Gertrude Atherton Quotes
Plot and melodrama were in every life; in some so briefly as hardly to be recognized, in others-in that of certain men and women in the public eye, for instance-they were almost in the nature of a continuous performance.
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Alienation as our present destiny is achieved only by outrageous violence perpetrated by human beings on human beings.
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Elvis was a big influence to my music, but Loretta Lynn was, as well.
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It delights me that I don't fit the stereotype of an actress.
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Only when your consciousness is totally focused on the moment you are in can you receive whatever gift, lesson, or delight that moment has to offer.
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I like to discover new things.
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Celine Dion is my major inspiration.
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If you don't improve the lives of the poor, it's not charity.
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I don't have time to listen to anybody's music. I'm making it, you know.
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In sleep, you are safe from the revolting mechanics of living and being a prey to outrageous fortune.
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Fashion anticipates.
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I don't like to pretend I was guided in any way by the supernatural world, but the more you talk about that, the easier it is to dismiss those notions.
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If you're not bruised up, then you're not doing an action film in a real way.
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I do watch 'Revenge,' 'American Horror Story' and 'Game of Thrones.' I am behind on all of them. But I do watch them. Those are my go-to shows.
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'Getting smart on crime' does not mean reducing sentences or punishments for crimes.
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It was an interesting way to come across in my first big role. To work with Robert DeNiro was very exciting.
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I used to hate stilettos. It took me a lot of time to understand how to walk in them and look graceful. And eventually, you realise their importance.
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I don't mind being pale. In high school, it seemed like everybody cared about being tan all year round, but I haven't really thought about it since then. I don't go to a tanning bed, and I get bored when I lay out. I put sunscreen on when I'm in the sun, and sometimes I get tan, but I don't really think about it very much.
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I'm probably the only bottom-heavy golfer in the country.
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There are probably more internet hate sites about me than Charles Manson.
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The fact is that seven per cent of the global population emits 50 per cent of greenhouse gas emissions, and the proportions are the same for the use of energy and raw materials, meat, wood, etc. Simply put, an infinitesimal minority consumes the most and imposes damage on the overwhelming majority, while asking it to change.
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I definitely feel, when I'm wearing the costume, that I could scare people and hurt them.
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I think I was given a gift to play golf and to be mentally strong.
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Singapura means lion-city; prehistoric, myopic, Sanskrit-speaking visitors having spotted a mangy tiger or two in the mangroves. Sly Malays sometimes call it Singa pura-pura, which means ‘pretending to be a lion’….It is a profoundly provincial town pretending to be a metropolis.
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Plot and melodrama were in every life; in some so briefly as hardly to be recognized, in others-in that of certain men and women in the public eye, for instance-they were almost in the nature of a continuous performance.
