Ai Weiwei Quotes
The Internet changes the structure of society all the time-this massiveness made of individuals.
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I still wanted to see the family come back to life. And when that didn't transpire from the music, it kinda made me feel like I was bein' taken advantage of. I thought, when people heard '8 Diagrams,' they'd be like, 'Oh, Wu-Tang is a wrap now - they've lost it.' And I know that we didn't lose it.
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I'm beginning to get pigeonholed as the girl who plays the crazies and weirdoes - and that's not the entirety of who I am. Hopefully, the whole point of being in this profession is that you change into anyone you want to be.
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The problem men seem to have, and women, too, is that they have this very structured idea that we should find a partner and settle down and be, you know, faithful. And yet clearly this is really, really hard for anybody to do!
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I'm a different kind of Republican. I've introduced a five-year balanced budget. I've introduced the largest tax cut in our history. I stood for ten and a half hours on the Senate floor to defend your right to be left alone.
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I'd known that the visit would be highly scripted and that genuine interactions with citizens wouldn't be possible, since it's illegal for them to speak with foreigners. Still, I'd thought I'd had a unique look at North Korea, only to discover I was wrong.
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The greatest risk is really to take no risk at all. You've got to go out there, jump off the cliff, and take chances.
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Online, you have things like Slate Magazine, which has a lot of commentary and analysis of stories, so it gives you a fuller picture. I would compare that to a news magazine or the New Republic.
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I would very much like to become a best-selling author.
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I procrastinate all morning. That's when I get my office work done and answer e-mails and see what's on the Internet and do laundry.
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It only looks like I get to eat a lot of food on TV. I really just get the one bite and the crew and guests eat everything else.
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I prefer to make movies which not only have a message for 'then' but a message for 'now.'
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Something happens to a woman when she can't reproduce. I've not had to walk that path, but I can only imagine when your organs don't work and how that could make you feel.
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The first thing I do when I get to any town is find a gym and a breakfast place, because I love breakfast.
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I used to hate working out - until I learned how to do it properly.
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'The Fight Club' DVD is great. I like anything that has really good extras because as an actor, it's really great to see the behind-the-scenes stuff and see how different actors approach their particular project.
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If I'm singing something I don't like, it literally feels like stepping on nails.
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Manifest plainness, embrace simplicity, reduce selfishness, have few desires.
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Hollywood is something imagined... acting is something crafted.
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Self-sacrifice which denies common sense is not a virtue. It's a spiritual dissipation.
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I've been touring a lot, and I don't always know how to get around. Google Maps on the iPhone is pretty helpful with that.
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Faith is an oasis in the heart which will never be reached by the caravan of thinking.
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It feels good to be fit and strong.
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I grew up in Oxnard, CA, and I went to a church called St. Paul, where I was playing drums. My mom had a strawberry company. The whole town of Oxnard is basically built on produce, and more particularly, strawberries.
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The Internet changes the structure of society all the time-this massiveness made of individuals.
