P. L. Travers Quotes
I make a point of writing, if only a little, every day, as a kind of discipline so that it is not a whim but a piece of work.
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Every step of progress the world has made has been from scaffold to scaffold, and from stake to stake.
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I'm optimistic about people and about the planet and about nature. I think it's resilient, like people are.
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You can be tops in Australia and be unheard of everywhere else.
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One can never know enough. The unknown and its call lies even in what we know.
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Public life is regarded as the crown of a career, and to young men it is the worthiest ambition. Politics is still the greatest and the most honorable adventure.
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I think I'm a critic of corporate power, whether locally or globally. And the term 'globalization' I've never found all that helpful.
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I am not interested in shock tactics. I just want to make beautiful clothes.
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You want your coach's blessing.
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During my childhood, I was surrounded by actors, and all I remember is they were fun to be around. That kind of sticks.
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There are many cultural prejudices. For instance, even though fresh fish is a regional staple, Catalans don't like sashimi.
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In our recovery package we put new standards of accountability and transparency, which we hope will now apply.
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Science is about unravelling nature.
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I remember looking back on a photo of me... wearing a suit that was, like, two sizes too big for me. I think a lot of guys don't know what fits.
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The one thing I am now sure of is that if there is such a thing as destiny, it is a result of our passion, be that for money, power, or love. Passion, for better or worse.
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My experience is that's rare - that you have a script that is... what they call 'film-ready.'
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In metros, girls are very independent, conscious and aware. But in the interiors of our country, where education is not given importance, they continue to be oppressed. But it is important for every woman to acknowledge what she wants from herself rather than going for what people expect from her.
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Two truths are all too often overshadowed in today's political discourse: Public service is a most honorable pursuit, and so is bipartisanship.
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I have always been interested in design, but in the beginning I didn't set out to make jewelry specifically.
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National boundaries these days are not that important because of transformative technological development. Now we are talking about the fourth industrial revolution.
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We would like to see, in the future, what we will probably call needs-based licensing of all weapons. ...Where it would make it much more difficult for anybody to be able to purchase handguns.
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Yes, sometimes I think that all my writing is nothing more than the compensatory work of a frustrated painter.
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My work doesn't speak about individuals (it's not portraiture in the traditional sense), it tries to speak about life in general in cities of the West - which is where I live and what I understand.
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You cannot be the perfect wife, the perfect mother, and the perfect actor all at the same time.
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I make a point of writing, if only a little, every day, as a kind of discipline so that it is not a whim but a piece of work.
