Barbie Ferreira Quotes
I think representation is the most important thing in the world. People who are young look up to the things that they see in the media. They want to relate and to be able to say, 'Wow, I can be successful.'
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I want to be an animated character. I'm also doing more writing and directing.
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Produce great men, the rest follows.
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I believe that stories find writers, writers don't find stories. With the 'Pendragon' series, I actually had multiple story ideas and decided that instead of writing them individually, I would create a character whose journey would thread them all together.
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Leaders should always expect the very best of those around them. They know that people can change and grow.
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The father figure doesn't impress me. I have a very friendly relationship with my father, but that wasn't always the case. My mother had custody, and I only saw him every other weekend. I never knew him well enough for him to inspire me.
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The simpler I keep things, the better I play.
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I'm under pressure with all my films. And the reason we are always under pressure is because it's only in our profession that months and even years of hard work is judged by the first show on Friday.
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We decided we don't use the term 'fat' for me. We use the term 'juicy' for me. My wife's fine with it, but the rule is when I'm over double her weight, it's over.
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I just feel I've got thousands and thousands of young fans that have to learn about what's real when it comes to AIDS.
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I wasn't completely comfortable in the footy culture because I wasn't that comfortable in my own skin, which I am now. I'd fit in better now, but I don't miss the training and the injuries you get playing footy.
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I wouldn't let a biopic be made on me. That's because I don't believe in them. I don't like them.
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I wake up every morning and I wish I were dead, and so does Jim.
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Twitter is all about user experience - the fact that it is so easy, so clean, so unencumbered has won it so many users and fans, for so many different reasons.
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People like to see honest persons. So I certainly will advise many young people who want to participate in politics, honesty is the best policy.
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Why do I always choose the shopping cart with the squeaky wheel? Is it my bad luck, or are all the carts dysfunctional?
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In everyday life, I like APC, Isabel Marant, but I also like Zara. It depends how I'm feeling on the day. I like clothes that have a certain strength to them - simple but graphic.
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I watched TV religiously when I was a kid, but nowadays - with the Internet - there's so many people writing about TV on the Internet, that everything's sort of under a magnifying glass.
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I still take advice from my mum on what clothes look good on me. I used to listen to her a lot more, but I've started to choose my own things from time to time.
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... a man can overcome his background, even as he can overcome a skilled opponent.
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In politics, as in fishing, you don't have to be a genius. You just have to be smarter than the fish.
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A good nation I will make live.
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I'm forever a Pittsburgh Pirates fan. Apparently I've picked the worst baseball team in the world.
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If you win while scoring goals, then you leave happy, but the most important thing is always the team. I do not think just of me.
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I think representation is the most important thing in the world. People who are young look up to the things that they see in the media. They want to relate and to be able to say, 'Wow, I can be successful.'
