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They offered me that film before I did Frida and I said, no, I'm not capable of directing. Then after seeing Julie direct, I was inspired by it. She motivated me to do it, because we don't have role models as woman for directors.

Quote by Salma Hayek about film, woman

In modern war... you will die like a dog for no good reason.

In modern war... you will die like a dog for no good reason.

Quote by Ernest Hemingway about reason, war, good, good luck

They wrote in the old days that it is sweet and fitting to die for one's country. But in modern war, there is nothing sweet nor fitting in your dying. You will die like a dog for no good reason.

Quote by Ernest Hemingway about day, country, reason, war, old, olderness, nothing, good, good luck

In our modern world of interdependent nations, hardly any state can wage war successfully without raising loans and buying war materials of every kind in the markets of other nations.

Quote by Alexander Hamilton about politics, nation, salary, war, state, world

I had never been to a modeling school, and I had no idea...

I had never been to a modeling school, and I had no idea what the job was about.

Quote by Eva Herzigova about school, idea

I own an apartment in a modern building.

I own an apartment in a modern building.

Quote by Eva Herzigova

I put my money in the bank: I have to think of life after...

I put my money in the bank: I have to think of life after modeling, when I'm not famous any more.

Quote by Eva Herzigova about bankers, money, life

You can't be a model at age 60, but you certainly can be...

You can't be a model at age 60, but you certainly can be an actress.

Quote by Eva Herzigova about age, olderness

Back to the U.S. - they have a problem with historical...

Back to the U.S. - they have a problem with historical emptiness. Those who support moderation could strangle those who stand for direct attack.

Quote by Mick Jagger about attack

I'm odd looking. Sometimes I think I look like a funny...

I'm odd looking. Sometimes I think I look like a funny muppet.

Quote by Angelina Jolie about modesty

Children need models rather than critics.

Children need models rather than critics.

Quote by Joseph Joubert about children, need

Grace is in garments, in movements, in manners; beauty in the nude, and in forms. This is true of bodies; but when we speak of feelings, beauty is in their spirituality, and grace in their moderation.

Quote by Joseph Joubert about grace, beauty, feelings

Never trust modern technology. Trust it only when it is...

Never trust modern technology. Trust it only when it is old technology.

Quote by Edward A. Murphy about technology, old, olderness

The repairman will have never seen a model quite like...

The repairman will have never seen a model quite like yours before.

Quote by Edward A. Murphy about technology

The maintenance engineer will never have seen a model...

The maintenance engineer will never have seen a model quite like yours before.

Quote by Edward A. Murphy about computers

The best time to ask for a raise is when everything has...

The best time to ask for a raise is when everything has gone wrong and your boss is in a panic mode.

Quote by Edward A. Murphy about commerce, heads, bad, time

When the telephone operator leaves the board on night...

When the telephone operator leaves the board on night mode all the calls would land only on your desk.

Quote by Edward A. Murphy about night

It is capitalist America that produced the modern independent woman. Never in history have women had more freedom of choice in regard to dress, behavior, career, and sexual orientation.

Quote by Camille Paglia about politics, career, sex, history, woman

A thing moderately good is not so good as it ought to be....

A thing moderately good is not so good as it ought to be. Moderation in temper is always a virtue, but moderation in principle is always a vice.

Quote by Thomas Paine about virtue, principle, vice, good, good luck, things

The whole religious complexion of the modern world is due...

The whole religious complexion of the modern world is due to the absence from Jerusalem of a lunatic asylum.

Quote by Thomas Paine about religion, world

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