Vera Brittain Quotes
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I am a human being. When you are frustrated, you do cry. It's more than once that I cried.
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I'd love to do a movie where the monster is human, where the issue is not otherworldly, or horror or science fiction.
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'I can't get no satisfaction,' in political terms, has haunted Hungarian politics for 20 years.
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There is something fascinating about every human being. The question is how much they're willing to divulge.
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Beauty without expression is boring.
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I don't feel proprietary, but I do feel there is a human identity to the borough of Hackney that's quite peculiar. It was always bloody-minded and difficult; it always stood up to central government.
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Once you become poor, tired and time-constrained, you become a much better human being.
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I'm not sophisticated when it comes to politics, when it comes to journalism.
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People say, 'Oh, politics is so polarized today,' and I'm thinking... '1861, that was polarized.'
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There are no friends at cards or world politics.
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The human juggernaut is permanently eroding Earth's ancient biosphere.
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Social struggles have been taking place throughout millennia, since human beings, by resorting to wars, were able to take hold of a surplus production to satisfy the essential needs of life.
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When we tune in to an especially human way of viewing the landscape powerfully, it resonates with an audience.
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Politics are for foreigners with their endless wrongs and paltry rights. Politics are a lousy way to get things done. Politics are, like God's infinite mercy, a last resort.
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Sharing food with another human being is an intimate act that should not be indulged in lightly.
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Always, in every human action, there are leaders.
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The more one forgets himself - by giving himself to a cause to serve or another person to love - the more human he is.
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America's present need is not heroics but healing; not nostrums but normalcy; not revolution but restoration.
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The toughest thing to do in politics is to do the right thing when your supporters think the right thing is something else.
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And it's a human need to be told stories. The more we're governed by idiots and have no control over our destinies, the more we need to tell stories to each other about who we are, why we are, where we come from, and what might be possible.
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Do nothing but be prepared to do anything.
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If I were trying to impress a girl, I wouldn't get all super dressed because I would look like I was trying too hard. Instead, I would probably wear what I normally would.
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There are days when I still want to be able to do what I want when I want, but there's also something wonderful about being secure.
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Politics are usually the executive expression of human immaturity.
