Bess Myerson Quotes
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I would like to be the first ambassador to the United States from the United States.
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Of course, I loved the Spice Girls. I loved Geri and Baby, but who liked Posh Spice? They said I looked like her, and I said: 'That's not cool, that's really mean.'
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You set up the story, but the characters start talking, and they go places that you didn't expect. You have to follow.
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Doing voices in animated movies has been one of my dreams. You get to go and act, and you don't have to put on makeup.
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Outside the walls, among others, is the Soviet Empire. It is malevolent, destructive and expanding. It has swallowed up over half a dozen countries since World War II.
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I am not ashamed of anything - not my past, not my affairs, not my body, and most definitely not my desire.
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For a movie, you have to make sure the lyrics are consistent with the rhythm that is given to you. But, at times, during the song's recording, you find out that your words are not appropriate for the track, and so you have to change them.
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In my life, I've never really listened to when people start forming opinions on how you should be doing things.
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I am in favor of complete freedom of information and of free access to the new communication tools, in particular the Internet.
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I always like teaser trailers because they don't give too much away, you know? They give just a flavor of what the thing is.
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I will stand up for a girl who is being harassed or bullied for choosing to wear revealing clothes. I will stand up for that!
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I have decided that I won't take up assignments that don't interest me.
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If somebody has too much stress about their appearance, they can overcome their inferiority complex through surgery.
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If something is being done on a secret basis in national security, that's a great reason for elected officials to not talk about it. And that's a great way to shirk accountability for it with the public.
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I try and be a little bit chic. I wouldn't wear sweatpants. I wouldn't wear a twinset.
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The reason I got into acting was not to explore myself. I was a reader, I didn't care about acting. I got into it in college, but I had no interest really in that, in getting up in front of anybody.
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There will come a time when the public will tire of me and let me know it. That's when I retire. But so far, I've continued to grow. I keep pushing myself to improve.
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I am full of fire and passion. I am not ready yet for great concentration and passion.
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Being elected to Congress, though I am very grateful to our friends for having done it, has not pleased me as much as I expected.
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When I was on the bench, I used to have a yellow pad, and I put on the pad at the beginning of the day, 'patience' and 'restraint.'
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I am an immigrant from Mexico. I came to the United States looking for a landscape where I could explore ideas freely and to test my entrepreneurial spirit.
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The accomplice to the crime of corruption is frequently our own indifference.
