Joanne Rowling Quotes
There was no press involvement, there was no pressure. Life was very pure and it became more complicated.
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The tragedy of all of this is that it happened to me and it shouldn't have happened. It ruined my life and my career. That's the tragedy of this.
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Healthy is in the eye of the beholder.
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I'm trying to play parts which are a little more out there, but I want variety.
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It may be that apartheid brings such stupendous economic advantages to countries that they would sooner have apartheid than permit its destruction.
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There are a lot of people in Congress who would never have made a great career or fortune in any other profession. But after they spend a while hanging out with the rich guys, they begin to feel they've been undervalued, and that an eventual seven-figure income as a lobbyist isn't just an opportunity, it's their due.
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When I'm dancing, I don't know where the confidence comes from, but I just pretend I'm someone else, I think, and then I go out and dance.
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I was so opposed to the war in Vietnam that I initially refused President Nixon's urgings for me to go there.
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I'm the kind of person whose clothes are all hung up and color-coordinated, to the point where my whites don't touch my creams.
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And for the few that only lend their ear, That few is all the world.
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I am trying my best to strike a balance. How many hours a day can I work? I work for 12-15 hours a day; it gets very strenuous. I balance between Telugu, Tamil, and Hindi.
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Wars begin in the minds of men, and in those minds, love and compassion would have built the defenses of peace.
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But acting just sort of happened and I found that I loved it. It was such a challenge.
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Because women have been marginalised, they're more likely to behave like immigrants and continue to push themselves forward in order to avoid falling through the cracks, but I don't think a happy ending comes from matriarchy.
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I don't watch any horror films. I get scared very easily.
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I do not believe in abortion at will. I do not believe that if a woman just wants to have an abortion she should... I do believe if you have an abortion you are committing murder.
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I used to be more of a wild kid. But I've slowed down.
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Just because someone looks old doesn't mean he or she is. The skin of some people who spend a lot of time outdoors seems to age very rapidly. Someone can look 80 or 90 and only be 40 to 50.
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If there are no other wonderful roles that come my way, I have a quite an interesting, dynamic life.
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Nature has left this tincture in the blood, That all men would be tyrants if they could.
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I live my life on TV - it's like a home video.
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Fighting for identity is something that is very much in my life.
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It's grossly unfair to judge Walter Payton solely on the yards he gains. He is a complete football player, better than Jim Brown, better than O.J. Simpson.
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There was no press involvement, there was no pressure. Life was very pure and it became more complicated.
