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I`ve realized that in all the great stories, even if there`s a happily-ever-after ending, there`s something sad.

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Emma Thompson
Age: 65
Born: 1959
Born: April 15
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I want a different world. One where I don't wake up thinking I'm so lucky to be able to feed my daughter, and able to give people a clean drink of water. I don't want images of starving babies at the breast in my mind. I want that to change. And if I want that, I had better do something about it.
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We must remember that all these things, the nuances, the anomalies, the subtleties, which we assume only accessorize our days are in fact here for a much larger and nobler cause. They are here to save our lives.
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The films I've made for children have been my hardest work, my best, because kids deserve the best.
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