Vera Brittain Quotes
Modern war and modern civilisation are utterly incompatible...one or the other must go.
Quotes to Explore
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Actually, I didn't like Dartmouth very much, but the whole theater scene I really liked.
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In the '60s not everybody was wearing flowers in their hair and flowing caftans.
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I've leased the apartment; my partner is going to come out here. But we're keeping our house in Chicago because real estate is a really good investment and also because it is just crammed with full of stuff!
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Your private life is really very important for you. You know, all of us, you know.
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I don't really look forward to movie stardom or doing a $200-million movie or winning an Academy Award.
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We've heard from many teachers that they used episodes of Star Trek and concepts of Star Trek in their science classrooms in order to engage the students.
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A great sense of peace entered my body, and seemingly into every cell.
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The right of petition is an old undoubted household right of the blood of England, which runs in our veins.
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I also didn't consider myself a huge baby person.
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If I manage to leave my bedroom and get to the gym, that makes me feel good about myself! For me, the most difficult part is getting out of bed, but once I'm out, I really enjoy playing sports.
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A film set is the most comfortable place I could be in the world; that's what I know.
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I'd never rule anything out, to be honest with you, whether it be the small of volunteer status for a community organization or national politics, who knows?
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I was looking for something like baseball, where there's a lot of data and the competition was pretty low. That's when I discovered politics.
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This is my spiritual journey through life, my way of making sense of the world. I don't need permission from anyone or accolades from anyone; it is completely internal.
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Nobody believed in the success of the Internet.
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I have a mantra in my head that there will always be another meal. I can put my fork down, knowing there will be good things in my future!
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I often feel that when people have affairs, it has more to do with something they're searching for in themselves than anything else.
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I've never thought in terms of 'men do this' and 'women do that.'
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Edison failed 10,000 times before he made the electric light. Do not be discouraged if you fail a few times.
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But I felt that things were taking a turn for the worse, and I was frightened. Having to stay alert in order to avoid mistakes and confront dangers had exhausted me to the point where sometimes simply the urgency of doing something made me think that I really had done it.
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It's a strange thing we do as actors. I'm walking out the door, and I'll say, 'O.K., honey, I'm off to take my clothes off.'
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If we had to pose for every single person at the Eat & Greets, we wouldn't get to speak to anyone that's there, and we definitely wouldn't get to serve them food.
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Modern war and modern civilisation are utterly incompatible...one or the other must go.
