Adrienne von Speyr Quotes
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Everything's a risk, by the way, these days. Every film you make is a risk. There's no guarantee.
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If a Chinese student does not know Chinese learning, it's like a person without a surname, a horse without a bridle, a boat without a helm. The more Western learning he possesses, the more hateful of China he will become. Even if he becomes a capable man of vast learning, how can he be of any use to the state?
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The weapon of suicide bombing is so desperate that you aren't even left with the possibility of taking revenge or punishing anyone; the terrorist is killed along with his victims, his blood mixing with theirs.
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I have been a judge for 15 years and I've made up my own mind during all that time.
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When you're under stress as a human being, you behave oddly and your relationships with people become strained.
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I just prepare myself to perform well, to support my teammates to play well, to try to get to the final, to the World Series.
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The first play I saw was a Samuel Beckett play which was great.
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There's no such thing as a non-final cut director.
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I hardly look at myself in the mirror... I'll only wear makeup if I need to cover something up. But I've recently started caring about my skin. I just turned 60 and was like, 'OK, maybe it's time to start thinking about it.' Before that, I would just splash water on my face, put cream on, and then leave.
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I had a wonderful mother who wanted my sister and me to have everything, even though money was a very prominent thing we didn't have. But we had a very happy childhood - pretty much ideal, in fact.
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I don't think that women need to smell interesting.
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Without a dog, you'll be without at least one creature who thinks you are the smartest, most decent and heroic human being on the planet.
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Twenty20 is cricket on speed. In an era of hectic lifestyles and falling attention spans, it gives spectators more drama and intensity in three hours that they would get from a whole-day match. And even though it is a heady cocktail of money, entertainment and media, at its core it is cricket.
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It's not unusual for a would-be entrepreneur to get turned down half a dozen times before finding a willing investor - yet in most companies, it takes only one 'nyet' to kill a project stone dead.
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It's how the '70s were for movies, the 2000s are for TV. I think it's a phenomenal time for TV and to be involved in it.
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Critics should think about how the opening weekend audience might want to discover some surprises for themselves.
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I was only 23 and just out of college when I filmed 'Casualty' and so nervous, but it was brilliant fun. I was really lucky, and it really helped my career.
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I eat the same breakfast and lunch every day, both at my desk. I employ no time-saving tricks at all.
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I've got that Beethoven energy, that Stravinsky energy. And it's all a gift from the Creator.
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He never could have loved me, or he would not have resigned me so willingly.
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Nothing trains and teaches so powerfully as love. Love attracts. it does not coerce. If the aim of parents is to teach their children to love God they must show their love for Him by loving each other and loving the children.
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Whoever wants to love is better knowing nothing than too much.
