Christina Stead Quotes
If all the rich people in the world divided up their money among themselves, there wouldn't be enough to go around.
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When I was on 'Trauma,' the first order was six, which turned to 12, and then there were rumors of getting cancelled. I'm used to that.
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In the ordinary church, it is suppressed by respectability, by a desire to appear better than we really are.
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No matter what political reasons are given for war, the underlying reason is always economic.
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The rules of evidence in the main are based on experience, logic, and common sense, less hampered by history than some parts of the substantive law.
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If you're not in it you can't win it.
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Kevin Costner told me that 'True' was his and his wife's song. I'm not sure if that's a good thing because they split up soon after.
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The '90s are really the 'Sex and the City' woman, and I think, right now, the new contemporary woman is the 'Lipstick Jungle' woman.
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In a multi-racial society, trust, understanding and tolerance are the cornerstones of peace and order.
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Journalists should denounce government by public opinion polls.
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I had a pretty public divorce. They're not easy - divorces - and it took me a long time to really get through.
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Fuseproject was founded in 1999, and the notion behind it, which is alive and kicking today, is fusing different disciplines. Our teams are absolutely incredible at their own discipline, but most importantly, they're incredible at partnering with each other.
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No one reads my books until they're finished because I don't want feedback. It confuses me, and it changes things; if I get too much feedback, I get thrown off my path.
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Have a goal. Know where you want to end up. Knowing where you want to end up is a lot easier than figuring out how to start and how to get there. You will figure out how to get there. Do not chart your career. Trust me; you do not want to chart your career.
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No one person could have broken up a band, especially one the size of the Beatles.
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This is our comfort, God is in heaven, and He doth what pleaseth Him; His, and only His counsel shall stand, whatsoever the designs of men, and the fury of the people be.
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I wanted already to be a filmmaker after I saw 'La Dolce Vita.'
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I believe love just happens once. You can be mistaken, you can think you are in love, but after a while you discover that you're really not. Real love is different.
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Many writers upon the science of political economy have declared that it is the duty of a nation first to encourage the creation of wealth; and second, to direct and control its distribution. All such theories are delusive.
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I see myself as an artist who happens to do cartoons.
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Raise as little as you can to get you to something that you can show - plus maybe a quarter or two so you have a little bit of cushion - and then raise some more money. Raise as little - not as much - as you can because that's the most expensive equity you're going to sell.
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No companies are ever going to pay you enough money to sue them successfully. (pp. 50-51)
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The process of creation goes on all the time. When I get through, I feel I know what the character will do in every situation. But the building up of the part is not mechanical or deliberate. It grows out of the text.
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If all the rich people in the world divided up their money among themselves, there wouldn't be enough to go around.
