Marilyn Monroe Quotes
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Well Sid Pollack was... He was I would say probably, probably the most influential on me.
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The true self seeks release, not constraint. It doesn't want to be corseted in a sonnet or made to learn a system of musical notations. It wants liberation, which is why very often it fastens on the novel, for the novel seems spacious, undefined, free.
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I get to travel, see the world, meet people and be independent. I feel blessed.
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I had a moment where I left journalism, and I started getting interested in this issue and writing about it, where I felt there was a right side and a wrong side around a lot of these issues relating to education.
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You may be pulling from different influences because of different things that are going on in your life, different people that are around you and more experiences to pull from.
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I'm one of those people if you ask, 'What's your favourite song?' I'm going to give you five. I don't have just one favourite.
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I learned from an early age that my heritage, my love for people, and my desire to be a vehicle that can be used through my voice, that my expressions and actions can transport a person to experience a scene from the past, present and future.
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You can say whatever you want about me, I'm not really bothered. But when it starts to upset people I care about or I hear about it from my mum, then that's a problem.
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If you think about stuff that happened when you were young, it stays with you forever.
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Amongst the financial Twitterati, the term 'muppets' has come to describe any client used and abused by some financial predator. I've adopted the term to describe portfolios that have been assembled for purposes other than serving the clients' best interests.
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I have always believed that life is too short for rows and disagreements. Even if I think I'm right, I would prefer to apologize and remain friends rather than win and be an enemy.
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When a philosopher says something that is true then it is trivial. When he says something that is not trivial then it is false.
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We will not lose this election for lack of money.
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Everybody who does anything for the public can be criticized. There's always someone who doesn't like it.
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Kids have been let down by adults - we've tried to give them too much, we've tried not to impose discipline. We've tried to make their lives easier and, in doing so, we've taken something away from them. Kids like boundaries, they also like to be pushed, need to learn what failure is all about, need guidance.
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It's not that I ever sat down and outlined a trilogy, but I always have a sense of what size an idea is when I start it.
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There is only one thing that a man really wants to do, all his life; and that is, to find his way to his God, his Morning Star, salute his fellow man, and enjoy the woman who has come the long way with him.
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What I love about the East End is that there's a great perseverance, determination and courage. What I dislike about it is that there is sometimes a celebration of ignorance.
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The first time I didn't get called back at an audition, I cried. My mom told me, 'We're doing this for fun, and if it's not fun anymore, we're not going to do it. So if you ever cry again, we're going to stop.' I never cried from then on, and I kept that lesson for the rest of my life.
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People know Detroit for the cars, but the suburban areas of the city are really beautiful. It's much more inhabitable than people think. Many believe it's like Berlin at the end of World War II.
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I'm not a girl anymore.
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Hell, have I been a hell-raiser!
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That's not what basketball is about. Basketball is about playing as a team and finding a functioning level.
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No girl should ever forget that she doesn't need anyone who doesn't need her.
