Charles Eames Quotes
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Coming out of college with a degree in fine arts and painting isn't worth much any more.
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I'm interested in morality and mortality, and 'Deadpool' kind of has all of these themes.
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A man seldom thinks with more earnestness of anything than he does of his dinner.
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I think your most intimate thoughts are only honest when they're in your head.
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My uncles and other relatives are against encouraging girls in every aspect, and that includes sports. I hardly interact with them. My parents are more open. They back me all the way.
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My great inspiration has always been Studs Terkel, who is a wonderful American oral historian. He was a radio DJ at first, interviewed a lot of jazz musicians, and at some point started to interview Americans about work.
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Sri Lanka is an island off the coast of India. There's two ethnicities there; one the Sinhalese, which is the majority and the government, and the minority, who are the Tamils. That's where I'm from. And my lifetime sort of began there; I spent 10 years, and I was there during when the war started and fled as a refugee to England.
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I get a lot of letters that say, 'I'm a normal, down-to-earth girl. I love to cook, and I love sports.' What I also get are letters from a whole bunch of moms saying, 'My daughter is awesome,' and, 'My daughter is a great daughter.'
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I attempt an arduous task; but there is no worth in that which is not a difficult achievement.
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Love is an attempt at penetrating another being, but it can only succeed if the surrender is mutual.
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Normally, the law of nature is such that one who rises falls, and one who rises quickly falls as quickly. I don't know how the law of nature will work as far as Modi is concerned. But some time or the other, all bubbles burst. This bubble will also burst.
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I think if we're going to have to landfill trash, and I think we basically have to, we might as well get the upside for it and dedicate that upside to improving the environment in so many different ways.
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It feels presumptuous to think of writing for adults.
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Raising the minimum wage is the right thing to do, but it's a popular thing to do as well.
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Certainly Nancy Reagan had an extraordinary effect on her husband. I'm truly not sure that, say, Laura Bush had that much effect on the Bush administration. She certainly, you know, seems to be a nice person who I think the public likes. But I can't really put my finger on any huge impact she's had.
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All chefs are like Jewish mothers. They want to feed you and feed you and impress you. It's an eagerness to please.
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When the fruit appears the blossom drops off. Love of God is the fruit, and rituals are the blossom.
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Living with a god is not what it's cracked up to be. They think their women should be grateful just to have them around.
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''Are the gods not just?' 'Oh no, child. What would become of us if they were?''
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The moment I escaped to China, I didn't have any money; I only had one address in my hand of some long-distance Chinese relatives. I didn't know China was that big. I thought I can find their home very easily, and I would come back one week later. But then I found out the address was a 10-hour drive away.
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A story has the opportunity to enlighten us, because as we connect the extraordinary moments on film with the ordinary moments of our lives, we ask ourselves, "What am I going to do the next time I'm scared? What would it be like to say goodbye to my family for the last time?"
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I think confidence is a true form of beauty.
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Who ever said that pleasure wasn't functional?
