Christopher Hampton Quotes

If I had to give a definition of capitalism I would say: the process whereby American girls turn into American women.

Christopher Hampton

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WomenCapitalismProcessAmerican

The gay-rights community had a strategy going in; they thought that they needed to have 30 states with some form of recognition - whether that be marriage, whether it be civil unions - but they wanted to have 30 states signed on before they went to the federal courts.

Jo Becker

MarriageCommunityThoughtStrategy

What is there to be afraid of? The worst thing that can happen is you fail. So what? I failed at a lot of things. My first record was horrible.

John Mellencamp

YouWorstFirstAfraidHappenFail

I just wanted to be in show business. I didn't care if I was going to be an actor or a magician or what. Comedy was a point of the least resistance, really. And on the simplest level, I loved comedy.

Steve Martin

BusinessCareLovedComedyActor

Even under the best of circumstances, the road back from war is difficult.

Ron Wyden

BestWarRoadBackCircumstances

When you are young, it's deeply annoying to be told that certain things are a condition of your youth. There's almost always some condescension in the proposition that your reality, your hopes, your frustrations, are just a condition of your age, that what feels unique to you is a very common thing after all.

Rumaan Alam

AgeYouthRealityYouUniqueYoung

When I fight someone, I want to break his will. I want to take his manhood. I want to rip out his heart and show it to him.

Mike Tyson

HeartFightSomeoneWantWillOut

I think we all have our demons and our various shortcomings, and it would be nice if people felt more gently about other people, but also about themselves.

Michelle Huneven

PeopleThinkDemonsBe NiceNice

I've had several tough matches. Just getting through it every day, it's really motivating.

Denis Shapovalov

DayToughEvery DayThroughJust

I moved in with a roommate who told me, 'Stay with me until you can afford rent. Don't give up.' People who supported me were like, 'If you don't have money for food, I'll cook you dinner. You don't have money for acting class? Let's get together and read lines.'

Chrissy Metz

FoodMoneyTogetherPeopleDinner

Being gay is nothing but another way to live your life.

Connor Paolo

LifeLiveGayNothingWayBeing

Roman civilization had achieved, within the bounds of its technology, relatively as great a mastery of time and space as we have achieved today.

Arthur Erickson

TechnologyTodayGreatTimeSpace

I am just like any other woman, and I think I am the 'fattest woman alive' - but it is really about how you handle your situation.

Ashley Graham

WomanI AmThinkYouSituationJust

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