Mary Beth Patterson (Beth Ditto) Quotes
I believe I owe all the best parts of my adulthood to embracing my imperfections and showcasing them.

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I don't believe in one ideal beauty.
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We all have thoughts and feelings that we believe are fundamental to our lives but that are better left unspoken.
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I believe very strongly in the value of having a diverse team around me that comes from very different backgrounds and different points of view.
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I firmly believe that the Constitution is the most powerful challenge to illiberal tendencies. If the Constitution is followed in letter and spirit and if the laws are made in the spirit in which Constitution was made, liberties can indeed be protected.
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Well, I happen to believe all business is female business.
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I believe politicians should always remain realistic.
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We have to stand up for what we believe in, even when we might not be popular for it. Honesty starts with being ourselves, authentic and true to who we are and what we believe in, and that may not always be popular, but it will always let you follow your dreams and your heart.
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For the record, I believe elected officials should talk about faith. Our founders believed the moral principles of faith were indispensable to our nation's survival. The Declaration of Independence mentions God four times.
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America is our biggest market, and I really do believe if you can make it in New York, you can make it anywhere.
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I don't feel the need for religion. But I went on a yoga retreat last year and I do believe slightly in the karma thing and just being good and true unto yourself. And I slightly believe that you can attract good and bad to you.
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I never get scared making these kinds of movies because it's all make-believe, but I did cry when I saw the finished version of Man On Fire because it is so sad.
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I'm not a big fan of romantic comedies, believe it or not.
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And I do believe that the way to change a society, to uplift people - not just their spirit, but to uplift their society and economic base - is through education.
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Looking at acting, in the movies or the theater, and the way I like to look at it, it's just an extension of childhood play... Kids play and imagine in a very intense fashion and they don't need any director telling them, 'You really have to believe in it.' They believe in it completely.
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Yes, I believe the will is very important. It's how I have succeeded in life.
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But I really believe that you don't do music because you want to, you do it because you have to.
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I believe a true Hindu in India could never have endorsed the killing of the Mahatma.
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It's always been a great survival value for people to believe they belong to a superior tribe. That's just in human relationships.
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I never take on anything that is just for the money or just for, you know. I always have to connect with it in a very personal way because I believe the audience will sense whether I'm into it or not, so I don't take on projects that I'm not really passionate about.
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I knew that I did not have to buy into society's notion that I had to be handsome and healthy to be happy. I was in charge of my 'spaceship' and it was my up, my down. I could choose to see this situation as a setback or as a starting point. I chose to begin life again.
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Our public education system does a great job. I don't think it's broken. We aren't interested in doing reform for reform's sake. I believe in public education; it did a great job for me. It deserves our support and encouragement.
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My real education began when I entered the University of Chicago in September 1951 as a graduate student.
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I'm 100 percent in support of women's rights, the right of a woman to make her own choice.
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I believe I owe all the best parts of my adulthood to embracing my imperfections and showcasing them.