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Our generation in the west was lucky: we had readymade gateways. We had books, paper, teachers, schools and libraries. But many in the world lack these luxuries. How do you practice without such tryout venues? ↗

— Margaret Atwood

#generation #had #how #lack #libraries

Knowing who the actors were as you were designing them helped, with Catherine's beauty and Renee's frailty, they directed me visually just by who they were. ↗

— Colleen Atwood

#catherine #designing #directed #frailty #helped

Another belief of mine; that everyone else my age is an adult, whereas I am merely in disguise. ↗

— Margaret Atwood

#age #am #another #belief #disguise

I consider it top priority to improve water quality and increase water quantity in my community. ↗

— Joe Baca

#consider #i #improve #increase #priority

The costumes had to serve the choreography. ↗

— Colleen Atwood

#costumes #had #serve

The designs were based on quite a lot of research of what a movie musical is, filtered through the eyes of today. If we'd gone strictly with the '20s, the movement would have been impaired. ↗

— Colleen Atwood

#been #designs #eyes #filtered #gone

A voice is a human gift; it should be cherished and used, to utter fully human speech as possible. Powerlessness and silence go together. ↗

— Margaret Atwood

#fully #gift #go #human #possible

This above all, to refuse to be a victim. ↗

— Margaret Atwood

#refuse #victim

Canada was built on dead beavers. ↗

— Margaret Atwood

#built #canada #dead

We shouldn't be saying 'Save the planet'; we should be saying: 'Save viable conditions in which people can live.' That's what we're dealing with here. ↗

— Margaret Atwood

#dealing #here #live #people #planet