Eglantyne Jebb Quotes
Relief work does not consist entirely in wearisome appeals ... it has its moments of enchantment, its adventures, its unexpected vistas into new worlds
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I love when you aren't accountable to anybody or anything, and you can just be wherever you are.
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It's just someone has labelled us as having a different label to do what you do. I find that labels are the worst thing in the world for artistic expression.
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I was chosen for 'Wolverine' because there weren't any other Japanese actresses available who could speak English. With 'Batman v Superman' and 'Hannibal,' I got the roles as a result of previous work I'd done, not just because of my nationality.
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They hate whom they fear.
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Some things are really sacred and important to other cultures, so you have to be aware, politically, about those things before you just adopt them.
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I trained as a dancer when I was much younger, for a large amount of time, like 6 or 7 years. Not to be a ballet dancer, actually, but I thought it was a complement for an actor. I thought that actors should know how to move, should know how to juggle, should know how to do acrobatics.
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Being married to a footballer is some girls' dream, but it isn't always like that. I work.
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In some extremely important ways, people are what you expect them to be, or at least they behave as you expect them to behave.
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I often attribute my screenwriting to journalism because they drill in the who, what, when, where and why - but we really need to land on that why. That's what I've been exploring in my writing for many years and trying to get better at.
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Everybody thinks about Bo Derek as being this extravagant looking lady but she is also a wonderful actress.
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For me, if I have the choice between an extra 45 minutes in bed or getting up at 4:30 A.M. to go to the gym, I will always choose bed.
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I lived a very isolated life. When you start at 20, you have a lot of nonsense to work out of your system.
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It is even better to act quickly and err than to hesitate until the time of action is past.
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We cannot disguise hostility towards any religion behind the pretence of liberalism.
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I'd find Moyo's views cruel and mistaken even she did not get the scholarships that have been reported.
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‘it excites the pancreas to fresh efforts’
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Como las paga el vulgo, es justohablarle en necio para darle gusto.
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My Brother went to collegeTo become a doctorAnd if he studies hard enoughHe'll end up just like papa, who hates his life.
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All filmmakers want the option to make another film, to have it not always be such an uphill battle - for it to be our life, our working life.
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I do not have much time for relaxation, but when I can, I like to read.
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Freedom is not an accident. Progress is not an accident. Democracy is not an accident. These are things that have to be fought for. You’re part of that legacy. They must be won. And they’ve got to be tended to constantly and defended without fail.
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I'm crazy about Judi Dench.
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It doesn't matter where it is in the world or who I'm making the movie with; that's the closest thing that I've got to a sense of placement.
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Relief work does not consist entirely in wearisome appeals ... it has its moments of enchantment, its adventures, its unexpected vistas into new worlds
