- I Can
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- Nov 07, 2020
World Quotes
Quotes on the world and our place in it.
These quotes look at the world from different angles - one traces a common phrase back to ancient religion, another describes feeling atomized after moving to a new city. A few recall novels depicting a world with tighter social fabric, where people actually knew each other. Related reading: Great Quotes.
- Last Updated on May 30, 2021
- My Life
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- Nov 07, 2020
In a lot of areas of my life, particularly in my teenage years, I began to think about the world, and to think about the universe as being a part of my conscious everyday life.
- Good
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- Nov 07, 2020
When I went to Philadelphia I was 26 years old and really sitting on top of the world. Family life, a professional career, plenty of friends and associates, and a good reputation, a wish list that could be the envy of many.
- Journey
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- Nov 07, 2020
First person allows deeper insight into the protagonist's character. It allows the reader to identify more fully with the protagonist and to share her world quite intimately. So it suits a story focused on one character's personal journey. However, first person shuts out insights into other characters.
- Father
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- Nov 07, 2020
I grew up all over the world. My father was in the army and was posted to a new place every two and a half years. I have no geographical roots.
- Love Me
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- Nov 07, 2020
I don't want to be famous as a movie star and have the whole world love me, I want to be a creative actress.
- Funny
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- Nov 07, 2020
Tell me I'm beautiful, it's nothing. Tell me I'm intellectual - I know it. Tell me I'm funny, and it's the greatest compliment in the world anyone could give me.
- Life
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- Nov 07, 2020
Beauty is what I feel my life is about - the garden, the house, whatever. I see the world that way, yet it isn't.
- Life
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- Nov 07, 2020
It's been a strange day - a day when I thought I was on top of the world, planning my life. I planned all of my courses for the rest of the semester at Smith, and talked to my advisor about honoring in History.
- Long
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- Nov 07, 2020
When you have an ensemble where characters pair off so easily, it becomes extremely isolating in the story world. You can end up with two actors who have not seen each other face to face all season long.
- People
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- Nov 07, 2020
'Ghost World' was such an incredibly difficult episode to find the right tone for. I remember at the time it was very divisive because some people hated it - they thought it was cheesy and hokey - and I loved it. When I saw it, I cried my head off, and I was so happy.
- More
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- Nov 07, 2020
I learned that getting a movie made in Hollywood is a near impossibility, and the process can be a wild adventure. TV is a lot more consistently productive - no offense to the beautiful world of feature film.
- Love
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- Nov 07, 2020