Maria de Villota Quotes
Even now that I only have one eye, maybe I see more things than before. My life was completely against the clock, a fight against the stopwatch.
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Women are blessed with energy - a power which is unique. I have been very fortunate to have played strong women and explored their strengths through my films.
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My house looks like it was decorated by a 14-year old with a platinum American Express card.
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I'm not the biggest comic book fan.
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I am surprised people took so long to pick up on the fact that my contract expires at the end of this year. Eddie has to decide who he wants to drive, so there is no secret anywhere. I am not concerned. It does not sit with my objectives to be competitive.
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So, two cheers for Democracy: one because it admits variety and two because it permits criticism.
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The way women today are treated in Saudi Arabia is a direct result of the education our children, boys and girls, receive at school.
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I think God gave us senses of humor, and we should use them.
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Ants are the dominant insects of the world, and they've had a great impact on habitats almost all over the land surface of the world for more than 50-million years.
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I don't know how it started but someone must have noticed I was always chewing tobacco or smoking a pipe.
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With the coaches, you don't want to hear everybody saying, 'Move over! Back up! Do this!' Let's find out what the players know.
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I never carry a purse. My iPhone is always with me, a credit card, and a piece of mint chocolate chip cookie dough ice cream gum.
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Symbolism is alright in 'fiction,' but I tell true life stories simply about what happened to people I knew.
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I think my best friend is dry shampoo and dry texturizer spray.
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When I first read 'The River,' I had theories on what it was about, but once we got into rehearsal, I realized it's much simpler: It's about how human beings try to connect. The play holds a mirror up to the audience, and they take from it what's relevant to their lives.
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Hearing a whole entire room sing back to me, 'I guess it's true I'm not good at a one-night stand,' you know, I just can't explain the feeling. It's unreal. You feel like you've just read your diary to thousands of people and they've gone, 'It's okay. We still love you.'
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Hair is also a problem. I remember once, when I was reporting from Beirut at the height of the civil war, someone wrote in to the BBC complaining about my appearance.
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LeBron James can get a shot off under any and all circumstances and he makes them.
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There is no birth of consciousness without pain.
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We are trying to communicate a fulfilled ideal. Does anybody remember laughter?
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You can analyse a joke and say it's funny because this guy thought this was going to happen, and that happened, and it's surprising. But not all surprising things are funny.
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When I came to New York, I began to meet the people who became the most famous artists of our time. I was insecure about my own level of ability, I didn't know whether I could compete with these people and, at the same time. I was wondering what is this anyway?
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I've grown up by the beach all my life, and I almost get anxiety if I haven't been swimming for a couple weeks or a month. It kind of builds up, so I try and get out as much as possible.
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Palestinian people are in love with life.
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Even now that I only have one eye, maybe I see more things than before. My life was completely against the clock, a fight against the stopwatch.
