Man is a creation of desire, not a creation of need. ~Gaston Bachelard
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In some ways it's taken me decades to come clean and make honest work; and still to this day, sometimes I find myself wanting to hide behind my work and deny the more biographical aspects. ~David Knopfler
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"Feminist comedy," practically an oxymoron, had a couple of good years after WWII. Chalk it up to the forced female autonomy that occurred during wartime, when Rosie the Riveter went to work in the factories, constructing the Allies' war machines while taking charge of the finances, the home, and the children. ~Grace Slick
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I like kids, but I don't expect to have any of my own. I'm 40 years old and spend most of my time working. I'd be a terrible mother. ~Virginia Postrel
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Every life has its years in which one progresses as on a tedious and dusty street of poplars, without caring to know where he is. ~Max Muller
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A whistling woman and a crowing hen will bring no luck to the house they are in. ~Irish Proverb
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A crown, if it hurts us, is not worth wearing. ~Pearl Bailey
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If you had to choose only two qualities to get you through times of change, the first should be a sense of self-worth and the second a sense of humor. ~Jennifer James
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Every seller praises his wares. ~Yiddish Proverb
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A man with a loud laugh makes truth itself seem folly, truth is great and will win out. ~Irish Proverb
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Art is good for my soul precisely because it reminds me that we have souls in the first place. ~Tilda Swinton
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Praise the young and they will blossom. ~Irish Proverb
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Marriage halves our griefs, doubles our joys, and quadruples our expenses. ~English Proverb
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I am not a fan of what we call "friendly fire" or "blue on blue." We don't want to have that. ~Tommy Franks
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The doctor is often more to be feared than the disease. ~French Proverbs
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A scholar's heart is a dark well in which are buried many aborted feelings that rise to the surface as arguments. ~Natalie Clifford Barney
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If you think you're too small to make a difference, you haven't spent a night with a mosquito. ~African Proverb
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Life without a friend, is death without a witness. ~Spanish Proverb
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I knew I wanted to be an actor when I was very young. I guess I was about 6 years old at the time, and I was fascinated by television. I started having waking fantasies where I was in a movie and there were crane shots of me during a scene. ~Nicolas Cage
#quotes #nicolas-cage #acting #tv #entertainment #music

A family in harmony will prosper in everything. ~Chinese Proverb
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Silence is a fence around wisdom. ~German Proverb
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It is better to weep with wise men than to laugh with fools. ~Spanish Proverb
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Those who wish to sing always find a song. ~Proverb
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Those who wish to sing, always find a song. ~Swedish Proverb
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I started mountain-bike riding two years ago, which is much better than riding a stationary bike in the gym. Mountain biking is a total body workout. ~Samantha Stosur
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