Elizabeth Mitchell Quotes
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I have thought a sufficient measure of civilization is the influence of good women.
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You can't hold back. You can't think of the subtleties of playing. You just have to get out and really bare it all, and hopefully you don't fall off the plank. And if you do, hey, pick yourself up, dust yourself down, and start all over again.
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All fashion brands are about looking good. Being Human is also about doing good. And you can do good by the simple act of slipping into a t-shirt or a pair of jeans.
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I do not believe any president can bind a successor president to give up his fundamental role as protector of the country.
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Entrenched scriptural literalism is, in my opinion, completely out of touch with reality.
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What I do find enormously gratifying is the reviews my books get from the American press. They are so on the ball compared to anywhere else. It's so satisfying to get a review that conveys the reader understood precisely what I was trying to get at.
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I don't run after successful directors. I give importance to the content of the film.
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I love songs that people can dance to and enjoy at the same time.
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Art cannot result from sophisticated, frivolous, or superficial effects.
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Dying in the sanitary environment of a hospital is a relatively new concept. In the late 19th century, dying at a hospital was reserved for people who had nothing and no one. Given the choice, a person wanted to die at home in their bed, surrounded by friends and family.
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I'm the best Twitterer.
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You don't have to have a great voice to sing, just a distinctive one. But make sure you say the words clearly and tell a story.
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I think that if you haven't been to the grocery store in a really long time, it's really easy to get very out of touch.
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I skate now for fun and to keep myself in shape.
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Well, my first languages are German and Spanish because I was brought up by a Spanish mother and a German father, so I always spoke both languages at home. I'm very thankful that I was brought up in a bilingual house.
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It was fear. He didn't want to see a united Germany. Stalin made it clear to me – I spoke with him many times – that they couldn't afford to let Germany build up again. They'd been invaded twice, and he wasn't willing to have it happen again.
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Every time a pundit or elected official is on any TV news program, it should be a polite formality to mention that GE has made such and such billions off the war in Iraq by selling arms or that Murdoch is a right-wing activist with a clear stake in who wins and who taxes his profits the least.
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I tried to bake a cake for my mother's birthday - it took me four hours. It was terrible, and I cried for three days.
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I've kind of blocked it out, but a good friend affectionately reminded me that yes, I was a dork. I was not a cool kid in high school.
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People are flying you places in business class. Everyone wants to take pictures of you and find out information about you. It's a freak-out. But the more you push boundaries, the more you get ahead.
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A corporation cannot make a campaign contribution to a candidate for federal office.
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At that time my heart was all brokeI looked like ashes and smelled like smoke.And I turned away from my loving kindTry to leave my body and live in my mind.But it's much too much emotionTo hold it in your hand.They've got waves out on the oceanThey're gonna wear away the land.
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If you try to stay young forever, you don't really live.
