Maisie Williams Quotes
If you're having a down time at school and people are bullying you, they don't know you. They don't have the right to have an opinion on you.
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Public opinion is the thermometer a monarch should constantly consult.
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The last time I had to make a career decision, I was 17. I could have gone to Ballet Theatre or National Ballet of Canada. There were options. But as I became exposed to the Robbins repertoire, I realized that there was a living genius in the house.
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A lot of people don't realize that hair is a big thing for a lot of people, not just African-American women. It's something to be aware of and to be cautious of.
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I can't really see myself as an artist. Now, to step out here and there, do it when I feel like it, that's a possibility. But for me to be a full-fledged, full-time artist in the industry, I don't think so.
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The philosophy of the school room in one generation will be the philosophy of government in the next.
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You know, it's a really adult thing, for some people, to choose to not be with the one that you love.
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There are more books in the world than hours in which to read them. We are thus deeply influenced by books we haven't read, that we haven't had the time to read.
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I've been writing for a long time. I sat down to write my first novel in the middle of March of 1982.
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What usually happens in the educational process is that the faculties are dulled, overloaded, stuffed and paralyzed so that by the time most people are mature they have lost their innate capabilities.
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People assume that because I'm a great athlete, I can dance. But no. My rhythm is off a little bit.
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I'm used to packing up and leaving, to condensing myself into a digestible version because people don't have much time to get to know me.
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The state of New Jersey is really two places - terrible cities and wonderful suburbs. I live in the suburbs, the final battleground of the American dream, where people get married and have kids and try to scratch out a happy life for themselves. It's very romantic in that way, but a bit naive. I like to play with that in my work.
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As far as acting in films, there is not much out there that is very interesting to do. The ones that are interesting to me are independent films and they have trouble raising money. With people putting their money into blockbusters, there is not much left for the independents.
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People see me because I'm winning my fights. That's how I want people seeing me.
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I just like when I work with people that are professional and good.
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Never permit a dichotomy to rule your life, a dichotomy in which you hate what you do so you can have pleasure in your spare time. Look for a situation in which your work will give you as much happiness as your spare time.
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A book cannot apologize for what people may think it should be. It has to be authoritative. That's what I want as a reader - I want to be confident that the book will do its job.
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There is an epidemic right now of girls dumbing themselves down... in middle school because they think it makes them attractive.
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You're isolated as a writer, so I always envied people who could get up early and drive to work and fit into society.
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I think that the principle of the Conservative Party is jealousy of liberty and of the people, only qualified by fear; but I think the principle of the Liberal Party is trust in the people, only qualified by prudence.
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I could be on the court for two hours, and it felt like 10 minutes. It made time go by.
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A writer can be compared to a well. There are as many kinds of wells as there are writers. The important thing is to have good water in the well, and it is better to take a regular amount out than to pump the well dry and wait for it to refill.
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We must not forget that chemical warfare will sooner or later bring in its wake bacteriological warfare, pest propagation, typhus and other serious diseases.
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If you're having a down time at school and people are bullying you, they don't know you. They don't have the right to have an opinion on you.
