Laura Linney Quotes
I am very lucky, because for the most part people are very nice to me, and I am still able to go about my life and ride the subway and all that.
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My career is a black comedy of sorts. I spent a lot of time explaining myself to various different groups. But more and more, I'm finding that the desire to communicate, which all these audiences share, is a powerful thing.
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I think it's flattering when people say I'm a role model, but I don't think I am. It depends on your outlook on the word 'role model.' I'm not perfect or anything. I just consider it a great compliment.
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Power is the by-product of understanding.
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Like everything which is not the involuntary result of fleeting emotion but the creation of time and will, any marriage, happy or unhappy, is infinitely more interesting than any romance, however passionate.
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As a mom, I don't have much time for beauty.
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In 1949 - my father stayed on in Shanghai after the war. But in 1949, the Communists took over the whole of China, and in fact, my father was caught by the Communists in Shanghai. And he was there for about a year until he was finally able to get out.
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I like being an outsider. It is better in France on the outside.
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I'm here today because I hated everything else.
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For me, clean fuels translates into cleaner air for Oregonians. I think that's a good thing.
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All life is an experiment. The more experiments you make the better.
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Humor is always more interesting when it comes from someone who's had more than, like, five experiences.
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I've always been creating my whole life, you know. I've just had a need to create, whether it was sculpting or writing or directing. It's just ever since I was a kid, I don't know.
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It is my nature to strive to do my best. This does tend to take a toll on you.
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Obviously, you always hope you're going to get on with people you work with.
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When I was a kid, there was so much talent outside of recorded music.
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Hollywood has definitely grown, in embracing the inclusion of Latinos in the world, because, for some time, we didn't exist. We were not part of any stories.
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Teaching is a good distraction, and I am in contact with young people, which is very gratifying.
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For women who turn to welfare, Big Brother becomes Husband.
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Anyone who's been the Olympic trials before is a veteran.
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As we've grown 'The Daily Muse' and met contacts who want to collaborate with us, knowing who does what has helped us be clear on who we want our partners to connect with - and makes us look buttoned up, too. SEO firm? Talk to our COO. An editor from the 'Huffington Post?' Meet our Editor-in-Chief.
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So many pleasing episodes of one's life are spoiled by shouting. You never heard of an unhappy marriage unless the neighbors have heard it first.
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Tis in my memory lock'd, And you yourself shall keep the key of it.
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I'm so excited about 'Shattered;' it's something I've really enjoyed working in, and it's very different from anything I've done before. I've always been a character actor and done a lot of support work. I've never really been the lead actor, so I'll try and use what I've learned along the way from the other projects.
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I am very lucky, because for the most part people are very nice to me, and I am still able to go about my life and ride the subway and all that.
