Beatrice Sparks Quotes
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I like playing with that space between laughter and discomfort where your discomfort can also make you laugh, and you're confused about the mixed feelings. That's challenging, and I think that's what makes for some of the best art.
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If you can get yourself where you're not afraid of dying, then you can move forward a lot faster.
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If you feel bored or uncomfortable as you're writing, ask yourself what's bothering you and write about that. Sometimes your creative energy is like water in a kinked hose, and before thoughts can flow on the topic at hand, you have to straighten the hose by attending to whatever is preoccupying you.
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There are only the pursued, the pursuing, the busy and the tired.
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I'm not afraid of change, let's put it that way.
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Only science and the spirit of seeking truth from facts can save China. I firmly believe in this.
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I think that when the social stakes for people are higher, how you present yourself may sometimes feel like it's going to inform your destiny. Because if other people regard you in a certain way, they'll want to help you, and you will end up having a career.
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Whether I'm a bit of an old soul or not, I am who I am, and that doesn't change, whether I'm with adults or with my friends.
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I've had projects before where everyone says 'This is going to be the big thing,' and it doesn't really turn out to be. Then there is a little project you do and forget about, and then it comes out, and it's huge.
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No other country in the world does what we do. On every issue, the world turns to us, not simply because of the size of our economy or our military might - but because of the ideals we stand for, and the burdens we bear to advance them.
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Frankly, I thought we would have lost the House by now.
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But just playing the partner of someone famous, I had a lot more freedom.
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In the battle between the sexes, men and women will go practically to the end of the earth in illogical, irrational ways to give each other pain.
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Beauty is truth's smile when she beholds her own face in a perfect mirror.
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I ever will profess myself the greatest friend to those whose actions best correspond with their doctrine; which, I am sorry to say, is too seldom the case amongst those nations who pretend most to civilization.
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I remember breaking the news to both my parents that I wanted to be a director, and they both looked very doubtful. They didn't know what a closet Hindi film buff I was. I used to dance to old Hindi films songs on the sly, so my decision to be a part of Hindi cinema was shocking even for my parents.
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I do not see why so much importance should be attached to the idea of 'research' in painting.
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Let us weep in our darkness, but weep not for him!Not for him who, departing, leaves millions in tears!Not for him who has died full of honor and years!Not for him who ascended Fame’s ladder so high:From the round at the top he has stepped to the sky.
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I like that 'Mad Men' is now an adjective I use to describe clothing when I'm shopping: 'I like this top. It's very 'Mad Men.'
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Happiness is the most insidious prison of all.
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Sometimes I still wonder what my fans look like, but if I had to describe them, I'd say that they are everyday people with everyday needs who need a supernatural message to help them though their natural walk.
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A single tree in the tropical forest in the south of Mexico has more different species than some European countries.
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To truly live a creative life means that you will need to experiment in as many different fields as possible.
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Maybe the new me will be different.
