Christine de Pizan Quotes
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If there were only one truth, you couldn't paint a hundred canvases on the same theme.
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I've been to parties in L.A. that are mind-blowing. I mean, quite literally mind-blowing. People get cellphones in the party bag, that sort of thing. Fabulous, fabulous parties.
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Persistence is to the character of man as carbon is to steel.
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I think young generation is always better than last generation. No matter you like it or don't like it. My father said, 'Jack, I'm so good, you'll never be' - but I'm better than him. My father is better than my grandfather. My children will be better than us.
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It contributes greatly towards a man's moral and intellectual health, to be brought into habits of companionship with individuals unlike himself, who care little for his pursuits, and whose sphere and abilities he must go out of himself to appreciate.
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I'm a much better mother at 46... than if I were like, 21 or 25.
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Germany is determined to provide substantial help. So are the Netherlands and other states. But a day will come when we have to count on our own resources.
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What happens if you're the guy who's been on the show ten years and is highly paid but they have nothing for you to do is that they bring in other people, and you become a supporting character to those people.
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People said when I started, 'Why don't you just copy your father's style?' I had to be myself, singing my songs in my own way.
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If someone says you're a reporter and doesn't want you to anchor then you wonder why you worked so hard at it.
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I'd like to actually work with a lot of other people, and whether it's someone who is completely unknown who I love and think is a talent, maybe I'll work with them, or, like, maybe I'll work with some of the biggest pop stars and write music for them.
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I want people to realize that they can dream big.
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I love people and people watching. I love music. I am intrigued by musicians more than I am actors. I have a bigger respect for them.
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The motto of feminists: 'There is never an excuse for hitting a woman.' Shouldn’t it be, 'There is never an excuse for hitting.'?
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This world is but canvas to our imaginations.
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Man has to awaken to wonder - and so perhaps do peoples. Science is a way of sending him to sleep again.
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There are a lot of good actresses out there.
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I just love to read, learn, and think through complex things.
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Privacy is important to me. But it's not just about sticking two fingers up and saying I don't want anyone to know my business. It's an artistic choice. I think that for any actor to convince their audience that they have completely inhabited a character requires a certain level of anonymity.
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You have been chosen, and you must therefore use such strength and heart and wits as you have.
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This is just the beginning of a new era for America's workers.
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Surround yourself with a really good group of friends that are true and honest and won't lead you astray and make you compromise who you are as a woman or a young woman.
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User-centered design means understanding what your users need, how they think, and how they behave - and incorporating that understanding into every aspect of your process.
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Just as women's bodies are softer than men's, so their understanding is sharper.
