Elna Baker Quotes
Impossible is just a big word thrown around by small men who find it easier to live in the world they’ve been given than to explore the power they have to change it. Impossible is not a fact. It’s an opinion. Impossible is not a declaration. It’s a dare. Impossible is potential. Impossible is temporary. Impossible is nothing.
Quotes to Explore
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Incommensurables cannot be compared.
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One morning I woke up and was plunged into psychological shock. I had forgotten I was free.
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My music, I feel, has always been experimental, but it had got to a point where I felt disconnected from it completely. I didn't want to be a Clark Kent/Superman: I couldn't really say, 'Well, B.o.B's the old me, and Bobby Ray's the new me.' I had to just make a point.
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There's no specific mission statement for the 'Toast.'
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I do believe the potential for ConnectU was as big as Facebook's, absolutely.
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I love music.
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After I lost my fiance, it seemed like it would be better to always be alone than to risk being hurt again.
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I've always been a bubbly and energetic and happy person, but when I get upset, I get frustrated; when someone makes me mad, I definitely have a temper, and I've had to deal with having a temper my whole life.
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Piety is the most solid goodness, and the vilest of what is evil is vice.
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As a writer, one is always a little blind to what one writes.
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History teaches us that men and nations behave wisely once they have exhausted all other alternatives.
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I have a tendency to really stuff things. I don't really express, you know? Like, express certain feelings and stuff.
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I'm really an outdoorsy girl. People think I can't go anywhere without getting all primped up, but I love to go camping, and I'm totally fine with not doing my hair or makeup, not taking a shower and just hiking.
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I used to love to draw. I didn't want to go to art class because I felt that would be too corny when I was young, but architectural drafting was the cool thing to do because there was more precision. It taught me a lot about building and structures and doorways and frames and windowsills.
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My family is full of musicians, and a couple of times a year we get together and jam at my cousin's studio. We improvise and have a great time.
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Art matters.
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I went to the opening of 'Sister Act,' and I had such a great time. I had no idea what it was about, and I had never seen the movies. But I heard the show went through some major last-minute craziness in previews, and man, opening night was really fun and really entertaining.
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My favourite colour is red, but I also like jewel tones and monochrome, while my preferred shapes include A-line skirts and skinny trousers.
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I definitely do see language serving its users, and when it no longer serves them we need to look for new words.
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The only sense that is common in the long run, is the sense of change and we all instinctively avoid it.
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In Korea, the director is on top, and the power flows down vertically. On the set, I love to come up with ideas on the spot. But in Hollywood, if I were to come up with a certain idea on set, the idea had to be taken to all these different people who had to agree.
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Our society and institutions are built to push men and women into different roles. We need to change that.
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I'm not possessive, I'm caring... Once you realize a person doesn't want that much care, you automatically back off.
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Impossible is just a big word thrown around by small men who find it easier to live in the world they’ve been given than to explore the power they have to change it. Impossible is not a fact. It’s an opinion. Impossible is not a declaration. It’s a dare. Impossible is potential. Impossible is temporary. Impossible is nothing.
