P. L. Travers Quotes
I think that 'Mary Poppins' needs a subtle reader, in many respects, to grasp all its implications, and I understand that these cannot be translated in terms of the film.
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Intimate relationships are a gold mine for literature to explore, to understand, to describe.
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I think millennials are a generation that's a little bit behind, maybe four or five years behind the previous generation, as far as when they buy a house.
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I think people do their bravest work when given an elusive canvas. That would be seemingly the weirdest, but also the most wonderful.
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Marriage is a very good thing, but I think it's a mistake to make a habit out of it.
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I think that everyone should be able to dribble. Everyone should be able to pass. Otherwise, why are you out there?
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No, I don't think my generation got into this dinosaur thing.
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Charlie Sheen gave me a signed headshot. I think it said, 'Keep it real.' But 'real' was spelled 'reel,' like a film reel.
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You can't try and make something you think someone else will like. You can only make what you like. How can you make a song that Yo-Landi Visser likes? You don't know me. You'll never understand me.
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I think marriage is a beautiful thing. I'm still a supporter of it.
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I've repeatedly voted for sanctions against Iran. And I think all options should be on the table to prevent them from having nuclear weapons.
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Mr. Janet Reno? I think Mr. Janet Reno... I think he's one of the best hunting dogs in the world.
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We must think and act like a nation of a billion people and not like that of a million people. Dream, dream, dream!
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I throw as hard as I can when I think I have to throw as hard as I can.
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I think I've become more modest as the years have gone on.
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The reason I hate publicists is because I think if we got rid of them everything would be on equal footing.
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Well, only Japanese may understand it, but I'm like a goat or something that likes high places.
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I think it's about not just the crisis you're in, but how do you get to the other side? How do we heal? How do we survive this experience while remaining hopeful instead of filled with despair? That's what interests me.
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Our feature film, 'Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon Two,' has a built-in fan base from the original film.
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Now you are beginning to think for yourself instead of letting others think for you. That’s the beginning of wisdom.
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May it please Christ our Lord to grant us true humility and abnegation of will and judgment, so that we may deserve to begin to be His disciples.
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I'm a little skeptical of foreign coaches in our league and in U.S. Soccer just because of how different our league is and our players are than other players around the world.
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The business model - where books can be returned, and where a 50% sell-through is considered acceptable - is archaic and wasteful. Writers get small royalties, little say in how their books are marketed and sold, and simple things like cover and title approval are unheard of unless you're a huge bestseller.
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What I find so interesting about people is the choices they make, and how that effects their behavior, their sense of self and their relationships.
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I think that 'Mary Poppins' needs a subtle reader, in many respects, to grasp all its implications, and I understand that these cannot be translated in terms of the film.
