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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What did it matter if he existed for two or for twenty years? Happiness was the fact that he had existed.
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All too often, government's response to social breakdown has been a classic case of 'patching' - a case of handing money out, containing problems and limiting the damage but, in doing so, supporting - even reinforcing - dysfunctional behaviour.
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When I did get married and then had children, it was Beatles' songs I sang to them at night. As one of the youngest of 24 cousins, I had never held an infant or baby-sat. I didn't know any lullabies, so I sang Sam and Grace to sleep with 'I Will' and 'P.S. I Love You.'
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Effective teaching involves explaining to our children what they're already observing in our lives by example.
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It takes enormous strength to be a real woman.
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Children often have a much stronger concept of morality than adults.
