Anzia Yezierska Quotes
If you're real, you've never got anything to hide away from. You're not trying to fake anything, you're not trying to have this other persona - you're just yourself. And if I could be myself for as long as possible, I will.
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When you're making movies you've got to get obsessive.
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It's cool because football, as much as it gives, it takes away a lot, too.
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I got completely fed up with that Hollywood blockbuster mentality. I couldn't take it seriously any longer.
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When people are away from home, they do things they might not normally do.
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I feel like a lot of people think of Hollywood as being fake, but it's only perceived that way because it takes 10 people to make someone look the way that they do. In reality, they're there because they are doing what they're passionate about.
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Spiritual life can certainly follow the pattern one sees in the fake martial arts, with most teachers making nebulous and magical claims that never get tested, while their students derange themselves with weird ideas, empty rituals, and other affectations.
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With modelling, you provide an image that is fake; with acting you have to provide an image that's real.
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At school, I got teased because I was so thin and awkward-looking.
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I've had a great ride. I've got no complaints.
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Laughter drives shouting away.
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I got off the abutment and walked towards my office.
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I don't want to be known as the Hilton heiress, because I didn't do anything for that.
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Lebanon is a Syrian protectorate. The Lebanese dare not do anything without the approval of Damascus.
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My natural hair is jet black. I used to have it down to my bum. And I went through a phase of being obsessed with fake tan. So from the age of 14 to 16, I looked like an Apache Indian!
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Word of mouth travels faster than anything else.
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Pulling away from your parents, that's the natural thing to do; that's how life progresses.
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I procrastinate so much and I get distracted by anything.
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I am not good at small talk. I will hide in a cupboard to avoid chitty-chat.
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If only the whole world could feel the power of harmony.
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I have always loved westerns... supernatural westerns in particular. One of my first professional short story sales was a horror/western story. It wasn't so great, though, so I'm glad the magazine folded before it saw print.
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I have been extremely touched by these signs of affection on the part of all the Thai people.
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Option 1: Attempt to back out. Probable result: Death after painful torture. Option 2: Do the job and hope. Probable result: Death but probably no torture (good)
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The greatness of a person lies in his heart, not in his head; that is intellect.
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If you're real, you've never got anything to hide away from. You're not trying to fake anything, you're not trying to have this other persona - you're just yourself. And if I could be myself for as long as possible, I will.
