Norman Davies Quotes
Myth-making is absolutely necessary to create the simplified images that people live off.
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Don't let nobody tell you that you can't do it. Love what you do until you don't love it anymore. Nothing's impossible.
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Judge of your natural character by what you do in your dreams.
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Some of the furor that surrounded a Harry Potter publication was fun.
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When we were children, we used to think that when we were grown-up we would no longer be vulnerable. But to grow up is to accept vulnerability... To be alive is to be vulnerable.
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You are God's own masterpiece! That means you are not ordinary or average; you are a one-of-a-kind original.
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There is no more respected or influential forum in the field of journalism than the New York Times. I look forward, with great anticipation, to contributing to its op-ed page.
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If you don't improve the lives of the poor, it's not charity.
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'The Outsiders' cast in particular was a joy to be around - sweet kids, normal goofy teenagers off camera and serious artists on. They were great. I never got them mixed up with the characters, though. Each of them had his own strong personality.
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I think what you wear really does need to reflect what your own personal style is.
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Actors, after all, dream.
Nastassja Kinski -
If you're taking an antidepressant, it's working, and you're not experiencing side effects, go on taking it. But if it's not working, or not working well enough, or if you have side effects you don't like, talk to your doctor about an alternative approach.
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If American politics are too dirty for women to take part in, there's something wrong with American politics.
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Literary imagination is an aesthetic object offered by a writer to a lover of books.
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I think the most un-American thing you can say is, 'You can't say that.'
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One of the regular intervals of meditation in my life, believe it or not, is in my car.
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People either think I'm this totally savage, idiot-savant genius guy who's lucked out or they think I'm a super-manipulative crafty businessman, this kind of MBA guy who's spotted a gap in the market and knows how to create a product for it. It's flattering, but I've not got that much of a gameplan.
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It is the ability of governments to acquire money without direct taxation that makes modern warfare possible, and a central bank has become the preferred method of accomplishing that.
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I go to movies. I blend in.
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I reckon I would be able compare anything to anything else if you gave me enough time.
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It kind of reminds... I could use the Third Reich, the Big Lie. You say something over and over and over and over again, and people will believe it, and that's their strategy... A hot summer has nothing to do with global warming. Let's keep in mind it was just three weeks ago that people were saying, 'Wait a minute; it is unusually cool.'
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You know Hollywood is a weird and wonderful place, I didn't know I Dream of Jeanie had been cancelled after 5 years until I went back to go on the lot to pick up some clothes and things I had in my dressing room.
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I've participated in the Nautica Malibu Triathlon a couple of times, but only in the running portion.
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Myth-making is absolutely necessary to create the simplified images that people live off.
