Leslie Caron Quotes
The studio system collapsed only when Elizabeth Taylor charged $1 million for Cleopatra.

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I'm a very positive person. I get excited easily, and I like to jump around.
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Drug manufacturers could afford to sell AIDS drugs in Africa at virtually any discount. The companies said they did not do so because Africa lacked the requisite infrastructure.
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I'm not too good at lying still in the sun.
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Part of my job as Children's Laureate is to visit schools and talk about my love of books and stories and encourage them all to do it as well - to read, to write, to never be afraid of their own voice. Because we all have something to say.
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Focus on being balanced - success is balance.
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Every great man, every successful man, no matter what the field of endeavor, has known the magic that lies in these words: every adversity has the seed of an equivalent or greater benefit.
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'Jaws' was the ultimate man vs. nature movie, and it was a movie that was basically three people against the elements, so that was the biggest influence on 'Frozen.'
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There's a lot of cruelty going on all the time, and I'm not just talking about inter-human cruelty. I'm talking about whole species becoming extinct, asteroids hitting planets, black holes gobbling up stars.
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I've been really lucky.
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The reduction in compassion that happens when we're all behind computer screens is not good for the world.
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Without a functioning hippocampus, names, dates, and other information falls straight through the mind like a sieve.
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Kittens are wide-eyed, soft and sweet. With needles in their jaws and feet.
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Stupid is a great force in human affairs.
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My training has always been really tough. I've always worked hard. I've always been very committed to my training and focused on my workout.
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One of the things government should be around for is to deal with catastrophes. It should do that well. To me, that's a government function, and we shouldn't be playing political games with it.
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There are a lot of distractions when you're in creative industries like publishing or fashion or media, and it's a real blessing to have witnessed some of those up close at a young age. I think when you get past the glamour, that's when you get to the good stuff - the stuff that really feeds your soul and enriches you as a person.
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When Beverly and I got together in 1992, and I moved to be with her in the little round house she'd built in the middle of 20 acres of woods near Amity, I found myself immersed in a natural setting that I responded to with all my being.
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Women need to learn to value themselves. But that has to be inculcated in men as much as women.
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I really want to go back to school and finish up my sociology degree.
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Accepting Syrian refugees into the United States is an emotional issue.
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People assumed that I wasn't open to doing TV, probably because I was doing a film and reality shows. I have become choosy and want to take up substantial roles.
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We can be in the studio with the hottest producer, but we might not be able to create any magic! It's not about the hottest. It's about who we feel we have that connection with, and that's who we're going to be working with.
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The studio system collapsed only when Elizabeth Taylor charged $1 million for Cleopatra.