Kathy Mattea Quotes
That's the great paradox of living on this earth, that in the midst of great pain you can have great joy as well. If we didn't have those things we'd just be numb.
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Being evil is easy.
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Good design should be honest.
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I have composed several pieces which are performed outdoors, not only in the auditoria.
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A lot of people who curate in the business, and curate the art, don't really have good artistic sense. They may know commerce, but they aren't savvy enough to know how to balance commerce and art, you know? They don't know how to satisfy both palates.
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I can go to a country song, go right into it and make it sound authentic. And I think that's because of my ear as an impressionist.
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Someone once told me I looked good in red, so I bought every piece of clothing in red and bright-red lipstick. I had huge hair, as big as I could tease it and spray it.
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The rich will do anything for the poor but get off their backs.
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Time was God's first creation.
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Filipinos don't wallow in what is miserable and ugly. They recycle the bad into things of beauty.
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The CW is a very fashion-oriented network and they like their stars to look a certain way. I like that, but at the same time, I need Nikita to be toned down a bit. You can't draw too much attention to Nikita because she's an assassin.
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I love ensemble work. I love making pieces and building things together.
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Since beginning my work in areas like addiction, for example, I have seen time and time again that the roots of poor mental health in adulthood are almost always present in unresolved childhood challenges.
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There are movies where we are interested in seeing people's lives without agreeing with what they're doing.
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Jupiter from on high smiles at the perjuries of lovers.
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Nobody believed in the success of the Internet.
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I'm pretty cautious and not very athletic, so I've only had really dumb injuries, like sprained ankles and allergic reactions. I did have to go to the hospital after slicing my finger while trying to cut a Kaiser roll in half.
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Zionism is a revolutionary process. And in a revolution, you must be ready not to think too much about sentiments or human weaknesses.
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Oh, how I treasure this freedom. I really do It's a glorious, wonderful experience. I am off marriage - for life!
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It comes down to a question of attention: it's difficult to use the Net distractedly, unlike the television or the radio.
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I consider writing practice a true Zen practice because it all comes back at you. You can't fool anyone because it's on the page.
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I mean, obviously, a lot of people know me around the world. Kids know me.
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Only about 2 percent of people can work entirely without supervision. We call those people 'leaders'. This is the kind of person you are meant to be and that you can be, if you decide to be.
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For every challenge we face - unemployment, poverty, crime, income growth, income inequality, productivity, competitiveness - a great education is a major component of the solution.
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That's the great paradox of living on this earth, that in the midst of great pain you can have great joy as well. If we didn't have those things we'd just be numb.
