Elizabeth Wein Quotes
I am quite Pan-like in my naïve confidence that he will play by the rules and keep his word.
Quotes to Explore
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Those of us raised in modern cities tend to notice horizontal and vertical lines more quickly than lines at other orientations. In contrast, people raised in nomadic tribes do a better job noticing lines skewed at intermediate angles, since Mother Nature tends to work with a wider array of lines than most architects.
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Economics has paid a terrible price for its dalliances with the Keynesian and neoclassical theories.
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I am a classic Star Trek fanatic. When I was a kid, my mom and I used to go to conventions.
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I feel like freedom of speech is one of the great things in this country and the freedom to do what you feel is right.
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I love writing. I feel ridiculously lucky that this is what I get to do all day.
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Life does not accommodate you, it shatters you. It is meant to, and it couldn't do it better. Every seed destroys its container or else there would be no fruition.
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Always believe what you see - with your own eyes, that is. Always believe what you see. That's the best way to go about this business. I've heard a lot of things about a lot of people, and it was never true.
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I grew up loving musicals. My mom had records of original cast recordings, and one of them was 'She Loves Me.' I wore that thing out singing along to Barbara Cook when I was eight years old.
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I feel like fashion and music relate to each other in a lot of ways. I always had to be creative: I'm a very creative person. I always liked making stuff. Apart from music, I always liked making clothes. You're able to express yourself.
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My operas and my theatre works are very formal pieces.
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When men talk about war, the stories and terminology vary - it's this battle, these weapons, this terrain. But no matter where you go in the world, women use the same language to speak of war. They speak of fire, they speak of death, and they speak of starvation.
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I had been working in colour for ten years or so and looked at digital and liked the possibilities it gave me.
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The best way to solve problems and to fight against war is through dialogue.
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I have a work ethic. If I say I'm going to do something, I do it.
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I write because writing is something that I have to do. And it doesn't matter whether people like it or not. When I write, I feel the pressure and anxiety that come with taking an empty piece of paper and trying to fill it with something from your own consciousness.
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I'm more comfortable knowing that, chances are, I'm going to fail at this. I've become comfortable with that.
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The principle of the design - the harmony, rhythm and balance are all the same with interior and fashion design.
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One day, you're a nobody, and the next, you're in a movie that everybody is talking about. But Hollywood has a way of knocking you back down to Earth.
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When I go back to France now I spend all the my time with press and sponsors. I do not have a lot of time to spend at home with my family.
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Bonds are made to be broken," he said. "Just like rules.
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League is much, much more physical than Union, and that's before anyone starts breaking the rules.
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Freedom, baby, is never having to say youre sorry.
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You're like the thief who isn't the least bit sorry he stole, but is terribly, terribly sorry he's going to jail. - Rhett Butler
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I am quite Pan-like in my naïve confidence that he will play by the rules and keep his word.
