Antonia Fraser Quotes
I hate the only one of my book jackets when I was made up professionally, my hair made into a smooth bell.
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I think every job I do, I sort of look for the challenge in. I mean, that's why we do this job. It's not, you know, obviously not for the money or for the fame, it's for, I guess finding out more about yourself.
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A new untruth is better than an old truth.
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Reducing carbon emissions is important, but it is shortsighted if not coupled with reducing the toxic emissions from our heart; and that is something spiritual leaders are supposed to teach and something all thinking people, regardless of their beliefs, should practice.
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One of the things I wonder is whether it's good that the whole free model makes a lot of people listen to more of your music. I'm wondering if it devalues it, it becomes disposable, because you can get it so easily.
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Every university in America teaches 'Clockwork Orange.' I get fed up with it.
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I rarely cook traditional risotto, but I love other grains cooked similarly - barley, spelt or split wheat. I find they have more character than rice and absorb other flavours more wholeheartedly.
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Skepticism is an important historical tool. It is the starting point of all revision of hitherto accepted history.
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Design needs a new relationship with the world, one that is more focused on our planet's needs.
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I wasn't interested at all in doing a documentary. I was not a public figure.
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I love the way girls in London dress; it's so different to the American 'blow-dry and immaculate grooming' thing.
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One should live between extravagance and meanness. Don't save money by starving your mind. It is false economy never to take a holiday, or never to spend money for an evening's amusement or for a useful book.
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There are a lot of dynamics and a lot of politics that go into records and getting played on the radio.
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Moderate doesn't mean that you're a wimp - far from it. It means that you've chosen a path because you believe that's the only way for global harmony and peace.
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I see the human in everyone and everything. No one is more important than anyone else; I still hang out with my high school friends.
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My marks were always bad, and I was a bad influence on other children, so they would explain to my mother that they could retain me only by being partial towards me, and so I should offer to leave the school myself. I would barely get 40-50% and was also extremely naughty.
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Our original name was Wild Country, but when we first went to The Bowery, they had the name of all 50 states around the edge of the club, so we went to the sign that said 'Alabama' and stuck our band name underneath it.
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And now comes Pete Martell in Twin Peaks and he's just a nice guy.
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Balancing my career between two industries has never been an issue. I started with a Telugu film and have a soft corner for the south industry, though I've grown up speaking Hindi. I don't think language can be a barrier when it comes to acting. And, since I come from a theatre background, I'm used to memorizing my lines.
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But I'm aware of the fact that I'm working in a commercial venue where I'm producing something that I wouldn't normally be approaching the way I'm doing it.
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Growing up a career cop, I was always taught, 'Stay out of politics.' I didn't have any particular allegiance to any particular party.
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Shoes are a big part of your look. I think that if your outfit isn't really something special, then fun footwear is a great way to jazz it up and make your ensemble more interesting.
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Selling out isn't selling out anymore. It's getting the brass ring.
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Some of the craziest aspects about 'Weeper' were the things I found out to be true. I mean, true of people.
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I hate the only one of my book jackets when I was made up professionally, my hair made into a smooth bell.
