Andrew Solomon Quotes
I think an awful lot of the diplomatic problems that exist in the world come from people assuming that their society is the one with a purchase on truth.
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There has never been a female director who has won an Oscar. There has only been one woman who won at the Cannes Film Festival.
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Jazz vision for me is seeing my art in musical term. It offers me an visual expressions in an ever-changing musical palette.
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The true Christian is called to be a soldier and must behave as such from the day of his conversion to the day of his death. He is not meant to live a life of religious ease, indolence and security. He must never imagine for a moment that he can sleep and doze along the way to heaven, like one traveling in an easy carriage.
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You are important enough to ask and you are blessed enough to receive back.
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Be there for your kids. Later, when you need them, they'll be there for you.
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Commitment and credibility go hand in hand.
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I don't think there's a perfect time to have kids. I think first you have to find the perfect person.
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I don't want to say anything because I know I am unable to protect you from the harm that I see.
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Here in America we're doing the most wonderful crafts.
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It's just someone has labelled us as having a different label to do what you do. I find that labels are the worst thing in the world for artistic expression.
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Why not a space flower? Why do we always expect metal ships?
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It's good to be busy on a film set because there is a lot of sitting around, so if you've got two roles to play at one time, then that's great to do.
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A lot of people think that to make it as a model you just need to be pretty and slim, but they're wrong. There's a lot of hard work involved. You have to be very focused, know what kind of work you're aiming for.
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I loved to sing in family parties, for my friends and family. That's how I discovered my talent.
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It vexes me when they would constrain science by the authority of the Scriptures, and yet do not consider themselves bound to answer reason and experiment.
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If you only believe that you're an artist when you have a big advance in your pocket and a single coming out, I would say that's quite soulless. You have to have a sense of your own greatness and your own ability from a very deep place inside you. I am the one with the litmus test in my hands of what people need to hear next.
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I've got friends who are literally working alone on indie games that have no prospect of profit or commercial success. I've got guys working on iPhone games.
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We sat around and I fed them barbecue and whiskey. And pretty soon everyone started to compete with each other on the guitars. It seemed the more everyone drank and ate, the more everyone got into it.
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Bad people doing bad things is not interesting. What I find interesting is good people doing bad things.
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It is not always those who have the most eminent gifts who are the most successful laborers for God. It is generally those who keep up closest communion with Christ and are most constant in prayer.
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After I finished 'E.R.', I wanted to concentrate on re-examining what kind of actress I am and taking time for real-life things.
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I'm plagued with indecision in my life. I can't figure out what to order in a restaurant.
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This is our lives. The way to give it dignity is to tell the truth.
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I think an awful lot of the diplomatic problems that exist in the world come from people assuming that their society is the one with a purchase on truth.
