Carrie Fisher (Carrie Frances Fisher) Quotes
Certainly there are people who like me, but then there are those who don't know me who gossip about me. You can't believe the things I've heard.
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The essential relationship across American history between black people and white people is one of exploitation and one of plunder. This is not, you know, necessarily about, you know, whether you're a good person or not or whether you see black people, you know, on the street, and you're willing to shake their hands and be polite.
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Often people display a curious respect for a man drunk, rather like the respect of simple races for the insane... There is something awe-inspiring in one who has lost all inhibitions.
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As an artist, I can't be responsible for how people interpret material.
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I love to pitch things that I believe in and products that I love to use.
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People love coming on television, even if they have to show their miseries.
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I believe the root of all evil is abuse of power.
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It is important not to trust people too much.
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I mean, comedy's hard. If you go back and look at the first season of 'Seinfeld,' it's a work in progress and that's what happens. It just takes time for people to figure each other out, and figure out timing, and to develop creatively with the writers.
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Some people in Silicon Valley are as bad as the 'Koch Brothers', you know? Don't be mistaken. For every some of those, though, you get people who come up with something like 'Leafly', which does what 'Yelp' has done, but in a much more specific way, and it's important because it's the dawn of this new era.
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Make clear that people understand what your circumstances are. And looking for pity - that's a mistake.
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It was so popular, so more people identify me from 'Friends' than anything else.
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It's different in Scotland. People who come to readings are more interested in literature as such, but the readership in general is really quite diverse. It's a cliche, but it's said that people who read my books don't read any other books, and you do get that element.
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I remember my first visit with my guru. He had shown that he read my mind. So I looked at the grass and I thought, 'My god, he's going to know all the things I don't want people to know.' I was really embarrassed. Then I looked up and he was looking directly at me with unconditional love.
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The way people love sci-fi is how I love cartoons.
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You may think it's very presumptuous, but I really hope that my movies are going to turn people into better people.
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If the nation is rich but people are poor, the country cannot be strong, and society will be unstable.
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But I do believe there are certain principles that are universal. I think that all people want basic dignity and want basic freedom, and want to be able to worship as they please without being discriminated against, or they should be able to speak their mind about an important issue pertaining to their community without being arrested.
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It's better to fade away like an old soldier than to burn out. I don't appreciate worship of dead Sid Vicious or of dead James Dean or of dead John Wayne. It's the same thing. Making Sid Vicious a hero, Jim Morrison - it's garbage to me. I worship the people who survive. Gloria Swanson, Greta Garbo.
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I stand up for other people, I'm very protective of people around me. If I feel like somebody is getting a bad rap or being unfairly picked on, I will stand up for them, absolutely.
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So many of my films involve houses or homes that have been abandoned. People trying to get back home. That's an idea that I keep dealing with.
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I would get a lot of writing done if I lived in isolation in a cave under a swamp.
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But more wonderful than the lore of old men and the lore of books is the secret lore of ocean.
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Messi or Ronaldo best player in the world? In the world, I would say Ronaldo. Messi is from another planet.
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Certainly there are people who like me, but then there are those who don't know me who gossip about me. You can't believe the things I've heard.
