Belva Plain Quotes
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For me, whenever I would see a lot of 'black films,' I didn't feel represented in it. I didn't feel connected to the characters or the situations or the humor.
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In the theater, everything is ephemeral. Everything is almost weightless and without a very clear definition of how you made it.
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Without faith, I don't think I'd be here.
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There are dodgy characters in Bitcoin. But there are dodgy characters in cash, too.
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I could hum Beatles songs before I could talk - not very well, but sort of.
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Terms like that, 'Humane Society,' are devised with people like me in mind, who don't care to dwell on what happens to the innocent.
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I don't necessarily love the sports per se, I love the stories behind them. Also in a kind of perverse way I like to study what it does to us, why we care so much. It's caring about something that's utterly meaningless.
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Mexico is the only country in the world that has a trade agreement with United States and Canada, and at the same time has one with Europe. These are the two largest markets in the world. By the same token, Mexico has one of the most open economies.
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Yes, I do come with certain reservations, and I'm not OK with certain things, but rather than focusing on what I don't want to do, I focus on what I do want to do, and I bring that energy, and that happens.
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We love to start from a real place, whether it's us or our friends or working on a story from a writer's friend.
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Right now, I have to admit, that I'm more interested in giving people a little bit of hope and goodness.
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The food isn't too bad. It's very different from the food that the astronauts ate in the very early days of the space program.
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If you have life's experiences with you, nothing can stop you from being a competent actor.
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I haven't hypnotised a whole lot of celebrities, because they're fearful of it.
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Keep your life so constantly in touch with God that His surprising power can break through at any point.
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The peasants of all lands recognize power and they salute it, whether it's good or evil.
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[Detractors] are just wrong, and that's okay. They just don't see it yet. That's what I would tell myself to keep those moments of doubt, only moments.
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My features I take from my father, but my spirit, my industry and perseverance I get from my Indian mother.
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Lord, I could not endure a husband with a beard on his face! I had rather lie in the woolen.
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Since I began my practice of Forgiveness Therapy, it's now instinctual for me to choose to eat like I love myself - instead of eating like I wanted to punish myself. Plus I've not only lost weight, I've lost the anger and anxiety I was feeling, and so I feel happier and calmer within.
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Never contend with a man who has nothing to lose.
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How am I to dress up in my finery, and go off and away to smart parties, after the sorrow I have seen today?
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... wore sorrow and anger like a worn-out coat and would not throw it away.
