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We have to be able to criticise what we love, to say what we have to say 'cause if your not trying to make something better, than as far as I can tell, you are just in the way. ↗

— Ani DiFranco

#as far as #better #cause #criticise #far

I don't think I ever expected anything like an Oscar ever, to tell you the truth. That is not my motivation when I do these roles. I really am motivated by being able to work with great people and create a body of work that I can look back and be proud of. ↗

— Leonardo DiCaprio

#am #anything #back #being #body

Of the twenty-two civilizations that have appeared in history, nineteen of them collapsed when they reached the moral state the United States is in now. ↗

— Arnold J. Toynbee

#civilizations #collapsed #history #moral #nineteen

I didn't know what types of movies I wanted to do. I want to do things that are different. I want to take my time with each role. ↗

— Leonardo DiCaprio

#each #i #know #movies #my time

I like to be able to play a character and act out a lot of things which I can't or don't do in my normal everyday life. ↗

— Leonardo DiCaprio

#act #character #everyday #everyday life #i

Just let me go, we have to be able to criticize what we love, to say what we have to say 'cause if you're not trying to make something better, then as far as I can tell, you are just in the way. ↗

— Ani DiFranco

#as far as #better #cause #criticize #far

Almost all arguments for skepticism make reference to seemingly ridiculous possibilities—we are being deceived by an evil demon, life is just a dream, we are brains in vats. You might propose psychoanalysis, rather than philosophical reflection, for anyone who worries about these possibilities. ↗

— Richard Feldman

#dreams

School, I never truly got the knack of. I could never focus on things I didn't want to learn. ↗

— Leonardo DiCaprio

#focus #got #i #knack #learn

The good thing about acting is that it always keeps you on your toes... It's not like any other job where you can go in and do the same thing as yesterday. ↗

— Leonardo DiCaprio

#acting #always #any #go #good

I have something to prove, as long as I know there's something that needs improvement, and you know that everytime I move, I make a woman's movement. ↗

— Ani DiFranco

#i #improvement #know #long #make