Cornelia Funke Quotes
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I was a little hesitant at first because there's so many ways you can get 'Straight Outta Compton' wrong. You know, it's such a great story; it's such a classic tale. I was a little nervous 'cause it's like a very narrow road to success with that type of story - you got to get it right - but when I read it, I was pleasantly surprised.
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I want to entertain people, but with some substance.
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I am fighting vigorously for less spending, less waste and limited government. I strongly believe that the more government grows, the less freedom Americans have.
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I was not the pampered baby, no. I'm five years younger, and my parents were actually very strict with me, more strict than with the other ones.
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When the word 'morality' comes up in connection with economics, income distribution and financial stability are usually the issues. Is it moral for rich countries to use such a high proportion of the world's resources or for investment bankers to earn large bonuses?
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Although the French were very friendly and helpful. On one location we were to film at the top of the Eiffel Tower but we couldn't, as it was so misty with four inches of snow on the ground. We couldn't see a thing but we finally got it done.
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Better mad with the rest of the world than wise alone.
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I'm a terrific mimic, and you can feel my funny bone.
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My 2020 Vision for India is to transform it into a developed nation. That cannot be abstract; it is a lifeline.
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God guided me to America and gave me a good job. But he also gave me a heart so I would look back.
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I've not really spent much time in proper studios. The room itself where you're recording, and how you live while you're there is what appeals to me.
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Hope is the word which God has written on the brow of every man.
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We write the song, then it gets played for the artist, and they somehow fall in love with it and go back in and make it their own.
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I work full-time in a used bookstore. I get up. I drink a cup of coffee. I think, The last thing I want to do is write. Then I go to the computer and write.
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If you have a lot of sweetness and quirkiness, someone's got to have a little bit of bite against that.
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A gentleman is one who never hurts anyone's feelings unintentionally.
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I still get the jitters every time I start a new job! I love it - makes you feel alive.
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More and more, I think about the role of the arts, and as an artist, I think that it's important that I share the love and peace.
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No one respects a talent that is concealed.
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The greatest thing anyone can do for God or man is pray.
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In general, in poetry and literature, I am among those people who believe that too much is indispensable.
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The right to participate in the choice of representatives for Congress includes, as we have said, the right to cast a ballot and to have it counted at the general election whether for the successful candidate or not.
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Can I, just one time, play the good guy?
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Oh, I think every author is inspired by all of the books that she reads.
