Ally Condie Quotes
The beauty of dystopia is that it lets us vicariously experience future worlds - but we still have the power to change our own.
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You need a routine, to be able to spend some time with a person, and my lifestyle is constantly on the move.
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I personally do not drink. To drink or not to is one's own choice. So long as it doesn't affect others, it is okay.
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I love to see women who are comfortable in their skin and dress to suit their body - that looks fabulous because it's authentic.
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In 1995, the Chinese government picked a 6-year-old child to succeed the Panchen Lama, the second highest figure in Tibetan Buddhism.
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I like hip-hop, but I don't like concerts. There's, like, sweat on people's backs.
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I don't know who Little Richard is.
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I think great players can play in any year, that's why they're great. A lot of it is down to the mental approach.
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History is the present. That's why every generation writes it anew. But what most people think of as history is its end product, myth.
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My work has always been the thing that justifies my life.
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I was the first actress who branded her own line at a time when everyone just lent their name to a product. Everyone said I shouldn't do it, but it was probably the best thing I've ever done.
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A lot of West Virginia is untouched. It doesn't have as many strip malls, it has these old towns that feel like it used to be how it looked. Charleston has this river that runs through it, and it's really beautiful.
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Travel in all the four quarters of the earth, yet you will find nothing anywhere. Whatever there is, is only here.
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My parents are divorced, and seeing that was really painful for me. Really painful for me. But that's also a big part of why I'm intrigued by the dynamics between people – because I was close to something that fell apart.
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I love Jen Meyer - she's a dear friend, and Tabitha Simmons as well.
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Everybody knew that I could type pretty well.
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Venezuela, given its extraordinary educational, cultural, and social developments, and its vast energy and natural resources, is called on to become a revolutionary model for the world.
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Drink warm water with lemon first thing in the morning. It's a good way to detox and alkalize your body.
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The real story is that I had unprotected sex. That's that. That's easy.
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Any powerful technology can be abused.
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When you're playing music through the streets of London at 2 o'clock in the morning, there's something so cool and magical about that. It takes you to a special place very quickly.
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We have reached an important milestone and achieved a new momentum in reaching a goal all Americans should embrace - building a secure, peaceful, democratic Iraq that is no longer a threat to the United States or the international community.
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You - and I have to remind myself of this - are capable beyond your wildest imagination.
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It would be peevish and ungracious after being taken to such a lovely supper in this Temple of Food, I know, but I am desperate to ask the question that begs to be posed: Just how fucking good can olive oil get?
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The beauty of dystopia is that it lets us vicariously experience future worlds - but we still have the power to change our own.
