Ingrid Betancourt Quotes
When you lose your freedom, you are alone with your emotions and reactions... you can see, for example, the bad reactions you have in front of others or the way you could be dismissive or harsh.
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Silence speaks so much louder than screaming tantrums. Never give anyone an excuse to say that you're crazy.
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If I had a big brother who was a year older than me or something, I probably wouldn't have ended up being a filmmaker.
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Nothing is certain in life but death and taxes. And in Donald Trump's case, lies.
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Being Premier is a 24/7 job, so it doesn't create many spaces in order to be able to build relationships.
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'Envy' was a bit of a challenge for me. It was smooth.
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I'm totally a geek.
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Among irrational animals the love of the offspring and of the parents for each other is extraordinary because God, who created them, compensated for the deficiency of reason by the superiority of their senses.
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Happiness is an inside job.
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The game is never over. No matter what the scoreboard reads or what the referee says, it doesn't end when you come off the court.
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You can't create a monster, then whine when it stomps on a few buildings.
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It's not about 'succeeding,' but sometimes on a film, you know you've captured something.
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Everybody talks. Anthony Pettis talked before the fight. Donald Cerrone talked before the fight. See what happened?
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Every change in a team can turn into an opportunity for players to show themselves.
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I don't think I have a black-hat image.
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Effective preaching starts with loving the people we're preaching to.
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My valleys are higher than most people's peaks. I stay at that level.
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I regard myself as a beautiful musical instrument, and my role is to contribute that instrument to scripts worthy of it.
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I travel regularly and have learnt to be very methodical as far as packing is concerned. For example, I always check the weather in advance of where I'm going to ensure that I've packed the right clothes.
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I'm a dual citizen, as are my husband and children. We have got eight passports between us; we're weighed down by them whenever we go anywhere.
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I had this mentality that I had to go out to everyone's show so everyone at the end of the week would come to mine - that I had to go out and rub elbows, find exposure. A small part of that is true. But if something is good, people will notice when you put it out.
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A good name is like precious ointment ; it filleth all round about, and will not easily away; for the odors of ointments are more durable than those of flowers.
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The Edmund Pettus Bridge - which in 2013 was declared a National Historic Landmark - isn't symbolic of the Civil War in a meaningful way. It is, however, the modern-day battlefield where the voting rights movement was born.
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These years in silence and reflection made me stronger and reminded me that acceptance has to come from within and that this kind of truth gives me the power to conquer emotions I didn't even know existed.
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When you lose your freedom, you are alone with your emotions and reactions... you can see, for example, the bad reactions you have in front of others or the way you could be dismissive or harsh.
