Carole King Quotes
It is very common with artists who are of a generation that has already gone by to get overly concerned with, Oh my God I have to sell to the younger generation.
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Nelson Mandela is physically separated from us, but his soul and spirit will never die. He belongs to the whole world because he is an icon of equality, freedom and love, the values we need all the time everywhere.
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We must do our part to end poverty in Korea so that the next generation doesn't experience what we are going through now.
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Men move through a much different process before commitment than women do.
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The beautiful remains so in ugly surroundings.
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I've been terrified of the water, and yet it seems I'm forced to go into in on every movie that I make.
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In our Western culture, although death has come out of the closet, it is still not openly experienced or discussed. Allowing dying to be so intensely present enriches both the preciousness of each moment and our detachment from it.
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I'm dyslexic, and it takes me longer to memorize and to embody the character so I can really own it.
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I love samosas filled with mincemeat. My mum makes really great ones.
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For me, it's hard to keep up with trends. I just go for the roles and movies that I feel I could add value to, or contribute to, that I feel I could portray.
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The non-utility of my kitchen could be transformed into its utility for art. To do a show there would mix art and life, naturally.
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Speaking as somebody with three sisters and a very largely female Muslim family, there is not a single woman I know in my family or in their friends who would have accepted the wearing of a veil.
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I think the relationship is very tenuous between fashion and art. Many designers have built relationships with artists, which is not something I personally did. But it's true, sometimes you see artists working for a designer or a brand on some specific project or taking care of their environment and making an amazing store.
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The translator's task is to create, in his or her own language, the same tensions appearing in the original. That's hard!
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We have this incredible ability to communicate with each other. I want to play around with it, see what this mass audience is really capable of.
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At its core, the United States is grateful, warm-hearted, full of unexpected twists and turns - not a cold and bullying prison - it's a place of infinite jest.
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The life of the hereafter is the outcome of all this world.
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I don't believe in personal immortality; the only way I expect to have some version of such a thing is through my books.
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There's something really cool about TV. TV, you get the luxury of having the same people around. It is such a blessing when you get a TV job. You really have a chance to get to make, like, work friends. I think TV is one of the few mediums where I've had the opportunity to get to know my crew members.
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When Saddam Hussein was overthrown, Iraqis resolved never to allow one man, one political party, or one segment of society to dominate our diverse nation. Now we have the opportunity to build an Iraq worthy of what we are: a pluralist people, steeped in history, striving to build one nation in peace and mutual respect.
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I talk about the gods, I am an atheist. But I am an artist too, and therefore a liar. Distrust everything I say. I am telling the truth.
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Many people would be surprised that, in fact, I'm quite shy.
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I came into politics because I wished to change things. You can't do that by lying to people; you have to educate, and persuade, and carry them with you - and it's often a long haul.
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It is very common with artists who are of a generation that has already gone by to get overly concerned with, Oh my God I have to sell to the younger generation.
