Audrey Hepburn Quotes
Nothing is more important than empathy for another human being's suffering. Nothing. Not a career, not wealth, not intelligence, certainly not status. We have to feel for one another if we're going to survive with dignity.
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Five guys on the court working together can achieve more than five talented individuals who come and go as individuals.
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It took me a while and a lot of hard times to figure out my purpose, I am so happy with my life. I just want to help make other people happy, too.
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I always enjoyed movies and in hindsight I realise how captivating they were to me.
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I was brought up the Mexican way, where actors are paid very little and every part you take is an act of faith. If people respect that, then great.
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My own wandering blood comes from my seafaring grandfather, who, after he had left the sea and settled on shore, still governed his house by a ship's rules.
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You've got to really be able to accept the rejection.
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Teach us to give and not to count the cost.
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I love science fiction when it's well-done. I don't like campy stuff. I don't like stuff that's too fantastical.
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I realized that acting isn't necessarily what I love, but it's what I do. But I really do love filmmaking.
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In the mess of moving from place to place, I skipped two grades in the space of one year.
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Every man ultimately falls into the company with which he affiliates. And he is the strongest who draws men to himself, who creates the company; and this is through having a positive quality - courage and physical prowess.
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In Iran, fundamentalism was fuelled to an extent by the regime of the Shah being supported by the West.
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To my child's eyes, which had seen nothing else, Shanghai was a waking dream where everything I could imagine had already been taken to its extreme.
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My family and relatives alone could fill Shanmukhananda Hall in Bombay.
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One nice thing about making jokes is that you don't have to prove them.
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It's a long, slow sunset for ink-on-paper magazines, but sunsets can produce vast sums of money.
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What you learn is that you can't please everyone all the time.
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When somebody wants me to sign an old picture, it's like looking at another person.
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Unlimited power is worse for the average person than unlimited alcohol; and the resulting intoxication is more damaging for others. Very few have not deteriorated when given absolute dominion. It is worse for the governor than for the governed.
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I never get recognised here in London, which I like. Once a year, someone comes up to me and asks if I am 'so-and-so's niece' because they think they recognise me from somewhere. I like that.
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The advancement of all sciences, especially where there has been such a radical change, have been attended with persecution.
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A ballerina's life can be glorious. But it does not get any easier. I don't think anyone must ever think about it getting easier.
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It's the unknown that makes me feel the most vulnerable.
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Nothing is more important than empathy for another human being's suffering. Nothing. Not a career, not wealth, not intelligence, certainly not status. We have to feel for one another if we're going to survive with dignity.
