Vilhjalmur Stefansson Quotes
The most striking contradiction of our civilization is the fundamental reverence for truth which we profess and the thorough-going disregard for it which we practice.
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I love the immediacy of an audience being there and reacting. I'm spoiled, having grown up in theater.
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It's great when a director like Cameron Crowe can take what you do and fit it into what he's doing. If someone's a fan of you already, they can take what you do and make it work for what they're doing. You don't know their vision, and you're thinking, 'How is this guy going to take what I do and make it work in this movie?'
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I've always wanted to play a Marvel baddie. I'm not sure I fit the mold, though. Like a powerful, extraordinary woman. Somebody with superpowers would be really fun, but I'm not sure how many middle-aged women they have in Marvel.
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The main thing that I learned from my horrible job experiences was how horrible they were.
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So long as you do not achieve social liberty, whatever freedom is provided by the law is of no avail to you.
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I generally avoid temptation unless I can't resist it.
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Even in the angels there is the subordination of one hierarchy to another, and in the heavens, and all the bodies that are moved, the lowest by the highest and the highest in their turn unto the Supreme Mover of all.
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I wasn't really excited about doing television, to be quite honest.
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National independence, and the preceding political struggles, helped create the space for literary creation in many post-colonial countries. Much of modern Indian or Chinese literature is inconceivable without the political movement for freedom from foreign rule.
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When you write for a comic series, many superheroes have 60 or some years of history that you are coming into.
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Creative people are more prone to depression.
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I see no conflict whatsoever between Christianity and good business practices. People say you can't mix business with religion. I say there's no other way.
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Michael was very specific during rehearsals. When he was pleased, he always had this charming grin.
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We were on the cover of Women's Wear Daily, which was hardly rock 'n' roll, but it pleased me.
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There's obviously nothing wrong with selling your art - only an idiot with a trust fund would tell you otherwise. But it's confusing to know how far you should take it.
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I used to feel very lonely on the team. The boys would all pair up.
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People only watch my shows for me, and those shows have remained evergreen long after the guests are forgotten.
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I always find Victoria's Secret models a bit weird.
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Politicians said that with our cheap labour, we could be competitive in the world. Nothing could be further from the truth. We were the most uncompetitive country with that cheap labour.
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A man's personality is matured only when he appropriates the truth, whether it is spoken by Balaam's ass or a sniggering wag or an apostle or an angel.
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I love my kitchen. On the weekends, we have friends over, the kids are buzzing around, and we cook and talk.
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The most striking contradiction of our civilization is the fundamental reverence for truth which we profess and the thorough-going disregard for it which we practice.
