Alexandra Cassavetes Quotes
People are fascinated with eternal life and physical power - the idea of having no vulnerability. We all feel small and powerless in the world at times, so the temptation to be a vampire is compelling.
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We as the Afghan people and government are willing to help Pakistan work for peace in Afghanistan and work for peace in Pakistan, together.
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Between two groups of people who want to make inconsistent kinds of worlds, I see no remedy but force.
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But only art and music have the power to bring peace.
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I thought that I'd have a briefcase-and-power-suit career.
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I chose to present myself as one who comes from among the people, and I can be touched by their pain because I have my own.
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The divorce was the toughest thing in my life. It still hurts.
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Obviously, exercise is an important part of my life, and I think taking care of yourself is an important part of every individual's health care.
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I liked that music was a window into a world with a lot of unpredictability and chaos; it was almost diametrically opposed to my very regimented day-to-day living.
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All dictators, the rich and famous, to the lowest security guard who holds a gun, easily forget that power is transitory.
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The worldview implied by literary fiction is complex and ambiguous, trying to be faithful to the complexity and ambiguity of life.
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I listened to country music my whole life. I started writing music when I was a teenager. It all came out country.
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I perhaps ought to say that individually I never was much interested in the Texas question. I never could see much good to come of annexation, inasmuch as they were already a free republican people on our own model.
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The line between anime and regular animation is very difficult to cross, even for people who have been doing anime successfully for years.
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I think I write fiction for the opportunity to get beyond the limits of my own life.
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In education, technology can be a life-changer, a game changer, for kids who are both in school and out of school. Technology can bring textbooks to life. The Internet can connect students to their peers in other parts of the world. It can bridge the quality gaps.
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My house was a guest house of many Jaina saints, Hindu monks, Sufi mystics, because my grandfather was interested in all of these people.
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I'm so happy after such a long struggle to be living my true self. Welcome to the world, Caitlyn. Can't wait for you to get to know her/me.
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Your entire life only happens in this moment. The present moment is life itself. Yet, people live as if the opposite were true and treat the present moment as a stepping stone to the next moment - a means to an end.
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In the old days, money controlled politics. Today, information controls politics. So I think with the advent of the Internet, the power of wealth has been diminished. Look up all the people you know who spent millions and millions of dollars and fell short.
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I also turn down what's probably a good amount of coinage to be made out of playing dads, an incredible number of obnoxious dad.
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One thing I've learned, in the face of all kinds of indignities, domestic workers take so much pride in their work and love the children they care for.
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The thing itself photographed becomes less interesting when you go back to it years later but I think the photograph becomes more important later when the reality has passed.
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Being in a multicultural environment in childhood is going to give you intuition, reflexes and instincts. You may acquire basic responsiveness later on, but it's never going to be as spontaneous as when you have been bathing in this environment during childhood.
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People are fascinated with eternal life and physical power - the idea of having no vulnerability. We all feel small and powerless in the world at times, so the temptation to be a vampire is compelling.
