Christina Stead Quotes
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There was always that kind of imagination in our house, which was always a little crazy.
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Before discovering theater, I was sloughing off and didn't have any passion for school. Then I couldn't get enough. All of a sudden, I was getting good parts in all of these plays. I just loved it. I started getting A's in acting, directing and technical theater. I found something that clicked.
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My number one thing is to recycle everything from newspaper to aluminum cans, and I even use a canvas bag instead of the plastic ones when I go to the grocery store.
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You should never do anything too much. If you only eat healthy food, that is too much. Success is balance - a banker with no time with his kids, he's not successful. If he doesn't have time to walk his kids to school, that is not success - that is a mistake.
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The classic, 'Romeo and Juliet,' for me, is the iconic story of young love.
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There is evidence that some of al Qaeda's nuclear efforts over the years met with swindles and false leads.
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I had a wonderful mother who wanted my sister and me to have everything, even though money was a very prominent thing we didn't have. But we had a very happy childhood - pretty much ideal, in fact.
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I've always had a passion for music, but I never saw me as a musician for a living. I never thought that I could make a living. It never dawned on me.
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Yes, I did feel a special responsibility to be the first American woman in space.
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Boundaries are actually the main factor in space, just as the present, another boundary, is the main factor in time.
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I'm not really a fan of people who think they're better than others. There's no reason to act that way. I couldn't even stand to yell at someone if they bumped right into me.
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I'm used to being part of 'Game of Thrones' and going into something where you're a small part of something else. You don't want to hold anything up because they've got such a well-oiled machine going.
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It could be partly my taste. It's just my belief that there are female characters that will benefit from not being vulnerable.
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The truth is I love musical theater and always have.
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If you want to stay fit, surround yourself with a couple of chicks who are fired up, so that the one day you're not, you can feed off their energy.
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I'm all in favour of grand important speeches, but the president then has to link his sermons to a strategy.
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The question arises whether private companies can bear responsibility when considering the large risks involved with nuclear business.
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At the age of 18, I made up my mind to never have another bad day in my life. I dove into a endless sea of gratitude from which I've never emerged.
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Use a corrector to do all the heavy lifting under the eyes, not concealer. I spent years re-applying and layering concealer and Touche Eclat under there, when what I really needed was a good, peachy-toned corrector.
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We are here and it is now. Further than that, all human knowledge is moonshine.
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I'm noise-sensitive. It's always better for me if things are quiet, so I can concentrate.
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I have no family to take care of and no children to pass wealth to.
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There is no suspense in inevitability.
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It was only much later that I found out hardness worked better than love.
