Elizabeth Bowen Quotes
Experience isn't interesting until it begins to repeat itself - in fact, till it does that, it hardly is experience.

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By what right do you refuse to accept the vote of a citizen of the United States?
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I can work in films as long as the story doesn't have a realistic nature. If I'm working with an allegory, a fantasy, it can be developed in synthetic terms.
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Success depends almost entirely on how effectively you learn to manage the game's two ultimate adversaries: the course and yourself.
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There's nothing wrong with a thick eyebrow; Frida Kahlo had them.
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If it's a good song, it's a good song. I'll take it.
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I created something that became a phenomenon without becoming a prisoner to it.
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You are God's own masterpiece! That means you are not ordinary or average; you are a one-of-a-kind original.
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Playing Juliet in 'Heavenly Creatures' changed my life, and the role of Clementine in' Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind' opened many new doors creatively.
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Every once in a while, something happens to you that makes you realise that the human race is not quite as bad as it so often seems to be.
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Only through loving and supporting one another, even in the face of unbearable pain and suffering, will this cycle of violence end.
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I'm cool with myself. If I can't have the body of Angie Bassett, so be it.
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To understand why dictators have a problem with making peace - or at least a genuine peace - the link between the nature of a regime and its external behavior must be understood.
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I like listening to music and driving. How do you say... It's the only way I can 'chillax.'
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Freedom is secured every day by our men and women in uniform. We must build a future worthy of their sacrifice.
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Let's take care of the necessities first: give people jobs, and find a way to get us out of poverty.
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I love Adele; she's a timeless, classic beauty. I think she's beautiful. She's just a real woman.
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Everyone is just nicer to prettier people.
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It has been a great working experience with Sreenu Vaitla.
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If I'd been offered 'Spider-Man,' I probably would have done it. I don't think it's bad to go and do those things.
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What the Toronto festival premiere did was to reinforce why we wanted to do this. People approached us and said they had no idea how talented Liza was. In the past few years, her skills have been too obscured by the tabloid headlines. It is fantastic to see her being celebrated for what she should be celebrated for.
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Man doesn't dictate what you do or how you do it. If you believe in God, believe in God; have your faith in him. That's where my faith lies.
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It was interesting to do a completely fictional piece. You know, Saving Private Ryan was not a fictional piece! So the challenge was: How do you incorporate real emotions? How do you incorporate aspects that people are going to be able to identify with?
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As I've gotten older, I've realized the element that sounds like The Gaslight Anthem that's mine is always going to be me. The other three-fourths of it is going to be the other guys. I can't stop doing what I do naturally, whether I'm in The Gaslight Anthem or my own thing.
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Experience isn't interesting until it begins to repeat itself - in fact, till it does that, it hardly is experience.