Carrie Fisher (Carrie Frances Fisher) Quotes
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We are asleep with compasses in our hands.
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I know things aren't perfect for women in the U.K. and in America, but there are women in the rest of the world who have it far worse.
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You cannot spend money in luxury without doing good to the poor. Nay, you do more good to them by spending it in luxury, than by giving it; for by spending it in luxury, you make them exert industry, whereas by giving it, you keep them idle.
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I asked my mother could I have an instrument. She said, 'Well if you go out and save your money.' So I went and got - I made me a shine box. I went out and started shining shoes, and I'd bring whatever I made.
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Getting toxic lead out of gasoline, the oil industry shouted, would cost a dollar a gallon. It turned out to cost just a penny a gallon to protect hundreds of thousands of kids from lead-induced brain damage.
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I don't think I'd ever start making a film until I had both the intimacy with the subject and the distance to make it live in a certain way.
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I think we should all have a private audience with Helen Mirren.
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People and companies make mistakes. I guarantee we'll make a mistake next quarter. So what? Businesses make mistakes. Hopefully smaller, and fewer.
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Women are both talented and innovative thinkers and tend to use computer science as a tool to solve larger problems.
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I'm a pretty terrible rapper. I always have been.
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I think the funds that have been pledged at Euro Summit, combined with the outcome of the private sector involvement process should be sufficient in order to support financially the Greek Economy.
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Here in L.A., there are a lot of dead spots, and you have to drive to find energy, but all of India is so energetic.
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If I ever score against Spurs, I won't celebrate. Even if it's the best goal in the world, I'll keep it subdued. It's a respect thing. The fans were brilliant towards me; I'll be playing against my friends and I can't forget that.
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I was a child when the March on Washington led by Martin Luther King occurred, and I wanted to hear what was going on. I wanted to be a part of it. I wanted to contribute in the best way I possibly could.
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One of the top causes of startup death - right after cofounder problems - is building something no one wants.
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I make clothes; women make fashion.
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A woman should be less concerned about Paris and more concerned about whether the dress she's about to buy relates to the way she lives.
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I love you madly, irrationally, infinitely.
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Pete Moffat writes crime conspiracy thrillers so beautifully. He goes places other people wouldn't; he is fearless.
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Producers like to record all the drums first, then they do the bass, then all the guitars, so you're constantly moving from one song to another.
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For a while I was perfectly happy not performing with 'The Who.' From 1982 to 1989 I felt 'The Who' did not exist. I let the band go, in my heart. However, Roger Daltrey had other ideas. He would not let go.
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He doesn't move his face when he talks. His eyes are like shark eyes. Dead.
