Carrie Fletcher Quotes
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It seems to me that an unjust law is no law at all.
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My first book, 'In Praise of Slowness,' examines how the world got stuck in fast-forward and chronicles a global trend towards putting on the brakes. That trend is called the Slow movement. 'Slow' in this context does not mean doing everything at a snail's pace. It means doing everything at the right speed.
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I can't say I'm having trouble with my husband or that I have a stubborn child.
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The performances you have in your head are always much better than the performances on stage.
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It may come as a surprise, but Frou Frou was really like a kind of little holiday from my own work. Guy and I, we have always worked together, and then over the years, it became clear that we wanted to do a whole album together. It was very organic and spontaneous - just one of those wonderful things that happens.
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I think most people have creative ideas and have very strange, unorthodox impulses of things that they can do with their lives. I've had many of these over the years, but I decided the more important question was, 'When did I start calling this art?'
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You can get beat any day.
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I have to go through auditions, and my surname has got me into rooms, but I'll never know if it gets me any jobs. There's a lot of sexism and objectification, and a lot of people put you down.
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In the business world an executive knows something about everything, a technician knows everything about something and the switchboard operator knows everything.
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We want to take care of our employees, because they take care of our family.
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I dance. I don't really do anything else.
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Besides, sir, we have no election. If we were base enough to desire it, it is now too late to retire from the contest. There is no retreat but in submission and slavery! Our chains are forged! Their clanking may be heard on the plains of Boston! The war is inevitable-and let it come! I repeat it, sir, let it come.
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Never esteem anything as of advantage to you that will make you break your word or lose your self-respect.
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Art can't be taught; passion can't be taught; discipline can't be taught; but craft can be taught. And writing is both an art and a craft.
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I feel fortunate to be part of the cooking community. We learn from each other.
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I am attracted to anything that does not feel derivative.
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The spirit becomes free only when it ceases to be a support.
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Virtual reality is already affecting people on an emotional level much more than any other media, and it has the potential to scale: all you need is an attachment for your cellphone, and you can have this experience.
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Americans worship creativity the way they worship physical beauty - as a way of enjoying elitism without guilt: God did it.
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Coming home to my family afterward makes the work richer, easier and more fun.
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Crime takes place in every country. But it becomes abuse when the state is unwilling and unable to protect the life and honour of its citizens.
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Many years ago, in the throes of my struggles on the PGA Tour, I had difficulty even getting into pro-ams. I needed money, so I put together a 45-minute magic show I'd perform at corporate events surrounding the tournament.
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No magic. I do believe you might have taken it all with you when you went away.
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Theatres have a certain kind of magic.
