The New Zealand culture and nature is such that we find it very difficult to celebrate creative achievement. In order to get New Zealanders' respect you have to dominate the world like Peter Jackson has done. He is absolutely revered. - Niki Caro

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Compromise, if not the spice of life, is its solidity. It is what makes nations great and marriages happy ― Phyllis McGinley

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There are only two great tragedies in life: one is not getting what you want and the other is getting it. - Oscar Wilde

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Imperfection is beauty, madness is genius and it’s better to be absolutely ridiculous than absolutely boring. ― Marilyn Monroe

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No civilization, including Plato's, has ever been destroyed because its citizens learned too much. ― Robert McKee

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Because your question searches for deep meaning, I shall explain in simple words. — Dante Alighieri

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It is not a question of how well each process works; the question is how well they all work together. – Lloyd Dobens

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To be or not to be is not a question of compromise. Either you be or you don't be. - Golda Meir

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Anybody can make history. Only a great man can write it. - OSCAR WILDE

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Never love anyone who treats you like you're ordinary. – Oscar Wilde

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