Cate Blanchett Quotes
I tend to have this perverse reaction to authority and stress: I become more confident and clear when a challenge is enormous.
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The one thing I will never do is become pigeonholed.
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If it were not for the fact that editors have become so timorous in these politically correct times, I would probably have a greater readership than I have.
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Death is the sanction of everything the story-teller can tell. He has borrowed his authority from death.
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In a way my reputation has become that of the curmudgeon.
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Its not stress that kills us, it is our reaction to it.
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It is hard to imagine an area in which Congress has more express constitutional authority to act than in protecting the right of minorities to vote.
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When you're in a high-stress situation, dynamics between people can change.
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Ten million dollars after I'd become a star I was deeply in debt.
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To be honest, I've just become a Steelers fan.
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Being an individual takes effort. Most people are pretty lazy. And that's OK! I mean, there are more important things than fashion. If it's going to stress you out to have a sense of style, don't do it. The important thing is to be comfortable so you can get on with your life.
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It's something I am confident about. It gives me an adrenaline rush - who wouldn't want want to wear beautiful clothes and jewellery and look wonderful - it's a dream job for many.
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The crimes that become iconic etch themselves into the collective consciousness because they suggest a frightening truth: that the universe does not rely on cause and effect.
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I'm confident in the fighter I am, and I have nothing to worry about.
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When there is no job related stress, you are more aware of your mate and children, if you are a parent.
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Possibly I've become less funny as I've been happier.
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The meeting of two personalities is like the contact of two chemical substances: if there is any reaction, both are transformed.
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One time, on Marine One, the president asked me my opinion. I had a flashback to being at the kitchen table with my dad. That dominant male figure set me up for being confident to express myself with precision and persuasion.
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If I can center down and strengthen the core of who I am, and the core of who I am is my relationship with God, then that helps me maintain peace deep down. If I can maintain a healthy spiritual core, I think that's enormous for helping the stress.
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I grew up sort of lower working class. And I just didn't want to have the money struggles that my parents had. You know, I could just - as loving an environment I grew up in - and I grew up in a great home, a very loving home - but, you know, we had that stress. We had that stress in our life.
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I went to a Catholic school, so of course we had to wear uniforms. My only form of expression was in shoes and the style of my hair.
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I did keep detailed journals from about fifth grade on, and every so often as I was growing up, I would re-read them and reflect on the previous years of my life.
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I think I've had the longest career of strength, focus, and still being able to sell records. I think I'm that guy. I'm still blessed with the opportunity to make music and pass out a message like, 'Life is good,' to the world.
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You measure your people and you take action on those that don't measure up.
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I tend to have this perverse reaction to authority and stress: I become more confident and clear when a challenge is enormous.
