Amy Hood Quotes
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While hereditary chiefs inhabit the apex of our traditional social systems, it would be a mistake to think they hold all the power. They aren't kings. They aren't dictators. They're answerable to their clans and their matriarchs. All decisions that affect our communities require lengthy, deliberate discussions and careful negotiation.
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But you have to be creative on how you sell yourself and market yourself.
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Even among those who I would not count as 'friends,' I have met many people online who have simply commented on my work or are interested by what I do.
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The important thing is to do what you most love in the best way. If you love literature, you could be a great writer and perhaps one day become a Nobel Prize Laureate for Literature.
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A culture without mythology is not really a civilisation.
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I guess I am sometimes over the top on stage, but then, that is my personality. I'm over the top in real life, too.
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Japan is the largest creditor country in the world, so we have made contributions to the stability of international markets and we want this IMF meeting to confirm that we will continue to contribute.
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Everything is complicated; if that were not so, life and poetry and everything else would be a bore.
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I am always a beginner. I only try to include different parts of life; the pastoral, the tragic, et cetera.
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Typically, when you sell your story rights to a movie production company, they can do whatever they want with it. The writer is typically not involved anymore.
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To know yet to think that one does not know is best; Not to know yet to think that one knows will lead to difficulty.
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One day, I want to make a PG film.
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I can't imagine a person becoming a success who doesn't give this game of life everything he's got.
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It was surreal to play opposite Angela Lansbury and Elaine Stritch, Bernadette Peters and Catherine Zeta-Jones. There was so much to learn just from watching them, and it was an honor to share the stage with women who have accomplished what they have.
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People say Malala's voice is being sold to the world. But I see it as Malala's voice reaching the world and resonating globally. You should think about what is behind Malala's voice. What is she saying? I am only talking about education, women's rights, and peace.
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A capacity, and taste, for reading gives access to whatever has already been discovered by others.
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I like boring golf. That's kind of what butters my bread.
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No man can add one dollar to his bank account by worrying.
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I was very much a latchkey kid. My parents would feel the back of the television to make sure I hadn't been watching it when they were gone, which inevitably I was.
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The nice thing about 'Futurama' for me personally was that it was a way to honor some of the traditional ideas in literary science fiction, not so much movie or television science fiction - although we have that too, obviously. Our situation, a workplace comedy, led to all sorts of stuff.
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Clothing isn't disposable.
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Take a deep breath. When the game comes, no matter what happens, you can always keep your cool. I'm a bit of a hot head, a bit of a spaz, so it really helps me calm myself down during the game.
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I continually took jobs I really wasn't really qualified for.
