional spouses act as lobbyists.
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In every society some men are born to rule, and some to advise.
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Russell Brand is lovely, even though he's a weirdo.
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But you see, I have played more good guys than I have played villains.
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But now that I'm a blonde, guys are so blatant about coming on to me.
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Anger is the enemy of non-violence and pride is a monster that swallows it up.
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All art is exorcism. I paint dreams and visions too; the dreams and visions of my time. Painting is the effort to produce order; order in yourself. There is much chaos in me, much chaos in our time.
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Every minute I'm on the set, it's play time for me. I feel like I'm on the beach!
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At Pixar, we do a million versions of the movie, and every one of them goes through their awkward teenage phase where it's terrible and doesn't make sense, and we just keep working on it.
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Well, I'm not going to sit here and pretend that I haven't been a rogue most of my life.
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I hate when a guy brags... or he sweats.
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Failing to engage in conflict is a terrible decision, one that puts our temporary comfort and the avoidance of discomfort ahead of the ultimate goal of our organization.
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Happiness is a matter of one's most ordinary and everyday mode of consciousness being busy and lively and unconcerned with self.
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I started styling people when I was just eight years old, without even knowing what a stylist was.
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You don't know where life takes you.
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In design as in life, smart can also mean wise, kind, inspiring - and cost-effective. And that has a charm all its own.
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As a heart surgeon I am on constant call, and when not researching or giving lectures, I like to be with my family.
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I just love expanding my horizons and growing as an artist. The only way you get to do that is by doing something that scares you or takes you out of your comfort zone.
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Parallel cinema has not made an effort to communicate in a language the other person understands.
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They say it all started out with a big bang. But, what I wonder is, was it a big bang or did it just seem big because there wasn't anything else drown it out at the time?
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I write a lot about disadvantaged people, particularly vulnerable children, because I feel that that's who I was. That is familiar terrain for me. And I try to write about things that are very close to me because I want people to feel the passion that I have for the subject.
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Vintage is my vocabulary... like the notes of a musician.
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I don't understand why women get upset when you compare them to one of the monkeys from Planet of the Apes, even one of the heroic ones, like Dr. Zera.
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Children often have a much stronger concept of morality than adults.
