Charlotte Perkins Gilman Quotes
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I am telling you, if you ever wanted an ego boost, leave your job and then, six months later, come back for a day. People will treat you like you're a princess.
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I hate it when guys wear really tight t-shirts. It's just so horrible, especially when you can see their bellies.
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My dad has totally taken my Cat Stevens T-shirt, but it's OK; I have his Black Flag one, and that's amazing.
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I grew up thinking there was something called 'independent film,' which I wouldn't necessarily have had access to if there wasn't Sundance.
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I didn't choose to write a military man as much as Vince Haven chose me.
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Democracy is now going forth on a crusade against imperialism.
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Boating on the lake is one of my favorite summer activities.
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The states are not free, under the guise of protecting maternal health or potential life, to intimidate women into continuing pregnancies.
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The essence of science is independent thinking, hard work, and not equipment. When I got my Nobel Prize, I had spent hardly 200 rupees on my equipment.
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Our company sells about five to six million pounds of sausage a year. We sell it retail and to restaurants. We've got all kinds of products.
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Embrace the grease, if any, and look fresh and human. I like to look like a glazed doughnut.
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The one thing I am now sure of is that if there is such a thing as destiny, it is a result of our passion, be that for money, power, or love. Passion, for better or worse.
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I never had to learn English, French and German because I was brought up as all three languages. I had a private French teacher before I even went to school. That helped a lot.
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We must exchange the philosophy of excuse - what I am is beyond my control for the philosophy of responsibility.
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People don't slip. Time catches up with them.
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As film-makers, it is very important for us to find common ground between cultures, and maybe that's less the case for politicians who benefit more from finding the conflicts and differences between us.
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I was never taken to a play or concert or church. Yet I was a show-off, a dreamer, a storyteller.
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I like cars. I know some things. I can change my own car and battery and change my own oil.
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When I became White House press secretary, there were other limitations that were thrust upon me. Bill Clinton was under pressure to appoint women to visible positions. I was 31, I'd never worked in Washington. Was I ready for this large and visible job? Still he wanted the credit. So he gave me the job but diminished the job.
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Everything I post online is curated.
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A lot of folks believe their best years are behind them. But I want Americans to recognize that's not true.
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I've never understood musicians who don't enjoy doing promotional interviews. I just can't believe it. I always think, 'Your life must have been so brilliant before you were in a band.'
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When Scorsese or Coppola cast celebrities in their work, it goes without question.
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The one predominant duty is to find one's work and do it.
