Ferdinand de Saussure Quotes
A linguistic system is a series of differences of sound combined with a series of differences of ideas.
Quotes to Explore
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Plastic surgery is a postmodern veil.
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I love roles that don't really have a template or a paradigm and force me to create using my own imagination... that really, really turns me on.
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I only saw one English-speaking person all the way across Siberia.
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Left-wing politicians take away your liberty in the name of children and of fighting poverty, while right-wing politicians do it in the name of family values and fighting drugs. Either way, government gets bigger and you become less free.
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After six years without seeing one, I love just seeing a smile - every smile I see gives me hope.
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The world that you and I live in is increasingly challenged. Population growth, pollution, over-consumption, unsustainable patterns, social conflict, climate change, loss of nature... these are not good stories.
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You know sometimes when you're in a really bad mood and you're not sure why? That's how I get sometimes.
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I've been a fan of Burberry for a very long time and they've been so supportive of me for many years.
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People who are fit are the same as anyone else. The only difference is their level of commitment. If looking good and being fit was easy, everyone would do it! Most people don't want to put in the work or make the sacrifices needed in order to be fit.
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I admit I do have some drawbacks and limitations as a candidate. Although I am a professional comedian, some of my critics maintain that this is not enough. I cannot deny that I stand before you untested and inexperienced - I only spent two years in television, never as a romantic lead or a song and dance man.
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If the plane moves, some turbulence, I am nervous flyer.
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I think it's OK to be confident in yourself.
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The connection that readers have to 'Rookie' has only meant more and more to me as I get older.
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I go back and forth between indie and studio because I feel like it, not because I feel obligated to do one or the other.
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I had always dreamed of winning Wimbledon and when it happened it was very stressful. It was more of a relief!
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I was raised doing martial arts.
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Acting is a life experience. I'm always learning things when I'm making a movie. So the fame part of it is fine when you consider what you get out of this job.
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I think I have a better sense of my weaknesses - being self-important, selfish and having a big ego probably triggers all the other stuff. I can see myself more clearly.
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I was never the girl that grew up saying I want to get married. I actually told my parents to not expect me to get married.
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I first wrote down all the phenomena that have emerged in contemporary society that I thought were related to this theme ["sea of oblivion"], and then sorted them out by grouping them into islands of ideas.
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I write on big yellow legal pads - ideas in outline form when I'm doing stand-up and stuff. It's vivid that way. I can't type it into an iPad - I think that would put a filter into the process.
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Some ideas are not born of logic and good sense. They are made of clouds and cobwebs. They sprout from nowhere and feed on excitement, sprinkled with adventure juice and the sweet flavor of the forbidden. The psyche moves from the realms of the ordinary and takes a delicate step towards the unknown. We know we shouldn't and that is exactly why we do.
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A linguistic system is a series of differences of sound combined with a series of differences of ideas.
