Arturo Pérez-Reverte Quotes
Centuries of make-up that can be smudged by emotion have taught women to control their feelings.
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If you can be a good example to other people, why not try to be that person? I have a bit of a people pleaser in me, but not so much so that it's out of control.
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Anger is a momentary madness, so control your passion or it will control you.
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I realize now that I've hoped to be great - as an actress, as a mother - because I want to embody the greatness of women who didn't get to be all they could have been. Their dignity, their courage, and their brilliance make me strive to be better. They're a part of me.
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I don't think that women being seen as inferior is a prejudice based on male hatred of women. When you look at history, it's a prejudice based on simple fact.
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On Earth, men and women are taking the same risks. Why shouldn't we be taking the same risks in space?
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A lot of people don't realize that hair is a big thing for a lot of people, not just African-American women. It's something to be aware of and to be cautious of.
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When I got to be a CEO, I said: 'Right. I'm now going to tackle gender inequality head-on. I'm going to make a difference and lead by example and actively put in place policies and practices to support women.'
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You'd be surprised how self-conscious a lot of women are. That's something I've witnessed firsthand.
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I suspect there are people in all walks of life who need to be dragged into the 21st century in terms of attitudes towards women.
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Do not let circumstances control you. You change your circumstances.
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With female-oriented movies, unless it's something like 'Bridesmaids' or a romantic comedy, you've got to really worry about your opening weekend. And I'm always telling stories about women, not younger women, and it's just a much tougher audience to get to the movie theater.
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We need to encourage young women to find what they love to do. That is a very valuable pursuit - more so than the pursuit of a boyfriend. When you have that core, you bring that core to every aspect of your life.
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The '80s was all about this idea that women could have it all. You could have a career, and you could have a husband, and you could have children.
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The latest research has revealed that women have a higher IQ than men.
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The American people have no control over what the military does. We have no say in American foreign policy.
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I can't live in a world where there are only, like, four kinds of women. Or where every woman is obsessed with cake. The very least I ask is that we have one female character in the world who likes savory things! I don't have any role models who like cheese!
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I think you write the film that you want to see, and you try and do it honestly, and you can't control people's responses, really.
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I can't control what's going to happen in the future. I can't control what's going to happen in five hours. So I'm not really worried about it. I'm just focused on doing what I can at this moment.
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Our first priority should be to protect the homeland. If we don't, a future generation might ask, 'Who lost America?'
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The first thing you learn in a martial art sport is discipline, and you are not allowed to use it at home.
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It's like whether you're in a huge movie or you've just recorded an incredible album you've got to do the next thing, and that's part of being an artist.
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The problem isn't that the green jobs aren't sexy enough. It's that they're not plentiful enough. A young person looking for a job isn't looking just for a sexy job, they're looking for any job.
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I had been a writer all of my life, every waking second, and now that part of my life was over. I suppose the truth was that I had never put myself forward as a writer, I didn't like the idea of the 'professional writer'; I just wanted to write. But that was not how the world worked...
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Centuries of make-up that can be smudged by emotion have taught women to control their feelings.
