Elizabeth Meriwether Quotes
What does being a woman today mean? Is there a right way of doing it? Is there a wrong way of doing it? Different kinds of women, female friendships: It's all pretty funny, and worth making fun of.
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I always enjoyed writing. I did playlets in high school, I did radio shows in college. That's one of the reasons I went down to Second City, because you could do acting and writing.
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Bigotry toward any faith community cannot have any place in civilized society anywhere in the world.
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The director had come to Madrid to court me.
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A service of worship is primarily a service to God. When we realize this and act upon it, we make it a service to men.
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The business models in enterprise have changed pretty dramatically. A huge problem with enterprise software traditionally has been usually you sell to the customer and then they adopt the technology. The great thing about 'freemium' and the new way enterprise software is being sold is you get to try it first and then buy it.
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You know, the Brits had a way of - running an empire. And I don't think America is comfortable with an empire.
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Remember, China is the largest country in the world, so they have the confidence, the capital and resources to create large companies.
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Of strong importance to me is the defense of minority rights, not just racial minorities, but ideological and religious minorities.
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My mother loved fashion and always had a great aesthetic. But she also considered the cost of it, with the kids, that it wasn't something to allow herself.
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Well, I have a couple of projects in the pipeline, but I'm taking things slow for now and being choosy about the roles I take up. One thing I can assure you of is that you are going to see a lot of me!
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I think comedy is one of the hardest things to do.
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Credit you give yourself is not worth having.
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I am highly offended by the total lack of acknowledgement of my contribution to Laker success.
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I like to have something to base a role on.
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I enjoyed my time in the WRAF. There were plenty of people at the airfields where I worked, and they were all very good company.
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There is much good luck in the world, but it is luck. We are none of us safe. We are children, playing or quarrelling on the line.
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Power and speed be hands and feet.
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No matter how much leaves are fixed face to face they always look at each other aslant, whereas all fruits end up head-on however carelessly jumbled. A bunch of flowers is a house of colored cards. A heap of fruit is a hive of colored bees.
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The very first song I ever wrote was called 'I See Between The Trees,' when I was 9. It was really bad.
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I would never get married in a conventional way; I'd have the 'Curb' music as the union music.
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On camera, the audience can see your eyes close up - they can see behind your eyes - and when you're on stage, you need to make sure that the person sitting in the back row can feel what's happening behind your eyes, even if they can't see them. Having a live audience is exhilarating and exciting all on its own, but you know, it is quite different.
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'An accomplished woman almost always knows more than we men, though her knowledge is of a different sort. I am sure you could teach me a thousand things-as an exquisite bird could teach a bear if there were any common language between them. Happily, there is a common language between women and men, and so the bears can get taught.'
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What does being a woman today mean? Is there a right way of doing it? Is there a wrong way of doing it? Different kinds of women, female friendships: It's all pretty funny, and worth making fun of.
