Quotes about obsession
body bothers obsession played seeing
What bothers me is our culture's obsession with nudity. It shouldn't be a big deal, but it is. I think this overemphasis with nudity makes actors nervous. There's the worry about seeing one's body dissected, misrepresented, played and replayed on the Internet. Rachel McAdams
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Reformers who are obsessed with purity and cannot see that their obsession is impure. E. M. Forster
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I wanted to be a writer as a teen... so storytelling was my first love. In my late teens, design became an obsession as I realized that I could express myself through the medium. Much later, when I founded Fuseproject in 1999, our slogan became 'design brings stories to life.' Yves Behar
believe conscious extreme metaphors mind obsessions presumably private themselves
Presumably all obsessions are extreme metaphors waiting to be born. That whole private mythology, in which I believe totally, is a collaboration between one's conscious mind and those obsessions that, one by one, present themselves as stepping-stones. J. G. Ballard
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When I was a child, I probably should have been medicated about my obsession with The Spice Girls. I had the Buffalo shoes, a customised Baby Spice necklace - when I say custom-made, it was made out of plastic from the local mall - and a Union Jack dress. Blake Lively
anybody obsession people
People are like, 'What is your whole obsession with butterflies?' I'm like, 'I'm not obsessed. I like them. Can't anybody like something?' Mariah Carey
inspirational obsession impulse
Somewhere between obsession and compulsion is impulse. Alexander Pushkin
almost fix good household incredibly obsession order paint point rather reach sit starting tap wall
Writing is very good for household tasks. Because you'd rather fix a dripping tap or paint an old wall - you'd rather do almost anything than sit and write. I have to reach a point of obsession in order to write, and so I find starting a book incredibly difficult. Damon Galgut
federal improvement local national obsession schools
Schools are fundamentally local creatures, and they need, while there is a national interest, and we need a national obsession with improvement of schools, it must not become a federal agenda.
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Your obsession with size has not led to superior earnings growth despite increased leverage. Tom Browning
angst becomes needing obsession ounce point society whether
This is satire. I am a satirist. Modern-day society has this obsession with needing to know every ounce of angst about performers' lives, to the point that it becomes more important than whether they can perform. Martin Short
american-director follow leads obsession wherever
No, we don't have an obsession with kidnapping. We just follow the story wherever it leads us, and if it leads us to kidnapping, well there we are! Joel Coen
life obsession pop typical
This obsession with celebrity culture is really unhealthy. I don't want to live my life like that, and I don't want to be a typical pop star. Marina and the Diamonds
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Due to the Fed's preoccupation over inflation pressures, next Thursday's CPI report will be the main focus, but the obsession over global central bank rate hikes should subside because there is nothing major on the next week's calendar.
food longer obsessed obsession price sad sort
There's never been a culture that wasn't obsessed with food. The sort of sad thing is that our obsession is no longer with food, but with the price of food. Jonathan Safran Foer
collected history natural obsession realized science spent time vaguely wanting youth
I started out wanting to be a naturalist. My obsession in my youth was with bird-watching. I collected things, I spent a lot of time outdoors. I only vaguely realized that science was a little more than natural history, but by then I was hooked. Matt Ridley
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I started experimenting with jewelry in my 20s - I was playing around with gemstones and painting things in gold leaf, and it turned into this huge obsession for me, so I launched my first jewelry line, Jade Inc. Jade Jagger
almost far genres good knows music obsession relate side songs type universal
I've been through almost every type of obsession as far as music genres go, so I usually say I just like a good song, but the songs that are the most universal that a person on the other side of the world knows and can relate to is a very powerful entity. Mark Salling
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People should buy a house to live in, not as an investment. Property has become such a national obsession - it was the primary subject at dinner parties and how many television shows were dedicated to the market. It's not good for the economy.
germany good league obsession played premier sports
My first obsession was actually sports. I was a very good handball goalkeeper. With special permission, I played in the premier league in Germany before I was even old enough. Peter Lindbergh
certain large obsessions scale science
Science fiction has these obsessions with certain sciences - large scale engineering, neuroscience. Paolo Bacigalupi
call control diet error finally found nasty negative obsession practicing program sacrifice trial weight word
After working with many nutritionists, reading books, and practicing trial and error on my own body, I have finally found a way to control my weight without deprivation. I call my program 'Somersizing,' and Somersizing is not a diet. Diet is a nasty four-letter word that conjures up negative thoughts of sacrifice and obsession and guilt. Suzanne Somers
driven obsession sources sword trying typical
The sources and research I use for my inspiration aren't your typical sci-fi subjects, but it's really driven by obsession and personal anxiety more than trying to take up the sword and do what's right.
addictive basis beauty both clear critique daily deeply entertainment mail obsession ryan surface unique vision
We get more e-mails and mail on a daily basis about Nip/Tuck than any of our other series. It's clear that Ryan Murphy's unique vision for a show that is both addictive entertainment and a deeply penetrating critique of America's obsession with surface beauty has tapped into something very powerful. John Landgraf
horror mental obsessions religion three
My three obsessions are mental illness, horror and religion. Victor LaValle
dangerous disregard extremism obsession present rising single source terrorism
The present obsession with a single ideological source of terrorism -- Islamist extremism -- is contributing to a dangerous disregard of other and rising dangers.
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Recent environmental disasters suggest that China needs to find a better balance between growth and environmental protection. The obsession with GDP has led to a neglect of growth quality issues.
behind motivation needs obsession
Real obsession needs an unconscious motivation behind it.
negative obsession passion positive
Passion is a positive obsession. Obsession is a negative passion.
book buying obsession
I have this weird obsession about buying books and looking at them with a smile, even if I won't read them soon. At least they are mine now. Anais Nin
art artist obsession
An artist is nothing without his or her obsessions... Andres Serrano
catholic obsession my-own
In my work, I explore my own Catholic obsessions.
photography art obsession
Photography has freed the plastic arts from their obsession with likeness.