Edith Södergran Quotes
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I know a lot of people struggle with the idea of Jesus and their idea of God. I think, if you don't even know what you're praying to or who you're praying to, based on what I know to be true, regardless, God's always listening.
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I longed to be bright and most certainly never was. I was rather hopeless, I suspect.
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Being a display pilot is probably the thing I've been most proud of in my life. Don't really fly anymore now though. I have three small children and as most of my friends were killed in different accidents, I realised that it was probably just a matter of time before I went that way.
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In a novel, it's hard to keep track of everybody.
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It's rare to find women who have that balance between work and life, who are really psyched for another woman's success.
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I think gymnastics was associated with the 10. I thought that belonged to the sport, and somehow we gave it way.
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I always thought the desert was the antithesis of peace - something that attacks you. So you don't go to the desert for peace.
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It is my responsibility that I must make demonstrative efforts to reach out to every citizen of the country.
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I have worked very hard on being aware of my childhood but moving forward and not letting it bring me down emotionally. That is a hard thing - especially when you have children of your own and you remember what happened to you at that age.
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At the earliest age, when I saw a 'wet paint' sign, I had to touch the paint to see if it was wet. When I get stopped at the stoplight in the middle of the night, and there's just no cars coming, and the light is red, I go. I don't think I'm putting anyone in harm's way, and I'll just take the consequences. Because I'm a Libertarian.
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Factually, the Temple Mount is the precise location of the Temple. It's the holiest place in the world for Jews. It's the third holiest place for Muslims. And we need to respect each others' rights, freedom of religion.
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My job means I work late.
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I was an okay singer. I was an okay dancer. But acting? Never could do it.
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As a sportsman, my aim was to help sportspersons grow. The idea is to see what is good for sport rather than what's good for individuals.
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If there is one thing I object to, its actors talking about how tough their jobs are.
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If the brutal facts are not faced by leaders, the brutal reality sets in.
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I didn’t fail ten thousand times. I successfully eliminated, ten thousand times, materials and combinations which wouldn’t work.
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True stories, autobiographical stories, like some novels, begin long ago, before the acts in the account, before the birth of some of the people in the tale.
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Being yourself is the most important element for me, because, if you're trying to be something you're not, the audience will pick up on that.
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When you encounter some form of discrimination or maybe even worse, I urge you to alert others. Regardless of how small the incident is, it has to be brought to the attention of people like me and also the law enforcement agencies.
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My parents were absolutely delighted that I knew what I wanted to do.
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I wanted just one thing – to disappear.
