Barbie Ferreira Quotes
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When I was a model, everybody was scrutinising me and I felt I had to go to the gym because my figure had to be fantastic. Now that I'm a singer, I've got a different kind of body – it's more athletic.
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I cried like a baby. When no one could see me or hear me. Not because I feared what cancer would do, but because I didn't want the disease. I wanted my life to be normal, which it could no longer be.
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My mom has always been my champion. She was very smart and grounded. She said, 'Save your money. Pay your taxes. Don't put everything in one basket,' but she let me explore and be creative.
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Those few people who do respond to the dire conditions of the future - journalists, environmentalists, behavioral scientists - tend not to be powerful.
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It has always been a mystery to me how men can feel themselves honoured by the humiliation of their fellow beings.
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In order that all men may be taught to speak the truth, it is necessary that all likewise should learn to hear it.
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For my wrap present, Colin Farrell gave me a first edition book. I got so involved with this character and I was so sad when the movie was over that when I got home and I tried to read the book I got really emotional and I started crying.
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I know my football. And I adore football players. The crashing noise of a tackle, the huddle grunting, and the roar of the crowd are music to my ears.
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My first novel - the novel I wrote before 'Midnight's Children' - feels, to me, now, very - I mean, I get embarrassed when I see people reading it. You know, there are some people who, bizarrely, like it. Which I'm, you know, I'm happy for.
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Is it security you want? There is no security at the top of the world.
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It's been federal law for over two centuries that the child of an American born abroad is a citizen - a natural born citizen.
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I have said repeatedly that the way to sustainable growth is to bring down inflation to much more reasonable levels.
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There is very little room for relaxation, but as long as I capitalize on those brief moments of peace, I'm okay with that.
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I don't preach or try to impress my views upon people.
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The course of decision in this Court has thus far jealously enforced the principle of a free society secured by the prohibition of unreasonable searches and seizures. Its safeguards are not to be worn away by a process of devitalizing interpretation.
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Gertrude knew better than this, of course, but we all know better than we know better, or act as if we did.
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When we train men for war, we lose some part of every man we train - even if we win the war. When we train men to be better nurturers, even men who fail the course will have won. And so will every child they ever meet. Training men to love is a nation’s best investment.
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We Jews have been too adaptable. We have been too eager to sacrifice our idiosyncrasies for the sake of social conformity. … Even in modern civilization, the Jew is most happy if he remains a Jew.
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Literary fiction, as a strict genre, is all but dead. Meanwhile, most genres flourish.
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At the end of the day, I want to be known for my ability to create life from words.
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I like that I don't have to conform to the normal women-in-music-selling-sex-appeal thing.
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Inspiration is enough to give expression to the tone in singing, especially when the song is without words.
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It's easy to grin when your ship comes in and you've got the stock market beat. But the man worthwhile is the man who can smile when his shorts are too tight in the seat.
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I never saw anyone my size in magazines when I was younger.
