Dionne Warwick Quotes
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An alliance of civilisations can be our most powerful weapon in the fight against terror.
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I was a newspaper editor in high school, and I truly thought of journalism as a career. I loved it.
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As the arteries grow hard, the heart grows soft.
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If I could work with Joan Van Ark every day for the rest of my life I would.
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Everything I do is for my parents, None of this matters without them. If it weren't for them, I wouldn't be here... If it wasn't for them, if it wasn't for the structure and the backbone that I have, I wouldn't be able to mess up and keep coming back and sit in front of you as a world champion.
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I like being friends with other women who are supportive of women. I think that is important.
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I have no ties to my dad. I had no communications with him; it didn't shape who I am or anything like that. I'm actually a product of my mom.
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People dream their whole lives of their Oscar speech; I dreamt my whole life of hosting the Oscars.
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If audiences are sort of interested in movies that are made like McDonald's hamburgers, which do have a value in the world, then we have to re-evaluate our entire career.
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I had the benefit of watching good people show me what it really is to be an actor – the day in and day out of it.
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That heart alone is hard which does not shudder at itself for not feeling its hardness.
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I seemed so different from other kids; I grew up in church and felt a connection with God, and a lot of kids my age really didn't understand that.
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There's a lot more pressure on me at United. There are people out there trying to shoot you down.
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Nigeria is the most populous country in Africa. If Nigeria succeeds at democratic governance it will be an anchor for all of West Africa. Africa needs a strong Nigeria.
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I think women are in much the same place in the Irish theater as they are everywhere else. Certainly, we have wonderful Irish writers, and we have quite a number of Irish women directors. But there could be more, and there should be more.
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I think of myself as a storyteller, and that is it.
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I love pain. Love pain.
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Good education is so important. We do need to look at the way people are taught. It not just about qualifications to get a job. It's about being educated.
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If feminism has receded in visibility and prestige, it is precisely because its vision of life's goals and rewards has become too narrow and elitist.
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All action is vicarious faith.
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If someone irritates you, it is only your own response that is irritating you. Therefore, when anyone seems to be provoking you, remember that it is only your judgment of the incident that provokes you.
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Women's liberation is the liberation of the feminine in the man and the masculine in the woman.
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It is the passion inside me that means I keep going. I love what I do, and I think I am lucky to do it. When I am riding a quiet country road, I hear the birds singing and think, 'I am in my office now.'
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Dust does rise, doesn't it? And so can I.
