Columbus Short Quotes
I think showing heroes as fallible helps us and reminds us that we are ourselves fallible and no man is perfect but we can still achieve great things.
Quotes to Explore
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I'm very self-critical.
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Most people work for the private sector, which cannot exist without profit.
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If you stop being scared, that's when entropy sets in, and you may as well go home.
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When I'm making a film, I'm obsessive about what I do, and I get totally into it. That's all I'm eating, breathing, living at that moment.
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I understand acting and I understand actors. I don't really understand the world of celebrity. That's just bizarre. Those sorts of elements I'm at sea with.
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In Egypt today most people are concerned with getting bread to eat. Only some of the educated understand how democracy works.
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A woman is never sexier than when she is comfortable in her clothes.
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The stakes are high on every film now because there's the opening weekend. The first week is extremely crucial; increasingly, films are being judged in terms of opening day, opening weekend, then first week. People are going berserk promoting their films.
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I had always dreamed of winning Wimbledon and when it happened it was very stressful. It was more of a relief!
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Passion rebuilds the world for the youth. It makes all things alive and significant.
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I've got a 1990 Porsche 911. It's just a Carrera, a very simple, straightforward little thing that goes like stink. I love it.
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Deep breaths are very helpful at shallow parties.
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I wanted to weave a green thread through the Conservative party; that's my job, and I signed up imagining that I would be in a very small minority within my party, possibly even on my own, battling away on these issues.
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I am disappointed and disturbed by both the NFL and the Dodgers - but much more by the Dodgers.
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You affect your subconscious mind by verbal repetition.
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But nothing beats a Woody Allen film on a Sunday night, with a glass of wine and some leftovers.
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Studies have proven that early childhood education returns to society as much as $12 for every dollar invested. Our goal is to identify the most important development opportunities for children five years and younger, providing insight to transform early childhood education from a social policy issue into an economic imperative.
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We cannot control what emotions or circumstances we will experience next, but we can choose how we will respond to them.
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I am responsible. Although I may not be able to prevent the worst from happening, I am responsible for my attitude toward the inevitable misfortunes that darken life.
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I used to always be the young one playing without pressure, but I am just happy to be where I am and enjoying my time.
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When I was a kid, the book that I liked the most was 'Aesop's Fables.' There was a version of it that my father read stories to us kids out of. I liked the idea of the short story format.
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I love romance stories; I've been working on 'School Spirit' over at Rosy Press, which is sort of a modern take on a classic romance comic - so I'm clearly a fan!
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Back in my mid-20s I was told I'd never be able to have children as I wasn't having periods. Doctors tried to start up my monthly cycles, but when nothing worked, they actually offered me a hysterectomy. Without it, they said I might get ovarian cancer in the future. I chose not to have the operation, and am so glad I didn't.
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I think showing heroes as fallible helps us and reminds us that we are ourselves fallible and no man is perfect but we can still achieve great things.
