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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Substitute 'damn' every time you're inclined to write 'very'; your editor will delete it and the writing will be just as it should be.
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Reese Witherspoon. She's sophisticated enough that you just like her. You like her and she's smart.
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Aside from my work, in my everyday private life, I'm not a very adventureous person. I don't look for change.
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With 'Harry Potter,' I've been all over the world. I probably wouldn't have gone to New York so young if it weren't for the films.
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No good work is ever done while the heart is hot and anxious and fretted.
