Anna Akhmatova Quotes
Now no one will listen to songs. The prophesied days have begun. Latest poem of mine, the world has lost its wonder, Don't break my heart, don't ring out.
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We keep, in science, getting a more and more sophisticated view of our essential ignorance.
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Is regulation per se bad? Is better regulation bad? I think better regulation is good for the business community, and I think that's something we should get together on.
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I never got into politics for it to be a career.
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What really makes it fun for an actor is when the script is good.
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I've never been that comfortable talking about myself or about acting.
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There's this perception sometimes around here that I'm this Hollywood guy.
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When the 'New York Times' revealed the warrantless surveillance of voice calls, in December 2005, the telephone companies got nervous.
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Conflict is very much a state of mind. If you're not in that state of mind, it doesn't bother you.
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An artist is attracted to certain kinds of form without knowing why. You adopt a position intuitively; only later do you attempt to rationalize or even justify it.
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I've written a screenplay that is a series of monologues and songs; they form this sort of human tapestry across time and place. The form is strange, but I find it really fascinating.
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What is history? An echo of the past in the future; a reflex from the future on the past.
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I think there's something really poetic about using nuclear power to propel us to the stars, because the stars are giant fusion reactors. They're giant nuclear cauldrons in the sky.
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I think I take on a little more responsibility when push comes to shove. I'm not scared to fail.
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I'm not the kind of actress that goes home with the character. I mean, you're thinking about the work or the next day's scenes, but not staying in character. But as a film goes on, you become more and more fragile, emotionally. And physically too, actually.
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I find that you learn from others. It's very much about watching TV and watching movies for me and grasping that way and watching other people act.
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I like being active and riding a bike around my neighborhood and exercising when I can.
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Life is fleeting, and permanence in this world is something we all strive for. The best way to achieve permanence is through philanthropy.
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War is the continuation of politics by other means.
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Ethnic divisions can definitely be exacerbated by a lack of natural resources, but those tensions become violent when people manipulate them for their own political gain.
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I studied photography in high school, and straight away, I knew it was something I was interested in.
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Honestly, I'm not interested in gossip. Thing is, I know a lot of successful actors, and in hoping to be successful myself, I would like to think others would respect my privacy.
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Ask me trivia on 'Sex and the City,' and I will know it. I rewatch it every year. Samantha? Charlotte? Those are my girls.
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It is not the drinker, but the man who has just stopped drinking, who thinks the world is going to the dogs.
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Now no one will listen to songs. The prophesied days have begun. Latest poem of mine, the world has lost its wonder, Don't break my heart, don't ring out.
