Amanda Foreman Quotes
I think that once you become a parent, you cease to think of yourself as a hero or heroine.
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I don't think I could think of a single thing that's more isolating than being famous.
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I think it's a natural human tendency, when you read something, you tend to read a lot of your prejudices into it. And neuroscience is like a lot of disciplines - it has fashions; things change.
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I enjoy the sari. I think it's the sexiest garment ever. It shows you the right amount, it covers the right amount, it's extremely versatile, it suits every body type, it suits every face.
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I like to think I'm a role model for women. But I also don't like to just limit it to women. I like to think I'm a role model for human beings in general.
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I'm a Christian, and I'm not judgmental towards anyone. I think that's really important.
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There's just a natural instinct to want to be great, I think.
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Rapunzel is a bit more relatable than the other princesses, especially because she doesn't even know that she's a princess until the very end of the movie. I like to think of her as the bohemian Disney princess. She's barefoot and living in a tower. She paints and reads... She's a Renaissance woman.
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I try to choose the projects that I think are the most well-written and well-executed, and the rest of it is so beyond my control to be almost not worth thinking about at all.
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I think the CG is an instrument to create reality. I don't think it's an instrument to create a heightened reality.
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When I read about the way in which library funds are being cut and cut, I can only think that American society has found one more way to destroy itself.
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I think Jesus was about bringing people together and connecting people in love, hanging out with the people who other people didn't want to hang out with. Spending time with the worst of the worst because He knew those are the people who needed Him most.
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I like my country, but I don't think like an Italian. It's a complex, complicated difficult country to make things happen in.
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My faith informs everything I think and do. It's part of my value system.
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I think it's important for people of colour to have similar opportunities to white people; that's what is most important.
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I think there are some people who are just kind of born to create drama and then capitalise on it.
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The Muslim Brotherhood is the parent organization of extreme ideology. They are the godfather of all terrorist organizations. They spread it all over the world.
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A lot of actors won't do things because they say it is boring when you are always working. A lot of them won't go on tour, a lot won't do pantomime. I think you should do everything.
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My career? I never think of it as a 'career.' Art and music and all those things that I'm creating are just part of me.
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I read a lot of plays as a kid, but I didn't see that many plays, so I feel better-versed in film history and film structure. I just think it's easier to think in pictures.
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I learned courage from Buddha, Jesus, Lincoln, Einstein, and Mr. Cary Grant.
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Within a month I announced I was going to start this initiative: A World of Women for World Peace.
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When large numbers of men are unable to find work, unemployment results.
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I hated to fight all the time just to enjoy my day. Fighting wasn't the kind of thing that I enjoyed, but I grew to enjoy it because I did it so long.
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I think that once you become a parent, you cease to think of yourself as a hero or heroine.
