Mariella Frostrup Quotes
We're naturally programmed to endure a muddle of emotions as we leave childhood behind.
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My daughter is my passion and my life.
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It takes a lot of help - nature, friends, family, craftsmen - for me to make what I make.
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I was never one to sit down and write a plan for my future.
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The mark of all good art is not that the thing done is done exactly or finely, for machinery may do as much, but that it is worked out with the head and the workman's heart.
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Real parent engagement means establishing meaningful ways for parents to be partners in their children's public education from the beginning - not just when a school is failing. The goal should be to never let a school get to that point.
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Each generation of scientists stands upon the shoulders of those who have gone before.
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I love cats. I've had cats as pets.
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There is no true gracefulness which is not epitomized goodness.
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New York is more where art is bought than where art is made.
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People aren't autonomous creatures. They're under a lot of pressure themselves.
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True philanthropy requires a disruptive mindset, innovative thinking and a philosophy driven by entrepreneurial insights and creative opportunities.
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My friends told me that it's the hardest thing to separate the personal life from their work.
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My dad is often horrified by what I've spent my money on.
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I was pretty nervous when I met Robert DeNiro. I kind of felt like a kid in a candy store for the first time. I couldn't wipe the grin off of my face. But Bobby DeNiro was really, really sweet and made me feel very comfortable. He's very low-key and just a superstar professional, and totally someone to be admired.
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The bottom line is that there is a lot more that could and should be done to help people with nutrition and exercise.
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Hungary does not need a single migrant for the economy to work or the population to sustain itself or for the country to have a future.
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Most believers struggle to really believe in the supernatural as a meaningful, deterministic reality except during moments when they are drawn to it, perhaps during a worship service or while reading a novel like 'Adam.' Being drawn to this truth is the first step to living a life in accordance to this truth.
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The talk shows in the States want celebrities, not authors. In France, it is different; writers are called upon to comment on everything. They have a very public role there.
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If your reader has been given a rousing opening, he will usually then sit still for at least some exposition. But be sure to follow that chunk of telling with one or more dramatized scenes. That's much more effective than being given section after section of telling.
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I prefer the old masters, by which I mean John Ford, John Ford, and John Ford.
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I try not to kid myself. You know, I don't mind romancing someone else, but to fool yourself is pretty devastating and dangerous.
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We do not find it hard to bear with ourselves, though we are full of faults. Why then may we not learn to be tolerant of others?
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You did it because you wanted to sell a story.
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We're naturally programmed to endure a muddle of emotions as we leave childhood behind.
