Marcel Proust Quotes
People do not die for us immediately, but remain bathed in a sort of aura of life which bears no relation to true immortality but through which they continue to occupy our thoughts in the same way as when they were alive. It is as though they were traveling abroad.
Quotes to Explore
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Once I got married, I started working from an office. I found that having somewhere to go that isn't my house is mentally helpful: 'This is the place where I answer email and write blog posts,' and 'over there is the place where I do the dishes.'
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I came to London. It had become the center of my world and I had worked hard to come to it. And I was lost.
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No good actor ever stops learning. He is constantly evolving.
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I'm into the whole American and New York vibe, not just because that's what's going on around me but because of the fit. A lot of guys are into the European cut, but I can't really pull that off with my body type - I'm tall and have big legs.
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What makes Ireland inclined toward the drama is that it's a great country for conversation.
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I wish I had read more and majored in literature rather than theatre. I think I would have been a better artist for it. I am trying to play catch-up now.
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I have no writing habit. I work when I feel like it, and I work when I have to - mostly the latter.
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Each time I make a movie, it's like a paid scholarship to a different university course.
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People get in fights because they don't communicate, because you don't want to hurt the other person.
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When I was a kid, I always had my hair in two plaits. But for dancing, I had to have it in a bun because I did ballet.
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Improving oversight of hedge funds and other private funds is vital to their sustainability and to our economy's stability.
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When people are in love, I don't see anything wrong with it in the world. If they choose to live their lives and get married, why should we interfere? A lot of people don't agree with me, but that's how I feel.
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My favourite all-time work of fiction: Lord of the Rings. My favourite all-time nonfiction book: Guns, Germs, and Steel. Ask me again next week, you'll get a different answer.
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We just recently saw Bruno Mars at the Hollywood Bowl, and he was incredible.
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It is never too late to get into tennis! While I started playing at the age of 8 when my parents gave me a tennis racquet for Christmas, tennis is a lifelong sport that can be enjoyed by people of almost any age. It's also something you never forget once you learn.
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Many people with dyslexia truly suffer, and their lives are worse off for having had that disability.
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I didn't realize how many true Rockabilly fans there were here in America.
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In the 1960s, there was a forward way of speaking and inflection.
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I guess because I'm a liberal I think it's not people's natural instinct to be completely self-interested.
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People love a conflict. Artistic conflict is not like that at all. It's just wanting your own space, it's not wanting what the other person has. And we dissolved at a good time - we were very close to the top of our game.
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My digestive system was so damaged that I became allergic to almost everything, including fruit and vegetables, and the only thing I could stomach was chicken and chips.
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I didn't take very much part in activities on campus at that time.
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Ask your agent to set up a meeting with either your editor or the marketing department of the house or both so you can find out what they're doing, what they aren't, and what you can do to help.
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People do not die for us immediately, but remain bathed in a sort of aura of life which bears no relation to true immortality but through which they continue to occupy our thoughts in the same way as when they were alive. It is as though they were traveling abroad.
