Vera Brittain Quotes
Modern war and modern civilisation are utterly incompatible...one or the other must go.
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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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Success is making a positive difference to other people, especially seeing others grow, succeed and thrive as a result of your own small contribution.
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Make your education personal. When it matters to you, you will show up.
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We never do the same set twice.
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People say you should do it this way, someone else suggests that, yes, there's financing, but maybe you should use this actor. And there are the threats, at the end - if you don't do it this way, you'll lose your box office; if you don't do it that way, you'll never get financed again... 35, 40 years of this, you get beat up.
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The constitution of the United States is a law for rulers and people, equally in war and in peace, and covers with the shield of its protection all classes of men, at all times, and under all circumstances.
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Modern war and modern civilisation are utterly incompatible...one or the other must go.
