Caitlin Doughty Quotes

The death industry markets caskets and embalming under the rubric of helping bodies look 'natural,' but our current death customs are as natural as training majestic creatures like bears and elephants to dance in cute little outfits, or erecting replicas of the Eiffel Tower and Venetian canals in the middle of the harsh American desert.

Caitlin Doughty

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One must not believe any of those mythologies about oneself as an artist.

Anish Kapoor

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I sometimes think the theatre is more demanding because it requires things you don't have in films, like it requires you to make the people in the front row believe you and not look an idiot to them while the people right at the back can hear you.

Michael Gambon

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I've lost count of the number of times that I've been approached by strangers wanting to tell me that they think I'm brave or inspirational, and this was long before my work had any kind of public profile.

Stella Young

WorkInspirationalMeBraveThink

I've lived through periods of illiquidity before. Asset prices come down. The economy slows or even goes into recession. Then the cycle re-starts. We buy at lower prices with less leverage.

Stephen A. Schwarzman

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I love cooking. I like to make lasagna - it's authentic Italian-style. I also do a great chicken recipe for a barbecue.

Sullivan Stapleton

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I saw a crow building a nest, I was watching him very carefully, I was kind of stalking him and he was aware of it. And you know what they do when they become aware of someone stalking them when they build a nest, which is a very vulnerable place to be? They build a decoy nest. It's just for you.

Tom Waits

BuildingSomeoneYouPlaceKnow

The essential and living elements in our architectural activities stem from what was implanted in us during Old Saturn evolution.

Rudolf Steiner

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There are as many great superhero movies as there are comedies and dramas and cartoons. People just want to see good movies.

Josh Trank

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I want to give back and show my gratitude to the indies. At the same time, cherish the mainstream projects I've been getting.

Coco Martin

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In 1991, if someone came in with a $1 million budget for a boutique, I would have fainted. Nobody spent even half that. But now, the bar has risen very high.

Peter Marino

BudgetSomeoneNobodyNowBarHigh

My one ambition is to play a hero.

Sessue Hayakawa

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When I lose my temper it's because I decide to. If I do something it's because I want to do it.

Mario Balotelli

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