Ellen Barkin Quotes
Gabriel Byrne is an extraordinary human being. We have two extraordinary kids and we work at it. We were always friends. He stuck by me through very hard times, and I hope he'd say the same about me.
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Once Dwight Eisenhower makes up his mind, he's full of indecision.
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Hair is a huge part of who I am and what I obsess over - I've had long hair my entire life.
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If you come to my house, you won't see a wall of trophies or things like that. I'm sort of 'on to the next thing' all the time.
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There's a big debate whether pentathlon or heptathlon is harder: five events in one day or seven in two.
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Honor sinks where commerce long prevails.
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I didn't come from any money, but even when I was on 'Big Love' - people think you're on a series and you're making bank.
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No matter what a woman's appearance may be, it will be used to undermine what she is saying and taken to individualize - as her personal problem - observations she makes about the beauty myth in society.
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I never lose confidence. As soon as you lose confidence, you're done.
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I'm not courting labor. I come from a labor background. To me, it's just intuitive.
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The name of the Redskins will remain the Redskins.
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The decision that has to be made was whether it was material, whether he knew he was lying under oath, whether he did it willfully. I think that's required of any prosecutor who is charged with an investigation of this.
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I'm a good son, a good father, a good husband - I've been married to the same woman for 30 years. I'm a good friend. I finished college, I have my education, I donate money anonymously. So when people criticize the kind of characters that I play on screen, I go, 'You know, that's part of history.'
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I grew up with a tribe of amazing women, but certainly my mother and my godmother really modeled women as actors.
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I've heard things said on football pitches that players clearly don't mean, whether it's racism or just an abusive comment in the heat of the moment.
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A team without hope fizzles: no flameout, no fire.
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I have found that my fan base is a bit above average when compared to the common horror fan.
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You're allowed to work hard and have good things and do good things.
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I like Everton. If I'm going to cheer for that kind of football team, I'm going to cheer for Everton. But the Seahawks are my passion.
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A fact of modern life is that it takes women longer to get ready than men.
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With random urinalysis, there's a clear choice - either get high or go to jail.
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Umpires, like players, are expected to show constant improvement each season and at each level. Inconsistent plate work and the inability to handle situations are probably the two biggest problems that minor league umpires face.
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I see a steady downward slope toward oblivion over the next three years. I'm pessimistic. Everything that's happened to me so far has been kind of flukey. I went into Twentieth Century because I wanted to work for Hal Prince. The part was too small according to my agent. I had been doing only leading parts, and he thought I should continue that. But the part was enlarged in rehearsal: songs were added, and it became more physicalized and showy. Then I won awards and got attention.
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We are growing the economy in smart ways and rebuilding our infrastructure and investing in science and development and that we stay true to those values that helped to get us here.
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Gabriel Byrne is an extraordinary human being. We have two extraordinary kids and we work at it. We were always friends. He stuck by me through very hard times, and I hope he'd say the same about me.
