Anne Carson Quotes
At least half of your mind is always thinking, I'll be leaving; this won't last. It's a good Buddhist attitude. If I were a Buddhist, this would be a great help. As it is, I'm just sad.
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In those years of the Fifties, in London and New York, I lived, without knowing it, in a time when the profoundest changes were happening: when a radical alteration was getting ready to happen in the way a society saw young girls. And, as a consequence, in the way they saw themselves.
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I've always been proud that my name stands for peace.
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It is time for Hillary Clinton to permanently retire.
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Never regret yesterday. Life is in you today and you make your tomorrow.
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To me, doing a gay pride show is one of the most fun things. My first show that paid more than $10,000 was in a gay club on New Year's Eve in San Francisco.
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But I also think that the more you reason collectively about what the project should be at the beginning of the process, the more you can improvise later.
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Our minds are like our stomaches; they are whetted by the change of their food, and variety supplies both with fresh appetite.
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Not everyone can be successful selling fashion at $25,000 for a wedding outfit. Certain designers are able to do that. And there is only a certain amount of consumers who can do that. The real opportunity is in that $25 garment.
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Acting is a life experience. I'm always learning things when I'm making a movie. So the fame part of it is fine when you consider what you get out of this job.
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I do have the personnel that we use in the back of my head when I'm working, but I also don't want to limit myself.
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I see couples fighting about the stupidest things. You just have to rise above everything.
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No hero is mortal till he dies.
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You want good ratings, you want people to like the show, you want to be appreciated for the hard work you put in. You don't always get it. Every show is not beloved.
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Growing up, I had a terrible pudding-bowl haircut. I used to cut it myself, and I'd sew my own clothing, too. I looked a little strange compared to the other kids. But the thing was, I felt I looked amazing, so what other people thought never bothered me.
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I've always thought John Travolta is one of the greatest movie stars Hollywood has ever produced.
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It is better to entertain an idea than to take it home to live with you for the rest of your life.
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Get Miramax to send me down to Australia. I'd like to see it.
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I'm for people bettering themselves, no matter who they are and where they are, doing all they can to be all they can be.
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Twenty-six million Russians died in the defense of their homeland against the Nazis.
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I think people love it when anybody acts bad; its not particular to me.
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I've got spider veins all over my legs, so I wear opaque tights all winter. All sorts of colours.
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I've sort of remarried a few years ago and have had a couple more children in the last couple of years. And so home life is taking up a lot of my time.
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At least half of your mind is always thinking, I'll be leaving; this won't last. It's a good Buddhist attitude. If I were a Buddhist, this would be a great help. As it is, I'm just sad.
