Alexandra Fuller Quotes
It is the perpetual tragedy of all families: each of us believe our congenital pathologies and singular pains end with us.
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Palestinian propagandists can say and do anything they please without concern for the truth, in the belief that if they repeat it often enough it will simply become the truth.
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And there is no trade or employment but the young man following it may become a hero.
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In the past, the West had tried to export one formula of democracy which should fit to the rest of the world, and they discovered that this doesn't work.
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Space is almost infinite. As a matter of fact, we think it is infinite.
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I have had an amazing career for a man who hits things for a living.
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In your darkest moments of despair, a friend's hand on yours will get you through the worst.
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In prayer it is better to have a heart without words than words without a heart.
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If I start thinking, 'Is this movie going to open? Is this movie going to do well?' I'm not focusing on the job. The job is to make a good movie.
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I don't like to take a lot of stuff since I'm really sensitive to medications.
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I need something to do when I'm not working, or I crawl up the walls. So I've just taken up kung fu. I was looking for some kind of calming, relaxing activity. I tried yoga, but it wasn't really me.
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Essentially what photography is is life lit up.
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In 1989, I was on Tiananmen Square with the students, living in their makeshift tents and joining their jubilant singing of the Internationale. In the two decades since, each time that I have gone back, visions from those days seem to return with increasing persistence.
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At the weekends, I usually have around 50 kids running around in my back garden. They are all friends of my kids. I know all their names. We have barbecues, put up tents, and play soccer. I love it.
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I will say this about the Miz: Even though I don't like his wrestling style, he is a very hard worker. I have a huge amount of respect for him, and I want him to do well.
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I say I am stronger than fear.
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I've always felt a little misrepresented in the world.
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We never had a huge squad and we never had a great deal of choice. But in many ways that helps because you've got to make do with what you've got. You don't have too many problems about picking the team you just hope that everyone turns up on the day.
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The E.U.'s 500 million citizens enjoy the right to live and work in any of the Union's 27 member states.
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What I like most about Bolano is his courage.
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The hardest thing to get is true emotion. I always believe you need to earn that with the audience. You can't just tell them, 'Ok, be sad now.'
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I believe that it's an author's job to cast his imagination into the far spaces. Your life should - and I think it's inescapable that it will - inform your work. I'm all for using anything that can make your art better, but your intuition should be an equal partner.
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I'm happy that I have agents and managers that believe in me.
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It is the perpetual tragedy of all families: each of us believe our congenital pathologies and singular pains end with us.
