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Doris Lessing Quotes

Time and distance from the first and second world wars doesn't seem to lessen their horrors.

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

Author Profession: writer
Nationality: english
Birth: October 22, 1919 - November 17, 2013

Topics

Time World Distance First Seem Wars

As an actor, I think it's really important to be as anonymous as possible. It's your job to convince people that you are somebody else, and so any recognition I'd get away from the screen - well, it's not something I actively seek. To be honest with you, I'm surprised anybody does.

Job People Think Recognition You

Normal is not something to aspire to, it's something to get away from.

Normal Aspire Away Something Get

I've had a baby. I've had an abortion.

Baby Abortion Had

A politician wouldn't dream of being allowed to call a columnist the things a columnist is allowed to call a politician.

Dream Things Call Being Politician

The Spanish Empire eventually collapsed because of its expensive taste for warfare and conquest.

Robert Kiyosaki

Taste Expensive Empire Because

But having said that, there's also a sea change in attitude towards media.

Robert McChesney

Change Attitude Sea Media Said Also

Advertising holding companies used to boast about their share of the advertising market. Now they are proud of how much of their business is not in advertising.

Maurice Saatchi

Business Advertising Proud Now Share

Photography is a kind of virtual reality, and it helps if you can create the illusion of being in an interesting world.

World Reality Interesting Photography

The reason there weren't any, I am surmising, is that a lot of Latin kids, Latino kids, in those days didn't have the money to take those kind of classes.

Money I Am Kind Reason Latino Days

I can't really envision a time when I'm not shooting something.

Martin Scorsese

Time Shooting Something Envision

I don't believe in creating exclusionary art.

Art Believe Creating

What I like about 'Paper Girls' in particular is that, because we're approaching it more from a female perspective, we're able to consider the emotional states of these characters a little bit more and think more of their interiority.

Perspective Think More Emotional

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