Gertrude Atherton Quotes
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I live on the same street as my family, actually. I live across the road. I'm a real family person!
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Conformity is dangerous.
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The Palestinian Authority gets money from the American taxpayer.
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I did some martial arts training for 'Confessions of a Dangerous Mind,' since the character was an assassin.
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I believe in only one thing: liberty; but I do not believe in liberty enough to want to force it upon anyone.
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Success is so fleeting; even if you get a good book deal, or your book is a huge success, there's always the fear: 'What about the next one?'
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I consider science fiction and fantasy my genre. And I've noticed over the years that there doesn't tend to be a lot of lighthearted, comedic stuff.
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It's really corny to say, but if you are happily married and have good kids, that is about 98 per cent of what you should be seeking to achieve.
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Obviously I'm not 21 anymore, but I think I can still throw with anybody.
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A lot of movies that come from Israel are about war, but there is such good, funny, rounded writing that comes from the country that I wish more people would discover.
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My first film, 'Like Minds,' was with Toni Colette, who was extraordinary. I mean it was basically a mini-masterclass for acting on film at a time when all you could probably see were my eyebrows bouncing up and down on screen.
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With acting, I felt like I had a lot to prove because I didn't study it; I didn't work my way up in a traditional sense.
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I love driving around east London - it's always full of surprises. Actually, I don't drive myself - I like to be driven.
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I would like people to get a differentiated historical view of Germany.
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But working with Dre, I grew up with his music, so I'm still like more a fan.
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I've been told by many people that if I had a Twitter account, I would be making five hundred thousand dollars more a year.
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Keep a diary, and someday it'll keep you.
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I feel that the critic and music director should have such a good relationship they can pick up the phone and call each other any time.
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The women's movement had already paved the way, I think, for my coming.
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Selfish men make the best lovers. They're prepared to invest in the women's pleasures so that they can collect an even bigger dividend for themselves.
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The Internet is too transformative for incumbents to not want to try to stifle or curb it - incumbents in the sense of multinational corporations, governments, take your pick.
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I think we're going to carry the 'Ice Age's up to 'Ice Age 15,' which means basically they'll be in the present decade.
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Too many people, including the ad industry, believe the future is something that happens and just rolls them over in it's wake.
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All women want to be understood until they understand themselves.
