Zhang Ziyi Quotes
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I've always been in love with music, but I've never thought to sing.
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An incredibly high percentage of successful entrepreneurs are dyslexic. That's one of the little-known facts.
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It amazes me that talking about traditional values is controversial, but it seems to be.
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For me, songwriting starts with a melody. When a musician plays a chord progression, either the words and vocal melody come to me, or they don't. That's how I determine who to write with. It works, or it doesn't.
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If DreamWorks and Disney need that name to sell the cartoon and get people in the seats, that's what they need. It's not fair, but there's plenty of other work for us to do.
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We are not going to toy with our religion or any other. Nor are we going to barter. We are here to extend our hands to build peace and harmony.
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Wonder rather than doubt is the root of all knowledge.
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Being a woman has only bothered me in climbing trees.
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It's the 21st century. It's healthier for us, better for the environment and certainly kinder to be a vegetarian.
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Oh, I am an angel, though sometimes I wish I was more of a devil.
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Live rich, die poor; never make the mistake of doing it the other way round.
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Let us not forget that the greatest composers were also the greatest thieves. They stole from everyone and everywhere.
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When attempting to make a plea for more peace in the world at a rock concert, we are reflecting the feelings of all those we have come in contact with so we may all have a better understanding of each other.
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And I'm not an actress. I don't think I am an actress. I think I've created a brand and a business.
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I get bored pretty easily and I don't want to get locked down in one profession.
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He that climbs the tall tree has won right to the fruit, He that leaps the wide gulf should prevail in his suit.
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I am actually talking about possibly adapting 'The Boys,' by Garth Ennis, which would not be a comedy, but an action movie with comedy elements to it.
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It was a very stupid thing to do, I'll admit, but I hardly didn't even know I was doing it.
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My father played guitar, so I always wanted to play for that reason. But I think the biggest reason was just the '90s in general - growing up listening to the Smashing Pumpkins, Green Day and bands like that, and going to concerts and thinking it was the coolest thing in the world.
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I'd like to do policy and I'd like to do philosophy, I'd like to be able to get into the depth, into the meat of the argument - that's the kind of stuff I want to do.
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I don't say: 'can't do that', 'won't do that'. I've never thought in that way about work.
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If you work at home, you're always on call in a way.
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The familiar can feel good - especially with so much uncertainty when we turn on the news. But it doesn't uplift us, challenge us, or inspire anew as truly original work can.
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After I learn more English, I'll work hard and make more films.
