Olive Schreiner Quotes
Power! Did you ever hear of men being asked whether other souls should have power or not? It is born in them.
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I was a little hesitant at first because there's so many ways you can get 'Straight Outta Compton' wrong. You know, it's such a great story; it's such a classic tale. I was a little nervous 'cause it's like a very narrow road to success with that type of story - you got to get it right - but when I read it, I was pleasantly surprised.
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Microcurrent devices are actually really good because they stimulate the muscles, but I'm not a big fan of injectables. You don't know what they'll do to your face in the long run.
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California has always led the way on environmental protection and always reaped the benefits, pioneering everything from catalytic convertors on cars to stationary source reduction.
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Most people treat the present moment as if it were an obstacle that they need to overcome. Since the present moment is life itself, it is an insane way to live.
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I'm just there to do interviews and stuff, because we have about 40 media people there, so it's a very, very busy week. But that's the only time. I did marry, I think on one show, about 25 couples in Acapulco Bay once, but that was all just for kicks.
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I knew that for this movie to work it had to be very hot and very real, and it wasn't going to be a case of doing it Hollywood all covered with a nice little sheet.
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You learn from things that you experience in life. I'd never want to say that I regret anything or that anything was a mistake. Honestly, that isn't how I have chosen to live my life.
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I like buying iTunes. It's instant.
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There are many drugs that have many serious side effects and that are harmful to people. Marijuana is no different than that. And especially we should try to discourage young people from using marijuana.
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Those who speak up, those who use their connections, are more likely to succeed than those who sit and wait.
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You make your mistakes to learn how to get to the good stuff.
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I left for Petersburg in August, 1871 and stayed there until 1879.
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I love action movies.
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Stephen Colbert used to be my friend. I even signed the poor baby's cast when he hurt his hand.
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When a man wrote a political screed against the IRS and flew into its building, he was deemed mentally ill, even though it was clearly a political act. There's a double standard, which is: If his name is Muhammad, it's automatically terrorism.
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Most people don't know how to tell stories.
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A film of my life would never happen!
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When you get into your car, shut the door and be there for just half a minute. Breathe, feel the energy inside your body, look around at the sky, the trees. The mind might tell you, 'I don't have time.' But that's the mind talking to you. Even the busiest person has time for 30 seconds of space.
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Due to our consumer mindset, people are prone to jump from church to church, which weakens the church overall.
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I want to disabuse people of the idea that knowledge is power. Knowing how to get to Detroit is not the same thing as having the bus fare.
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Power confuses itself with virtue and tends also to take itself for omnipotence.
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We have to have a very strong criticism of modes of cooperation that entrench inequality.
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Power! Did you ever hear of men being asked whether other souls should have power or not? It is born in them.
