Sam Taylor-Johnson Quotes
In the old days, 'controversial' in a relationship meant same-sex or mixed races.
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Every step of progress the world has made has been from scaffold to scaffold, and from stake to stake.
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Could you imagine being from Siberia? Like, a small part of Russia, where it's like, 'When was the last time Russia was having a super big international pop star in the U.S.?' I don't know, but I can name a few from Sweden. I think that gives us a lot of confidence in being pop stars because we're like, 'Oh, we actually can. We know we can.'
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The quick success was a bit strange to get used to.
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I simply adore getting dressed up for a special occasion. I feel incredible stepping out in luxurious fabrics and a bit of bling. That's also how I feel about special-occasion dining rooms. Because these aren't everyday spaces, they contain all sorts of drama for that once-in-a-while 'wow' event.
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One can resist the invasion of an army but one cannot resist the invasion of ideas.
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What we did ten years ago with the Playstation was a phenomenal success story for the company. That product had a ten year life cycle, which has never been done in this industry.
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It's funny how people who ain't never been down there can think that America is so fair and that we should be alright. It's funny that the people who have their foot on our neck are telling us, 'Get up. What's wrong with you?'
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I still have my school friends who are actually friends. It's nice that they don't think much about my singing career. They think it is cool, and they are happy for me, but they don't really bother me about it. To them, I'm still just the schoolgirl from next door.
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Where radio is different than fiction is that even mediocre fiction needs purpose, a driving question.
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I've been a loner all the time throughout my life... I haven't been the best father... Many times... my children have accused me of not giving them enough attention. And, frankly, I never have been good at handling that.
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My great hope would be that Quebec would realize itself fully as a distinct part of Canada, and stay Canadian, bringing to Canada a part of its richness.
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I believe that misconceptions about oneself that one does not correct where possible act as a bad magic.
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Marijuana is not tested for, and yet that is the big thing guys are getting in trouble with in the league. It's terrible.
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When you're given a newspaper column, you're not being paid to sit on a fence and scratch your chin and say 'On the one hand this' and 'On the other hand that.' You're getting paid for your opinion.
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Some of the craziest people I've met, in my life, are some of the most brilliant people I've met.
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I became obsessed with all these women who die never feeling they did anything extraordinary with their lives.
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When I go home, I play with my baby dolls and strollers and diaper bags, and play with my sisters.
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Bullies always have another target.
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If you go back to 'Pretty Fly,' it was a very popish song, but there was a satirical side to it, and I think that's cool. I like the idea that it's making people think just a little bit.
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If I put wrestling boots and wrestling trunks on one last time - and I'm going to - it's going to be done by me and me only.
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I'm not a sex symbol. How could I be with these skinny bowlegs?
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I feel the change. I feel the relationship with New York changing. It's a personal relationship you have with the city when you move there. I definitely romanticize the early 2000s. As much as I prefer the city then as opposed to now, I'm sure if I were 23 and I moved to the New York of right now, I could have the same exact experience. I don't really hate the cleaning up of New York, even though it's not my preferred version of New York.
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I think one of the most fertile, unexplored areas for poets and fiction writers is the world of science. I become overwhelmed by the science world.
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In the old days, 'controversial' in a relationship meant same-sex or mixed races.
