Tarja Halonen Quotes
The Finland of the 21st century can thrive only if women of learning - in common with their male counterparts - are guaranteed the opportunity to use their creative potential to the full.
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Alan Rickman's Hans Gruber is the greatest bad guy in a movie ever.
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I still can't believe it when people say I am a celebrity.
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The partner that you have is supposed to make you a better person, and when you're happy, you're a better person.
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Every season, I'm like, 'Who knows if I'm going to get another job?'
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I used to write bits and pieces of comedy material for various comics that were at the Windmill... as well as my film job, I was under contract, I was allowed to do that and everything.
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Well, I have a couple of projects in the pipeline, but I'm taking things slow for now and being choosy about the roles I take up. One thing I can assure you of is that you are going to see a lot of me!
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It would be a foolish high representative who worked that way.
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Since I played a warrior in 'Magadheera,' my character sported shoulder-length hair and a thick beard.
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Back in the day, I used to read 'Archie,' but I haven't been a comic book aficionado.
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You learn to control every aspect of your muscles, your face, your toes, your fingernails. And that is how you tell a story, through movement.
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Experimental science is fascinating, but I don't want to do it. I want other people to do it, and I'll read about it.
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All issues are women's issues - and there are several that are just women's business.
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I haven't chosen any party yet because people choose parties when they get older. When it's time, I'll look, and if I can't find one to join, I'll make another party.
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I'm from the school of, 'if you want more, you have to require more from yourself.'
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I've been married to the same woman for forty years, and whenever people ask us how we managed to stay married for so long, we usually say as one voice, 'What's the secret? Don't get divorced!'
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Bikes and planes aren't about going fast or having fun; they're toys, but serious ones.
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Stopping to think is fine for characters, but not for their creators. They have to work.
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If I were a woman, I would love to have lots of kids. But for men, I don't believe in it.
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Why not whip the teacher when the pupil misbehaves?
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I know in the business world, some women won't speak if there are men in meetings for fear of being seen as too assertive.
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I struggled to get through high school. I didn't get to go to college. But it made me realize you can do anything if you want to bad enough.
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Being called a musical genius was a cross to bear. Genius is a big word. But if you have to live up to something, you might as well live up to that.
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I like to be alone so I can write. But focus can hurt you. I don't want to be some stress casualty in early middle age.
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The Finland of the 21st century can thrive only if women of learning - in common with their male counterparts - are guaranteed the opportunity to use their creative potential to the full.
