Anne Wilson Schaef Quotes
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But ours was intended to be a citizen government. It is what of, by and for the people means. And when our most important issue in California is the creation of jobs, I think it's quite helpful to have someone in the U.S. Senate or in the governor's seat who actually knows where jobs come from.
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Classical quotation is the parole of literary men all over the world.
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The real debate is, when does life begin? When life begins, it deserves protection.
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There were points in my life where I felt oddly irresistible to women. I'm not in that state now and that makes me sad.
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I believe journalism or news will migrate to the online medium.
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The Arab states don't seem to do a good job of providing for their own people, so I am not sure why they would suddenly develop an ability to help the Palestinians.
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I think my sweet spot is to make personal films on not-too-big budgets and also make other people's films, bringing productions to Iceland, upping the business here.
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My college, Fitzwilliam, was pretty good but unfashionable and I lived in digs so I was not part of the cloistered 'old college' environment, which frankly was a bit intimidating. But I worked hard and settled in by exploring politics and girls.
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I don't believe that human beings are necessarily monogamous.
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A culture produces ideas which are being explored, which of interest to that culture at that moment. And I think one of the things a writer can do is to take those ideas and go a bit further with them.
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'A living dog is better than a dead lion.' Judge Douglas, if not a dead lion for this work, is at least a caged and toothless one. How can he oppose the advances of slavery? He don't care anything about it.
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Enjoy every sandwich.
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I just love a challenge, and always have, and will do anything to make it interesting. I'll try anything, really, as long as it's a challenge and you can have some fun doing it.
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In social matters, pointless conventions are not merely the bee sting of etiquette, but the snake bite of moral order.
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If everyone's ready for a shot to start, except for one actor who's intent on getting to the bottom of their soul, it can be a bit annoying.
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Years ago women of my size were considered royalty.
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If movies are causing moral decay, then crime ought to be going up, but crime is going down.
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I don't think anyone sets out to do something bad, it's just that it's very difficult.
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I am shocking, impertinent and insolent that's how it is.
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The way I see it, if you're going to make an action movie, you've got to make one with John Woo.
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But, you know, once you're in government, very often you need to shoulder responsibility. I hope the new Spanish government will think about this and will therefore act accordingly. I really and sincerely hope so.
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We went to the basket and didn't get the calls. They went to the basket and got the calls. Down the stretch, they gave us calls then, but in the middle of the game, we didn't get them. ... My third foul, I was like there must be something wrong with the shot clock. I was baffled.
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You need to claim the events of your life to make yourself yours.
