Leslie Marmon Silko Quotes
As long as the hummingbird had not abandoned the land, somewhere there were still flowers, and they could all go on.
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When I was growing up you would see big American films that really mythologised their landscape, that really showed the vastness and the drama of their country.
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I'm, I guess you could say, the Chinese-speaking, banjo-picking girl.
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In terms of achievement, the pride is very important to me. It keeps me going every day. The money is always second to me.
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Well, the crazy thing for me is I think out of anything that's happened in the last year, all the success, people always ask what do you guys do with the money? I don't think they realize we're not really making any money.
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Anyone can be a Superman, but nobody can be Jackie Chan.
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I always like to leave art and music open to interpretation.
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I am a member of the London Library, and on almost every single job I do, there is some benefit to be had in going there and pulling two or three books off the shelves.
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I love ice cream, and I love chocolate.
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Once there was a boy so meek and modest, he was awarded a Most Humble badge. The next day, it was taken away because he wore it. Here endeth the lesson.
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I love movies, and if the right thing comes along I'm so interested.
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In theater, there's a lot of work to do to build the characters. It's a great experience.
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I kind of always took it for granted the fact that my parents were Olympic medalists.
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It has been very good here, but the World Cup game was different. It had a different significance to it.
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Instead of going out to dinner, buy good food. Cooking at home shows such affection. In a bad economy, it's more important to make yourself feel good.
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A lot of times, you think you want something, and then you find something completely different.
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There are all these scripts where the women, if they're working, are prostitutes and lawyers with an angry streak who'll kill you. It's a reaction to women leaving their men and men being angry about it and saying it on some subconscious level.
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It's not what other people believe you can do, it's what you believe.
Gail Devers -
'Smart', in American usage, is slicker and sharper than 'intelligent'; faster off the mark and quicker on its feet than deep thought.
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I'd love to be the new Jools Holland, but you know, for, like, cooler people.
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I really, really enjoy comedy. I think that's one of my strong suits. It's my zone. And people don't expect it from me, which is a whammy.
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I want to be the best mum and I want everything to be perfect - I want a fairy tale really.
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It is in the middle of misery that so much becomes clear. The one who says nothing good comes of this is not yet listening.
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As long as the hummingbird had not abandoned the land, somewhere there were still flowers, and they could all go on.
