Celia Johnson Quotes
Don't remember me as too nice or beautiful or funny, because then you'll be disappointed.
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My secret dream has always been to be a jazz musician. I tried the saxophone for a year or two when I was younger, but unfortunately I had to face the fact that I was not really talented!
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I realize that things happen for a reason.
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At NBC I wasn't really sure if the grandparents were going to get my sense of humor on a particular topic.
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Often I pretended to a cameraman to know less than I did. That way I got more cooperation.
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Beauty is not just physical.
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There's a certain kind of behavior in the Arab world that, to me, resembles the way young men behave when there is no significant influence from women in their lives.
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Socialism is good when it comes to wages, but it tells me nothing when it comes to other questions in life that are more private and painful, for which I must seek answers elsewhere.
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I watched so many movies when I was a kid, and I'd watch them over and over.
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I don't want to wait 20 or 50 years for something to be done about petrochemical pollution.
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Women love a self-confident bald man.
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I can never believe how much time and energy and money and talent and everything else is being poured into horrible ideas.
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I'm confident and really optimistic.
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Movies are fun, but they're not a cure for cancer.
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We will not import crime, terrorism, homophobia, and a brand of anti-Semitism that sets synagogues ablaze.
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My father is quite conservative and religious, and he's been wanting me to get married since I was 15.
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I think sometimes women who are supposed to be strong are also written as mean and vindictive.
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The science shows that the best way to use money is to take the issue of money off the people. Pay people enough so that money isn't an issue, and they can focus on doing great work.
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Don't romanticise your 'vocation.' You can either write good sentences or you can't. There is no 'writer's lifestyle.' All that matters is what you leave on the page.
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I feel like we can't pick who we fall in love with because if we could, we would all make better choices. Your heart just falls where it falls.
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If you constantly pound your muscles, they'll never have time to repair.
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I remember going out to raise my Series A and ending up with multiple term sheets when I had gone to Silicon Valley probably four times at that point and coming back with nothing.
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The problem is, when I talk about heartbreak or whatever, people want to melt it down to some break-up of a relationship, but it's not about that. If you're a sensitive person, just stepping outside can be heartbreaking.
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It's important and good to email the Federal Communications Commission, and it's important and good to educate your friends via social media about what's happening. But in a representative democracy, the way to get policy changes is through elections.
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Don't remember me as too nice or beautiful or funny, because then you'll be disappointed.
