#elf

With Shakespeare and poetry, a new world was born. New dreams, new desires, a self consciousness was born. I desired to know to know myself in terms of the new standards set by these books. ↗

— Peter Abrahams

#born #consciousness #desired #desires #dreams

I just thought it was unconscionable for the Congress to insert itself into this debate. We are particularly unqualified to make that decision and to intrude ourselves into the lives of this family. ↗

— Gary Ackerman

#debate #decision #family #i #insert

I always had a larger view. I'm interested in real life - my family, my friends. I have tried never to define myself by my success, whatever that is. My happiness is way beyond roles and awards. ↗

— Amy Adams

#awards #beyond #define #family #friends

I had very little confidence in myself as an actress. ↗

— Maude Adams

#confidence #had #i #little #little confidence

The essence of immorality is the tendency to make an exception of myself. ↗

— Jane Addams

#exception #immorality #make #myself #tendency

I like acting for myself as a director. I act and I know that I'll have a chance to have some say in what gets used and that I'll be able to give myself enough takes and be on the same page as myself about how the scene should play. ↗

— Ben Affleck

#about #act #acting #chance #director

The system of domination is founded on depriving nations of their true identity. It seeks to deprive nations of their culture, identity, self-confidence and in this way dominate them. ↗

— Mahmoud Ahmadinejad

#deprive #depriving #dominate #domination #founded

I wanted to be a decorator. I wanted to interior design homes and do everything myself. ↗

— Ursula Andress

#design #everything #homes #i #interior

I hope I'm exactly what America is looking for, I don't know, I'm just going to be myself and hope that they love it. That's all I can do. ↗

— Lauren Alaina

#exactly #going #hope #i #i can

I don't put weight on fame, and having people around me just because I am famous makes me feel really bad about myself. ↗

— Jessica Alba

#am #around #bad #because #fame