Dalai Lama Quotes
Basically, a human being is a social animal. So, if you create some short moment of happiness for people, you get deep satisfaction.
Quotes to Explore
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There has never been a female director who has won an Oscar. There has only been one woman who won at the Cannes Film Festival.
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I have always had a horror and detestation of poverty.
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Men do not value a good deed unless it brings a reward.
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Seriously, 'Honey Boo Boo' is the decay of Western civilization. Just because so many people watch the show doesn't mean it's good.
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I inherited some Chanel pieces from my mother. I've worn Prada - absolutely. Wonderful designers are inspiring. I also love designers not known. I love a lot of vintage pieces. I am pretty minimal, pretty classic.
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If life must not be taken too seriously, then so neither must death.
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I want to keep a thread between the studio and the stage, and I want to flow more easily from one to the other.
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I never thought of Kim Basinger in terms of age. For me she embodies woman with her subtleties and intricacies. She's sensual and intellectually engaging, elegant with a very strong personal style.
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Governments and nations should sit together and resolve issues. Reforms must be reached through understanding. But others should not interfere.
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I like being unconventional.
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Every single administration in American political history has put cronies and pals and donors into political positions. But normally those people become the ambassador to Liechtenstein or the deputy undersecretary of commerce.
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In some ways, technology keeps on enhancing us, and we embrace it.
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I was a 'Duck Hunt' and 'Mario' guy, and stuff like that. I was never technologically driven. I never had all the cool, new toys. I was the youngest child, I wasn't the only child, so I wasn't spoiled as a kid. And, we were on the farm, so we didn't have a lot. Also, with computers, I'm not very good with them. I just check my email.
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Played tennis for years. But you can't improve at tennis after you're 50. You get to be in your 40s, and suddenly you're a doubles player.
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I feel Dress for Success is basically about empowering women who were in a disadvantaged situation. The act of wearing a suit when she's walking in the door, it's so powerful - it's about gaining control of their lives and situations.
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God bless McNally, it's got some fantastic stuff in it, but it's no easy task to make a movie out of.
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I do my own thing. And I believe what I do is the right thing.
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I love spending time researching a character and reading about them.
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This type of mass influx is simply too much to handle. What we've had since the disaster of the 1965 Immigration Act will take 100 years or more to absorb.
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Plus-sized women have been told for so long to cover up. Whether it's with a one-piece, a tankini, a bikini with a skirt, high-waisted things, we're always told to hide these things that society calls flaws.
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You're never going to get used to walking into a room and have people screaming at you. There's a lot of things that come with the life you could get lost in. But you have to let it be what it is. I've learnt not to take everything too seriously.
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Pleasure is terrifying because it breaks down the boundaries between people. Embracing passion means living with fear.
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Basically, a human being is a social animal. So, if you create some short moment of happiness for people, you get deep satisfaction.
