Christina Stead Quotes
It's easy to make money. You put up the sign Bank and someone walks in and hands you his money. The façade is everything.
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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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I can't bear to see myself even in movies. The feeling is complex. I can't stand the sight of myself.
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Christ was only crucified once and for a few hours. Think of the hundreds of thousands whom Christ has been crucifying in a quiet way ever since.
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I liked English and art and did a lot of painting. And for some reason I was good at math, but I wasn't an A student. I really had to work hard to get good grades.
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I think my novel, 'Walden Two,' has made people stop and look at the culture they have inherited and wonder if it is the last word or whether it can be changed.
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Because art as a pursuit, as a concept, as an ideal, constantly elevates one above the pragmatic, one is inclined to discuss art in heightened terminologies. For me, it is just what I do all day long.
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I really didn't intend to be a musician when I left Japan.
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I really do not see why there is not a splendid field for good work on the music hall stage, and if I did not have my own theatre taking up my time, I should rather like to go into it.
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Southeast Asia was home for much of my childhood, but I moved to Hawaii when I was in high school.
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I see myself as extremely lucky.
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I believe America is the most powerful country in the world and is a country that stands on principle. Its principles are enshrined in its very foundation and constitution, and it has a duty to serve humanity. America has a duty to follow its conscience to reject repression. It must reject oppression. It must reject humiliation.
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Do I pray? Yes. Prayer is very important to me.
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I believe that it's better to be looked over than it is to be overlooked.
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I used to brag that I can hold up any eviction - even if the landlord had legal rights, I could hold it up for a year.
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I do my job like I breathe.
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My vision and my creative ability is just so broad.
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I try to pack light with a folding leather suit bag. Anything more than five days, I need to check in my luggage. What takes the most space? Chef jackets, aprons and tools.
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We can define the rules of police-citizen engagement, but everyday decisions will always be made by men and women in uniform, on the street, in the community, under extreme pressure, in a dangerous world where guns easily fall into the wrong hands.
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The principal cause of war is war itself.
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You know how most kids have posters of sports heroes on their walls? They gave me reams of the old news copy, and I had those taped in my bedroom. And I would practice reading the news.
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You reach a point where you don't work for money.
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Meeting people who want to start a charity, help out their families, or raise money for a good cause has been really fun.
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It's easy to make money. You put up the sign Bank and someone walks in and hands you his money. The façade is everything.
