Connie Willis Quotes
'That makes no sense,' I said.'This is the Victorian era,' she said. 'Women didn’t have to make sense.'
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Most people work for the private sector, which cannot exist without profit.
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I would be very happy doing movies. I love to work and I think I'm a little different.
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The lurking suspicion that something could be simplified is the world's richest source of rewarding challenges.
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It's always an honor to represent your country.
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When we talk about change, we, the business leaders, have to implement it. We have to look at what we're not doing and what we should be doing.
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For any actor - not just talking about myself - but if you've been fortunate enough to work for a long period of time, there's going to be different choices you're going to make.
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I like to go to Africa purely with something to do. I'm not very comfortable getting into an armor-plated Land Rover and going to see things, with my hand gel, you know, it's not me at all. So I like to hang out and you know, really get to know people and try and do something that resonates with them.
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Yeah, I don't like, um, I'm not interested in rock 'n' roll piano. I find it a little grating.
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I love Massachusetts for a number of reasons. I once loved a magical girl who lived in a magnificently converted barn, a half-hour or so from Boston. I love your winters. I love the snow.
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This is my first wuxia movie and I must consider this before trying to make something with my own.
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Without a doubt, I'd love to do Broadway. I actually can't wait to get back to musical theater.
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In 2003, as a 21-year-old convert to Islam, I moved from Colorado to Cairo to see what life was like in a Muslim country.
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I mean, if you have to wake up in the morning to be validated by the editorial page of the New York Times, you got a pretty sorry existence.
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The U.N.'s impartiality allows it to negotiate and operate in some of the toughest places in the world. And time and again, studies have shown that U.N. peacekeeping is far more effective and done with far less money than what any government can do on its own.
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The other thing about FEMA, my understanding is that it was supposed to move into the Department of Homeland Security... and be what it was, but also having a lot of lateral communication with all those others involved in that issue of homeland security.
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Never interrupt your enemy when he is making a mistake.
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Having children is exciting. Life puts the past into perspective.
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I play computer games, watch TV and do what normal people do.
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The Pop art I wound up doing came to me purely from 'Mad' comics. I loved the idea of doing fun stuff. I met an art dealer who wanted to show the work - that was in January 1962 - and that was the beginning for me.
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Romanians have a saying, 'Not every dog has a bagel on its tail.' It means that not all streets are paved with gold. When I began my career, I just wanted to do cartwheels.
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Food is a part of life. People are foodies and love to shop for food.
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I think comedy has to be very fearless, or it just gets bland.
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Each of us seems to have a main focus, a particular idea of practicality - a concept of 'what we want out of life' against which we judge our experiences.
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'That makes no sense,' I said.'This is the Victorian era,' she said. 'Women didn’t have to make sense.'
