Astrid Lindgren Quotes
I don't mind dying, I'll gladly do that, but not right now, I need to clean the house first.
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I was in a really crummy pop-punk band. I think we did a whole bunch of Blink-182 covers, and we were on the fringe of losers and jocks. So we invited all the cool kids to come watch us play in our bass player's brother's bedroom. And it was terrible, but everyone thought we were so cool.
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Hip-hop is making a lot of noise. It should get some more spotlight.
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Choreography and creativity - it's my matrix; let's see where we can move.
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The Technion didn't teach students how to open a start-up.
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Without faith, I don't think I'd be here.
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I think actors have a choice of drawing attention to themselves or living on the outskirts.
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In our gliding experiments we had had a number of experiences in which we had landed upon one wing, but the crushing of the wing had absorbed the shock, so that we were not uneasy about the motor in case of a landing of that kind.
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On the whole, I am on the side of the unregenerate who affirms the worth of life as an end in itself, as against the saints who deny it.
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Democracies can't handle austerity measures very well.
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I know many writers who first dictate passages, then polish what they have dictated. I speak, then I polish - occasionally I do windows.
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As an actress, vanity is your enemy. If you're thinking about how you look, you're not going to give a good performance. Once I realized, 'Hmm, I guess I'm not that vain,' it's like something I wanted to protect. I can't imagine anyone could give the full dynamic performance they're capable of and still be vain.
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Great writing is great writing. It's as simple as all that.
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If you can't sleep, then get up and do something instead of lying there worrying. It's the worry that gets you, not the lack of sleep.
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For 'Ghostbusters,' the thing that makes it such an amazing franchise and an amazing idea is that it is adds the element of physics and technology. It's not just about ghosts. Who the heck came up with that? It is such a good idea, such a unique combination of stuff from different genres. Ghosts and sci fi.
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Give the peasants neither life nor death.
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Israel's master strategy needs to be moving toward a regional arrangement that will enable a full normalization of relations with the Arab states and the establishment of a demilitarized Palestinian state alongside the State of Israel.
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There's no one who has been living for centuries.
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One result of An American Family was that I became a gay role model.
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We can choose food that doesn't lead to illnesses like diabetes and cancer. We can choose food that doesn't contribute to water pollution and climate change. And we can choose food that keeps local economies vibrant and farmers on their land.
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The turning point in the process of growing up is when you discover the core of strength within you that survives all hurt.
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Whatever we plant in our subconscious mind and nourish with repetition and emotion will one day become a reality.
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Indeed, man wishes to be happy even when he so lives as to make happiness impossible.
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All the things that truly matter - beauty, love, creativity, joy, inner peace - arise from beyond the mind.
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I don't mind dying, I'll gladly do that, but not right now, I need to clean the house first.
