Gerda Weissmann Klein Quotes
My experience has taught me that all of us have a reservoir of untapped strength that comes to the fore at moments of crisis.
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I love playing live, I don't like studios all that much. I need the reaction of the audience.
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My mom and stepdad were strict. I couldn't date; I couldn't go out. And I was a kid who was never good at just taking no for an answer. I needed to understand why. And sometimes they weren't interested in explaining.
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One reason why I don't drink is because I wish to know when I am having a good time.
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There is nothing, really, that I wouldn't write about, and I do write about a lot of grim things.
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My life is black and white and mixed. My mother's a Rastafarian, my dad was a short white guy - it's not an affectation. It's also the lives of millions of people throughout the world.
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Don't use words too big for the subject. Don't say 'infinitely' when you mean 'very'; otherwise you'll have no word left when you want to talk about something really infinite.
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I do take this insane pleasure in world-building. I get the world in my head, but I have to make sure everyone else gets it.
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In 29 years, I had recorded over 2,200 songs. I was amazed.
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Stopping to think is fine for characters, but not for their creators. They have to work.
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From 1962 to 1965, the guitar became this icon of youth culture, thanks mostly to the Beatles.
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I've had all that you could ask for. The fat lady has sung, and there's a standing ovation.
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I think it's better to have your personal life and your work life separate. That way they don't corrupt each other, so to speak.
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If you see in any given situation only what everybody else can see, you can be said to be so much a representative of your culture that you are a victim of it.
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The growth of women's soccer and women's sports all around the world has been slow.
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The Confederations Cup is interesting. It served Spain very well to take part and then go on to win the 2010 World Cup. We knew the stadiums, the atmosphere, the conditions and also the difficulties of a tournament which simulated the World Cup format.
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I loved Peg Bundy. I am so happy that I got to do that. It was really fun.
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I had a pretty untraditional high school experience. I've been acting since I was very young.
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If you think people are against you and that you're a target, things will start appearing that way. I just go about my day, and I don't think anyone is out to get me.
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And right away as soon as I started doing Pilates, about 2 to 3 weeks into it I could tell that my clothes were already fitting differently. And I felt stronger than ever. My core felt tighter than ever.
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I suppose anybody just losing it and sputtering curses is pretty funny. But I think it would be more of a challenge, much more of a challenge, to make a cursing dad funny.
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I did my first nude scene in Mildred Pierce, and that was absolutely terrifying, but it was for an important part of the film and for a reason, and it's incredibly powerful. It's not gratuitous. I think the stuff they show on MTV is so much worse.
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Unless India stands up to the world, no one will respect us. In this world, fear has no place. Only strength respects strength.
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When I'm working I wear so much makeup, and when I'm out with my friends I wear makeup, so sometimes at school I'm just like, 'Today is not much of a makeup day - foundation, chapstick - done.'
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My experience has taught me that all of us have a reservoir of untapped strength that comes to the fore at moments of crisis.
