Olive Schreiner Quotes
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I am the daughter of the Chairman of the Board and thus, was raised with great music.
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The main objective of our cinema is to entertain. If you can pass on a message at the same time, that is fantastic, but if the audience does not feel they are going to be entertained by the film, they are not going to watch it. There are many examples of very responsible and great films that are being made, but nobody goes to watch them.
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I don't know if it's my music, my lyrics, my sound, and knowing the music business the way I do-all I can say is, my career has lasted way longer than I expected.
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In my opinion, all relationships between people have some sort of violence, and it is central.
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I grew up thinking there was something called 'independent film,' which I wouldn't necessarily have had access to if there wasn't Sundance.
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The most important thing that everybody can do, aside from building and keeping your network strong, is make good choices about your health.
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Helping out in your kid's classroom is a great way to get involved with your child's school.
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This is the people's money, and we need to use it on their priorities. Increasing the pay of members of Congress is not their priority.
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Stupidly it should not be. It should be also nice. One must get along with that. Is however not necessary.
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The healthy man does not torture others - generally it is the tortured who turn into torturers.
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Comedy is a great weapon of attack. It's not a great weapon of support.
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I'm not going to be able to play it like somebody else.
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I work with gold that holds our past and diamonds that see the future and rubies that long for love. It's just a way of telling a story.
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I like to have fun, but I also try to make time for my son.
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We got a little waylaid along the way. The whole problem started about 10 years ago with management and legal battles, then still trying to make albums while I was doing all of that.
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The whole concept of witches was that women were speaking up for themselves and fighting for their rights. The whole concept of witchcraft came into play to hold down women and women's empowerment.
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The same thing which is now called Christian religion existed among the ancients. They have begun to call 'Christian' the true religion which existed before.
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I moved to Dallas in 1975 and stayed there until 1980. That's when I decided it was time to move to L.A.
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Words played an important part in my growing up. Not only the written word... but words that flew through the air: jokes, riddles, puns.
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A lot of it's mental - a lot of the juniors, once you break them or change the momentum, they go away very quickly.
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It makes sense to invest in new work. It's almost like having a research department in a scientific laboratory. You have to try things out. You'll make some bad mistakes. Some things will fail but at least you'll energise the organisation.
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What I look for in a project or partner is integrity and character; I love the concept of family entertainment and crosses over the generations, where you can sit kids with their grandparents and everyone has a good time. Those are the qualities that I want to bring to viewers.
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A studio session ... provides the greatest chance for control. Even though there is total freedom, I still dislike studio photography and the contrived images that usually stem from this genre.
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No good work is ever done while the heart is hot and anxious and fretted.
