Marlee Matlin Quotes
I personally have dealt with any adversity in my life with humor. That's why I told America to 'Read my hips!' on 'Dancing With the Stars' or was happy to play along with Jason Alexander and Jerry Seinfeld in the great restaurant scene on 'Seinfeld.'
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I don't really like to work with actors that work a lot and are very well established already. In a way, I like to nurture talent and have it burst on the scene.
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There is a recognition that Second Amendment rights, like First Amendment and other rights, come with responsibilities and limitations. There is no reason both sides of the gun debate can't support policies that both protect the right to legally own guns for sport and safety, and reduce the likelihood of mass fatalities.
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People turn into fools when they see a movie star and do weird things.
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For me, my writing benefits from my experience.
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I was so opposed to the war in Vietnam that I initially refused President Nixon's urgings for me to go there.
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I started working for the 'NY Observer' when I was 33. After I had been writing for them for about a year and a half the editor said, 'Your stories are the most talked about stories in the 'Observer'; you should have your own column.'
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I think change needs to be egoless. It's not about my leaving my fingerprints or a legacy. It's more important to be part of a process by rolling up your sleeves, being on the ground, initiating projects, starting campaigns - you know, building stuff.
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If science fiction is the mythology of modern technology, then its myth is tragic.
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To like an individual because he's black is just as insulting as to dislike him because he isn't white.
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You should always leave the party 10 minutes before you actually do.
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There's definitely something transformative about clothes.
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I want women to have more access to quality care, and the access to healthcare for women is not through Planned Parenthood; it is through community health centers across the state.
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The characters I've portrayed may outwardly be quite different from one another, but I've found that they're also intrinsically linked.
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Even as I think of myself as a 'rememberer,' I also know my memory is probably doing all this work to reconstruct a narrative where I come off better.
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Every question is a hypothetical question for everyone but the person who asks it.
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I remember Mr. Mayer very well. He sort of liked to be the father - no, he liked to be treated like you thought he was Daddy, but he didn't treat you like Daddy at all.
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Working with so many people from all over the world is extremely enriching and stimulating.
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Twitter has been a godsend for travelling.
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New ideas in technology are literally a dime-a-dozen, or cheaper than that.
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Is love stronger when it let's go or when it holds on?
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I've never filed a patent lawsuit. I hope never to file a patent lawsuit. That may be unrealistic, but it would be great if I could avoid doing it... Lawsuits are a ridiculous way to do business.
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For people who mourn for old Times Square - hey, there's a ton of places in the city still like that! Get on the train and go visit them!
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Crucial to science education is hands-on involvement: showing, not just telling; real experiments and field trips and not just 'virtual reality.'
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I personally have dealt with any adversity in my life with humor. That's why I told America to 'Read my hips!' on 'Dancing With the Stars' or was happy to play along with Jason Alexander and Jerry Seinfeld in the great restaurant scene on 'Seinfeld.'
