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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The difference between a moral man and a man of honor is that the latter regrets a discreditable act, even when it has worked and he has not been caught.
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My favorite books, art pieces, films, and music, always have something jarring about them.
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I believe that there is a God, and coming from an African tradition, I believe also that there are gods.
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I don't get irrational about it, but I do have a deeply-rooted competitive spirit. Not necessarily towards other people, but towards any obstacle that I set for myself.
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Life is going to be a constant peeling back of layers, a constant unlearning of what we've been taught or believe to be true. I think that I've come to terms with the fact that that's just going to happen for the whole duration of my life. I feel really good about being able to look myself in the face and say, "Oh, who are you now?" And that might change.
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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.
