Gao Xingjian Quotes
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To be honest, I am very worried about the possibility of the U.K. leaving the E.U. But of course, like in the case of Catalonia, we have to respect the right to decide of the British people on a relationship that part of the Brits consider is not satisfying enough.
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Libraries allow children to ask questions about the world and find the answers. And the wonderful thing is that once a child learns to use a library, the doors to learning are always open.
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I just didn't realize how powerful 'CHiPs' was.
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The best part of being blonde is forgivable momentary lapses of common sense.
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My life has been a dream. If someone had to write a story about it, it would seem a little unreal. It's the kind of story I would read and say, 'Nah, that's not possible.'
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One of the darkest evils of our world is surely the unteachable wildness of the Good.
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I work in a business of extremes, so when you are with someone who is very calm and logical, it's a great kind of balance to have.
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You are not alone with a guy until you are a proper age. You don't go to certain levels with men until you are married or you have a certain relationship.
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Husbands and wives, first be faithful to each other. Second, keep the romance going all of your life by courting each other every day.
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Democracies can't handle austerity measures very well.
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I used to wear miniskirts with my GB top, and sparkly sandals, and the boys would be like: 'Oh my gosh, this girl cannot be serious.'
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Whatever is not commonly seen is condemned as alien.
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After the Soviet Union collapsed, people thought I wasn't funny anymore.
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Sympathetic cracks. A term frequently used by architects and surveyors in terms of ageing houses. I know what they mean.
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I am a born-again atheist, so there isn't going to be a funeral. I will be buried in a linen wrap in a cardboard coffin in my forest with an oak tree planted on my head.
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Most reporters are so transactional rather than strategic.
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There's no one who has been living for centuries.
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Two records put me over the top with hip-hop. One of them was 'Planet Rock,' and the other had no lyrics – it was called 'Numbers,' from a group called Kraftwerk. Every kid in the 'hood in New York and New Jersey was popping, locking, and breaking to that record. It was the hottest track on the street at the time.
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The world is changing... I don't, as a consumer, want advertising that's not relevant. If we're going to take a side, let's take the side of the consumer.
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When I became a mother, there was no doubt in my mind that it would be the most vital and important job I would ever have because I knew firsthand what it was like not to have a mother.
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Open is something, I think, that will continue to drive a lot of innovation.
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But I believe we have a higher level of mentality within us, but we have to use the power in the right way.
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Also, now as a result of that show being on, the cruise industry is just growing all over the place. Princess Cruises, who I now represent, is the fastest growning cruise line in the world.
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Life is probably a tangle of love and hate permanently knotted together.
