Lars von Trier Quotes
That's the great thing about entering a convent: There are things that you simply can't do, so you don't have to worry about them.
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It is so hard to make important decisions that we have a great urge to reduce them to rules.
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Strange things blow in through my window on the wings of the night wind and I don't worry about my destiny.
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How about a little noise. How do you expect a man to putt?
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We live in a fast-paced culture where we're asked to make snap decisions all day long, so I suppose cash-point donations feed into the immediacy of our life experience. So it's a great idea. But I think it needs careful handling.
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Remixes are so much fun. For me, it's like this great release of energy. I like producing stuff for myself, but I also enjoy making music that wouldn't really suit my own vibe.
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Anyone who knows anything of history knows that great social changes are impossible without feminine upheaval. Social progress can be measured exactly by the social position of the fair sex, the ugly ones included.
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We live in a world where sports have the potential to bridge the gap between racism, sexism and discrimination. The 2012 Olympic Games was a great start but hopefully what these games taught us is that if women are given an opportunity on an equal playing field the possibilities for women are endless.
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What you pay for an investment is the single biggest determinant for how successful that investment will be. When equity prices are high, your returns will be lower. When they are cheap, your returns will be higher.
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You don't despair about something like the Middle East, you just do the best you can.
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You cannot truly listen to anyone and do anything else at the same time.
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Any good writer is going to be well-received and is going to not be well-received; that's how you know you're a great writer.
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What works for me is knowing the character in an emotional sense. I wish I was more logical but it doesn't work for me like that. I need quite a lot of time; it's why I always worry when I'm doing more than one thing at a time. I hope that some sort of magic will kick in.
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When you write as a woman, there's this feeling there's going to be a softness.
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I'm all about small towns. I think it's a great place to grow up.
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Whenever you're scared of something, don't let that define you. We all feel it, but step up.
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Hollywood is a place where they place you under contract instead of under observation.
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The beautiful thing about learning is nobody can take it away from you.
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Everywhere you hang your hat is home. Home is the bright cave under the hat.
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Research your idea. See if there's a demand. A lot of people have great ideas, but they don't know if there's a need for it. You also have to research your competition.
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My mom, she's a great cook. You know, pirogue, borscht. I love borscht, and I love Pilemeni, meat dumplings.
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The artist, however faithful to his personal vision of reality, becomes the last champion of the individual mind and sensibility against an intrusive society and an officious state. The great artist is thus a solitary figure.
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I always say, one way to connect with a working mother is to ask her what she has done before work that day!
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My dad taught me to never be pigeonholed; to really allow yourself to reinvent characters as they reinvent you; to be bold and to be willing to play seemingly unlikeable people.
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That's the great thing about entering a convent: There are things that you simply can't do, so you don't have to worry about them.
