Margaret Atwood Quotes
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Israelis want peace and security, and Palestinians want peace and justice - these are two very different things, and this is the real gap we have to close.
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The main thing is that it's nice to see these young people - 9 to 14 years old - take the opportunity to get more involved in their health and fitness. We need more kids to be more active.
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Television is democracy at its ugliest.
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Prohibition, like so many other policies imposed from the moral high ground, typically by those who do not drink, disproportionately affects the poor who resort to illegally brewed alcohol when they want a drink, not infrequently leading to their death, and are more likely to be harassed by the police.
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We all assume that if you're weak and poor, you're never going to win. In fact, the real world is full of examples where the exact opposite happens, where the weak win and the strong screw up.
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People always say you can't do a red lip if you have red hair but I've never shied away from it. I think you can absolutely do that. It's more about hair colour and complexion.
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Authenticity means erasing the gap between what you firmly believe inside and what you reveal to the outside world.
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Fashion is unique. It's a leveler, not a divider.
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I love comic books and I love anime.
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Humor is an antidote to all ills.
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Many environmental battles are won by delaying a destructive project long enough to change the conversation - to allow new economic, political and social dynamics to emerge.
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I do not find it easy to articulate thoughts about religion. I remain the sort of person who turns off 'Thought for the Day' when it comes on the radio.
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My recipe for life is not being afraid of myself, afraid of what I think or of my opinions.
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People are incredible creatures of habit.
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Anyone who takes himself too seriously always runs the risk of looking ridiculous; anyone who can consistently laugh at himself does not.
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It's essential for a fighter to go separately and just focus on training away from everybody else.
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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 won't be making any friends in the corporate suites.
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As an actor, you're sort of the court-appointed lawyer for the character.
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I've tried to go out of my comfort zone to experiment with comedy onscreen.
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It was the real thing ... When we were recording, sometimes we'd make a 'human fade' - we would just play softer and softer. We didnt have any overdubbing. When one guy took a solo, the other guys would stand up and snap their fingers and dance around the studio. We were having a wonderful time.
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The dance is not where we lose ourselves. But where we find ourselves.
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I would rather dance as a ballerina, though faultily, than as a flawless clown.
