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Small: I have always had strong maternal instincts. Even when I was still a child I cut out pictures of prams from ne
"I have always had strong maternal instincts. Even when I was still a child I cut out pictures of prams from newspapers and imagined the feeling of pushing my own pram through fresh winter snow and seeing the wheels' tracks behind me in the snow"
Agnetha Faltskog, Musician
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Small: What an occupation! To sit and flay your fellow men and then offer their skins for sale and expect them to buy
"What an occupation! To sit and flay your fellow men and then offer their skins for sale and expect them to buy them"
August Strindberg, Dramatist
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Small: I always disliked dogs, those protectors of cowards who lack the courage to fight an assailant themselves
"I always disliked dogs, those protectors of cowards who lack the courage to fight an assailant themselves"
August Strindberg, Dramatist
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Small: Happiness consumes itself like a flame. It cannot burn for ever, it must go out, and the presentiment of its e
"Happiness consumes itself like a flame. It cannot burn for ever, it must go out, and the presentiment of its end destroys it at its very peak"
August Strindberg, Dramatist
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Small: Friendship can only exist between persons with similar interests and points of view. Man and woman by the conv
"Friendship can only exist between persons with similar interests and points of view. Man and woman by the conventions of society are born with different interests and different points of view"
August Strindberg, Dramatist
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Small: There was a time when the music fell silent. Both within me and around me
"There was a time when the music fell silent. Both within me and around me"
Agnetha Faltskog, Musician
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Small: I can spot empty flattery and know exactly where I stand. In the end its really only my own approval or disapp
"I can spot empty flattery and know exactly where I stand. In the end it's really only my own approval or disapproval that means anything"
Agnetha Faltskog, Musician
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Small: While all deception requires secrecy, all secrecy is not meant to deceive
Sissela Bok
"While all deception requires secrecy, all secrecy is not meant to deceive"
Sissela Bok, Philosopher
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Small: A man with a so-called character is often a simple piece of mechanism he has often only one point of view for
"A man with a so-called character is often a simple piece of mechanism; he has often only one point of view for the extremely complicated relationships of life"
August Strindberg, Dramatist
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Small: Its strange that the newspapers dont see a connection between their false revelations about my private life an
"It's strange that the newspapers don't see a connection between their false revelations about my private life and my need for seclusion and security"
Agnetha Faltskog, Musician
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Small: I may have aimed too high sometimes, asked too much of myself and demanded too little from those around me
"I may have aimed too high sometimes, asked too much of myself and demanded too little from those around me"
Agnetha Faltskog, Musician
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Small: We are all, in a sense, experts on secrecy. From earliest childhood we feel its mystery and attraction.
Sissela Bok
"We are all, in a sense, experts on secrecy. From earliest childhood we feel its mystery and attraction. We know both the power it confers and the burden it imposes. We learn how it can delight, give breathing space and protect"
Sissela Bok, Philosopher
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Small: Kevin, as the whole cast is, just wonderful people and great people, and people who are attracted to this kind
"Kevin, as the whole cast is, just wonderful people and great people, and people who are attracted to this kind of material and accepting the idea of going to Newfoundland and knowing the kind of lack of amenities"
Lasse Hallstrom, Director
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Small: Im on this diet where youre supposed to eat only fish and meat
"I'm on this diet where you're supposed to eat only fish and meat"
Lasse Hallstrom, Director
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Small: I got to work with my wife, Lena Olin, for the first time, which was great. I thought it might be difficult in
"I got to work with my wife, Lena Olin, for the first time, which was great. I thought it might be difficult in some way to talk to one's wife in a different way but it was so not forced"
Lasse Hallstrom, Director
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Small: I discovered the 7th art at home when I was kid, through Charlie Chaplins movies and those of my father who sh
"I discovered the 7th art at home when I was kid, through Charlie Chaplin's movies and those of my father who shot documentaries. He was my biggest influence. So I took his camera and started shooting"
Lasse Hallstrom, Director
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Small: But now I wish I could back to Stockholm to make international films there
"But now I wish I could back to Stockholm to make international films there"
Lasse Hallstrom, Director
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Small: A film that is bleached tends to have a more realistic quality
"A film that is bleached tends to have a more realistic quality"
Lasse Hallstrom, Director
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Small: My father was an amateur filmmaker who shot 8mm color documentaries
"My father was an amateur filmmaker who shot 8mm color documentaries"
Lasse Hallstrom, Director
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Small: I always try to preserve my cinematographic style, even while I work in the US. I wish to always be European
"I always try to preserve my cinematographic style, even while I work in the US. I wish to always be European"
Lasse Hallstrom, Director
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Small: ABBA: The Movie I got a lot of grief for working on that
"ABBA: The Movie; I got a lot of grief for working on that"
Lasse Hallstrom, Director
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Small: Last year, the Assembly of the League, as a result of the initiative taken by the Scandinavian nations, furthe
Hjalmar Branting
"Last year, the Assembly of the League, as a result of the initiative taken by the Scandinavian nations, further limited and clarified all the provisions of the clause prescribing the duty of states to participate in sanctions"
Hjalmar Branting, Statesman
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Small: Before the war there were many who were more or less ignorant of the international labor movement but who neve
Hjalmar Branting
"Before the war there were many who were more or less ignorant of the international labor movement but who nevertheless turned to it for salvation when the threat of war arose. They hoped that the workers would never permit a war"
Hjalmar Branting, Statesman
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Small: We here in the North have for many years had a natural tendency to feel that when our representatives come tog
Hjalmar Branting
"We here in the North have for many years had a natural tendency to feel that when our representatives come together at an international meeting, we embark on the quest of mutual understanding and support"
Hjalmar Branting, Statesman
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Small: The equality among all members of the League, which is provided in the statutes giving each state only one vot
Hjalmar Branting
"The equality among all members of the League, which is provided in the statutes giving each state only one vote, cannot of course abolish the actual material inequality of the powers concerned"
Hjalmar Branting, Statesman
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Small: And the annual meetings of the Leagues Assembly are in effect official peace congresses binding on the partici
Hjalmar Branting
"And the annual meetings of the League's Assembly are in effect official peace congresses binding on the participating states to an extent that most statesmen a quarter of a century ago would have regarded as utopian"
Hjalmar Branting, Statesman
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Small: It was important on The Shipping News to have my house far enough away from each location so I had this time i
"It was important on The Shipping News to have my house far enough away from each location so I had this time in the morning to think about my shots and still remain open to surprises once I got to the set"
Lasse Hallstrom, Director
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Small: Many of the comedies I had made in Sweden were slightly based on semi-autobiographical experiences, so adaptin
"Many of the comedies I had made in Sweden were slightly based on semi-autobiographical experiences, so adapting novels was a very different experience"
Lasse Hallstrom, Director
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Small: Its just, for me, the natural standard: a woman should be able to decide over her own body
"It's just, for me, the natural standard: a woman should be able to decide over her own body"
Lasse Hallstrom, Director
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Small: We must remember that the people for whom this change represents a first taste of freedom and a new and bright
Hjalmar Branting
"We must remember that the people for whom this change represents a first taste of freedom and a new and brighter future did not allow their resolution to falter, no matter how great the suffering by which they bought this independence"
Hjalmar Branting, Statesman
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Small: As long as the problem of world reconstruction remains the center of interest for all nations, blocs having si
Hjalmar Branting
"As long as the problem of world reconstruction remains the center of interest for all nations, blocs having similar attitudes will form and operate even within the League itself"
Hjalmar Branting, Statesman
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Small: A formally recognized equality does, however, accord the smaller nations a position which they should be able
Hjalmar Branting
"A formally recognized equality does, however, accord the smaller nations a position which they should be able to use increasingly in the interest of humanity as a whole and in the service of the ideal"
Hjalmar Branting, Statesman
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Small: I played Chang here under the lights here. I think that was 91. Another good match. Ive played a lot more good
"I played Chang here under the lights here. I think that was '91. Another good match. I've played a lot more good matches under the lights than I played bad. You tend to remember some of the bad ones unfortunately"
Stefan Edberg, Athlete
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Small: My key interest in choosing scripts is character-driven stories, because there are so many stories that sacrif
"My key interest in choosing scripts is character-driven stories, because there are so many stories that sacrifice character for plot"
Lasse Hallstrom, Director
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Small: I was always attracted by the European way of life, but I am deeply Swedish
"I was always attracted by the European way of life, but I am deeply Swedish"
Lasse Hallstrom, Director
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Small: I love mixing amateurs and professionals
"I love mixing amateurs and professionals"
Lasse Hallstrom, Director
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Small: I feel the need to work with my wife, Lena Olin, again
"I feel the need to work with my wife, Lena Olin, again"
Lasse Hallstrom, Director
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Small: I always need a couple of highlights to really spark the passion for a project
"I always need a couple of highlights to really spark the passion for a project"
Lasse Hallstrom, Director
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Small: If you serve well, your volleys are going to be so much easier. It has got to do with confidence, obviously
"If you serve well, your volleys are going to be so much easier. It has got to do with confidence, obviously"
Stefan Edberg, Athlete
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Small: If Im going to be out there, I want to be in the top 10 and really have a chance of winning a Grand Slam
"If I'm going to be out there, I want to be in the top 10 and really have a chance of winning a Grand Slam"
Stefan Edberg, Athlete
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