Art Alexakis Quotes
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When you are intelligent and beautiful you face a lot of problems. If you are beautiful and stupid then it's easy.
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Let us democratise knowledge. Let us universalise justice. Together, let us globalise compassion!
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I want to be that person who could sacrifice everything for others.
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When I first ran, being a woman in politics was seen as both a negative and also a positive. You could attract more women voters, but on the other hand, a lot of men wouldn't vote for you.
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Anyone who thinks Peter Jackson would fall for market forces around him rather than artistic integrity doesn't know the guy or the body of his work.
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One of the most unsettling things about 'Monologue' is its long silences, in which the man sits alone, staring into the middle distance, without grip of his narrative, lost to the past.
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I actually used to smile a lot in pictures. I think I only stopped smiling when I got into fashion. Fashion stole my smile!
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I would definitely love to continue acting, and I also really enjoy school, so I would like to balance the two somehow.
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It's nice to win. I'll never win again. I may have to take up golf - take on Tiger.
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It's essential to have sacred time for writing. All successful authors have some daily commitment to keep on-track and moving forward.
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The legacy of the Freddie Gray unrest? I think that remains to be determined.
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The world of classical music is so fascinating. It's a world that encompasses people from everywhere and erases the basic restraints of nationality; everyone is united by this common language of music.
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Baby, black promoters oppressed me before white promoters ever got hold of me. Don't talk skin to me.
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As a teenage fisherman, I watched and followed terns to find fish. Later, I studied terns for my Ph.D.
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Right now I'm reading every fashion magazine I can find. As a shoe designer, I feel it's my responsibility to learn as much as I can about the business, past and present.
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When people know I wrote 'Thelma and Louise,' they don't want to mess with me.
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We like lists because we don't want to die.
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People think I only wear new clothes, that I'm very trendy, but I like classic things on me, to mix with a trendy pair of shoes.
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Count no mortal fortunate till he has departed this life free from pain.
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Movie theaters still exist in spite of all of the alternatives that are available, video and video-on-demand and DVD and streaming video and all of these things.
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When the first computers started to come in, we tried to digitalize the seismological equipment.
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The first impression a speaker makes on his audience is by his appearance and demeanor. Well-groomed or not? Self-Confident or not? Nervous or not? Paper-shuffler or not? All this and more before he says a word. The next impression is how the speaker talks. Forceful or not? Correct diction or not? Too much use of hands? Walking around? If so, too much? Any distracting mannerisms such as always shoving his spectacles back up his nose? Speaks too loud? Too soft? “Talks down” to the audience?The next impression is about what he says—the content of his talk. Are the thoughts well-organized? Or is he just “winging it?
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Cats are useless.
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I love Australia! I got a boot thrown at me there.
