Queen Christina Quotes
It is necessary to try to surpass one's self always; this occupation ought to last as long as life.
Quotes to Explore
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Art should be an oasis: a place or refuge from the hardness of life.
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I was in my mid 20s when email finally took off. Until then, the phone was my primary way of connecting with the people in my life.
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I didn't grow up with a lot of babies in my life because I only grew up with my parents - I didn't have any brothers or sisters - and I didn't have my family close by.
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There's nothing worse than a director who feels more like a cop than a comrade, so I try to never give orders or create an environment where it's 'my way or the highway,' because actually allowing talented people to bring their originality and insight always brings more depth and complexity than if everyone has to do what you tell them to!
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I was always very focused on how people dressed.
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Life is painting a picture, not doing a sum.
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I was a pretty pretentious kid. I was always making art.
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When you meet the love of your life, it's just obvious and natural and easier.
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Death has its revelations: the great sorrows which open the heart open the mind as well; light comes to us with our grief. As for me, I have faith; I believe in a future life. How could I do otherwise? My daughter was a soul; I saw this soul. I touched it, so to speak.
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Owing to the difficulty of dealing with substances of high molecular weight we are still a long way from having determined the chemical characteristics and the constitution of proteins, which are regarded as the principal con-stituents of living organisms.
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Some people believe they chose homosexuality, and some believe they didn't. Who's to say one is wrong? It's not fair to generalize anyone's sexuality or walk of life.
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My childhood and adolescence were filled with visiting scientists from both India and abroad, many of whom would stay with us. A life of science struck me as being both interesting and particularly international in its character.
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I've always been into older homes, even if I have to refurbish or remodel or raise roof lines or knock out walls.
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Of all liars the most arrogant are biographers: those who would have us believe, having surveyed a few boxes full of letters, diaries, bank statements and photographs, that they can play at the recording angel and tell the whole truth about another human life.
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I always like teaser trailers because they don't give too much away, you know? They give just a flavor of what the thing is.
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As long as there's land available, single-family homes will be built, and Colorado residents will always go for a single-family over a condo.
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I was the one who was always calling people.
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I'm being hypocritical because I have a Twitter, but I try to not talk about things like, 'Oh, I had a grapefruit this morning and it was delicious,' because, who cares?
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I get more out of life just being myself, by just being a human being. Not by being a rock star, not by being whatever. Sometimes I act like a jerk, but I think people respect me for being myself. That's the ultimate thing about the Smashing Pumpkins.
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There are more ways of skinning a cat than rubbing its fur the wrong way.
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You know, I think it's so ironic that we're calling hard work, striving for excellence, don't blame others, you know, don't give up, that we're calling these, quote, 'Chinese values,' 'cause I always thought of them as American values.
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One of the marks of a certain type of bad man is that he cannot give up a thing himself without wanting everyone else to give it up.
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People take music too seriously.
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It is necessary to try to surpass one's self always; this occupation ought to last as long as life.
