Elizabeth Chandler Quotes
There's a gentleness about April that made me ache. It seemed like I was always on the run, always working and chasing some goal or another, but April had a way of holding me still. And then I'd begin to hurt and yearn for something I couldn't describe, something I hadn't known yet. All I knew was the ache itself and the strange, sweet feeling it was.
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It's always about finding the right balance between answering some questions and raising new ones to keep your story going.
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Fuel conservation is as important as fuel production.
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If you learn one thing from having lived through decades of changing views, it is that all predictions are necessarily false.
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I don't really have a type. I don't want to be a cliche. But personality is a big thing for me. You can find cute guys all over. But he's got to have some sort of sense of humor, which is so hard to find in a guy. He's got to be a bit smart.
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Whatever you think of Trump, I think most people would agree he is impulsive, and we certainly have an impulsive leader in North Korea in Kim Jong-un. That's an unholy combination.
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The presumption of innocence, the benefit of the doubt, walking without worrying - these should not be hallmarks of white privilege. They are human rights - human rights - that should be enjoyed by all.
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I meet fascinating people I respect and idolise all the time.
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I don't wear sunscreen. I don't have a skincare program.
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The independents who were our fiercest competitors all succumbed to the one-hit-makes-you-a-genius philosophy. It is a mistake to think you have the magic touch. Show business is roulette. If you start to play for stakes you can't afford, there's no way you can survive.
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I've tried to lead a progressive, activist government.
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Death is nothing, but to live defeated and inglorious is to die daily.
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The good and the bad mix themselves so thoroughly in our thoughts, even in our aspirations, that we must look for excellence rather in overcoming evil than in freeing ourselves from its influence.
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You can't be a playwright without believing there's an audience for adventurous work.
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I'm not an aggressive person, but obviously on the sporting field I'll do whatever it takes.
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The moment I lose weight, it shows on my face, and given how sharp my cheek bones are, it doesn't look good.
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It would be just as pointless to oppose the international use of English today as it would have been to oppose the worldwide use of French in the 18th century.
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More labels should be like that. Instead of putting these records out myself, I should have just signed with them, but they probably don't like my music (laughs).
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In terms of the Japanese royal family, they were considered the direct descendants of a god. They are regarded as all-powerful and possessors of unimaginable wealth, and yet they are, more often than not, literally prisoners of tradition.
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I never kept a diary, but I wrote detailed notes of my travels.
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Some things are more precious because they don't last long.
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I have a very strong family.
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The goal has never been to always succeed. The goal is to be allowed to keep initiating.
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There's a gentleness about April that made me ache. It seemed like I was always on the run, always working and chasing some goal or another, but April had a way of holding me still. And then I'd begin to hurt and yearn for something I couldn't describe, something I hadn't known yet. All I knew was the ache itself and the strange, sweet feeling it was.
