Cate Blanchett Quotes
We keep making the same mistakes as a species, and you can usually draw it back to the fact that we are all terrified of dying. We also all think that we are going to escape it until we get to 65!
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It may be a cold, clammy thing to say, but those that treat friendship the same as any other selfishness seem to get the most out of it.
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If I can help a kid discover a liking, or even a passion for music in their life, then that's a wonderful thing.
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More than anything, I think as our country matures, we recognize that women deserve to be treated with respect and dignity.
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This is what's sick about living in L.A. My eight-year-old daughter will point to a woman and say, 'Look! That woman's had too much Botox.' She spots them because they all look a bit like Lord Voldemort from 'Harry Potter.'
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You only mature when you face problems you can't deal with.
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Over the years, I have worked very hard to achieve what I have so far. But I've not been alone in this journey. A lot of the credit for this goes to my fans - it's because of them that I'm here today.
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I don't believe in these headline-hunting interviews. That's just not my style.
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I used to be able to think. My brain's circuits were all connected, and I had spark, a quickness of mind that let me function well in the world.
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You can't heal what you don't acknowledge.
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Ford was warm and friendly. He wouldn't embarrass a Cabinet member.
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I used to be able to eat and drink whatever I wanted. But now, when I'm in a suit and tie all the time, sitting and being driven, you can just feel your body.
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By 1760, the Nantucketers had virtually exterminated the local whale population.
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If there hadn't been women we'd still be squatting in a cave eating raw meat, because we made civilization in order to impress our girlfriends.
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O happy earth, Whereon thy innocent feet doe ever tread!
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The important thing is not to know who 'I' is or what 'I' is. You'll never succeed. There are no words for it. The important thing is to drop the labels.
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I know sport can change the world, and that matters to me.
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'Fix' - definitely, when I first heard the demo of that song, it was kind of intimidating because of the high falsetto parts. It was one of those things. I got into the vocal booth and wasn't sure I could do it or how well I could do it. There was something about the song that I really took to.
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It's not like I've got 100 ideas. I finish a book, and I've got none.
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I knew I was good at sports, and I knew I loved acting and performing, so I really dove into that, and school always became secondary.
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I happen to miss the Constitution; I thought it was a good document.
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The experience of fear derives from primitive responses to threat where escape is thwarted in some way. People’s lives will be held hostage to fear until that visceral experience changes… Self-regulation depends on having a friendly relationship with your body. Without it you have to rely on external regulation — from medication, drugs like alcohol, constant reassurance, or compulsive compliance with the wishes of others.
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We keep making the same mistakes as a species, and you can usually draw it back to the fact that we are all terrified of dying. We also all think that we are going to escape it until we get to 65!
