William Steig Quotes
did you ever see anybody so disgusting: said lightning to thunder, "never" thunder growled thunder, "lets give him the works
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SuperMemo is based on the insight that there is an ideal moment to practice what you've learned. Practice too soon and you waste your time. Practice too late and you've forgotten the material and have to relearn it. The right time to practice is just at the moment you're about to forget.
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Of course a woman who decides to work full time as a mother in the home can be happy and deserves full respect from us. Motherhood is one of the most challenging and creative jobs anyone can do. The goal is to remake the world so that our choices are not so stark.
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We think of feminism as an academic subject, but it's not. If you think feminism is academic, you think there's a right or wrong.
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Basically, I have a gift as an actress, and I want to present the sophisticated side of me as an actress and a person.
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I'm trying my best.
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It always annoys me when stars grumble about fans coming up to them in the street. I love it. These young stars today with all their airs and graces, they need to remember it is an honour and a privilege to make money from acting. How hard is it?
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It is as difficult to define or classify Islamic cinema as it would be a Christian, Jewish or Buddhist one.
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I have written 20 books, and each one is like having a baby. Writing is not easy; some people want to write books but just can't put a story together. I can put together a story that interests both me and my readers.
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I've always wanted to play Maria in West Side Story. My idol is Natalie Wood, and I love the movie, so I think a modern-day twist on it would be really neat.
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I put my thoughts in a book, which must mean I don't want anyone to read them.
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I have had two knee surgeries on my right knee: that was my jumping leg that I jumped off for years and years.
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So somebody told me that if I wasn't a coffee drinker yet, by the end of college I'd have to be, because a math major is so tough I would have to stay up very late. I was going to need coffee to do that. Well, merely because they said that, I never drank coffee in college, never got addicted to it, never needed it.
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People who are truly horrible are often the most interesting people in the room. You look at them and just say, 'Why?'
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The Lion King always makes me cry, especially when Simba's father gets trampled.
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My mum taught me to always make sure you protect your skin with SPF. I always make sure I put my St. Tropez SPF on my face every morning, no matter the weather, before I go out of the house.
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I've never had to fend for a child's life, which sounds very terrifying.
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Well, I think the United States first of all has to recognize the world for what it is.
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Where a city is only focused on one aspect, it becomes a city without a soul, not a city people want to live in.
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Whoever sees no other aim in the game than that of giving checkmate to one's opponent will never become a good Chess player.
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It's easier to force feed people than it is to give 'em what they want. It makes more money.
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I did my own thinking. I have never given it out to be done by others as one gives out washing.
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These are places I would want to live if God were to put our planet around another star.
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I know very well about the necessary level of reserves of the Central Bank as well as the purpose.
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did you ever see anybody so disgusting: said lightning to thunder, "never" thunder growled thunder, "lets give him the works
