Marlee Matlin Quotes
Every one of us is different in some way, but for those of us who are more different, we have to put more effort into convincing the less different that we can do the same thing they can, just differently.
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During workouts, I listen to Pandora, and I like the '90s pop stations. 'The Backstreet Boys' is fun!
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I remember when I was growing up. My great wish was to understand who I was and how I fit in the world.
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I feel that I am a scholar who only with the left hand writes novels.
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I don't do grey. I like my colour, my style.
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People know things and have a remarkable capacity to act in their individual immediate interests all the time.
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Bigotry toward any faith community cannot have any place in civilized society anywhere in the world.
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I go straight from thinking about my narrator to being him.
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Running for office was definitely something I've thought about. When I was younger, I wanted to major in political science. And I've been engaged in current events since I was a kid. If I can make a difference and feel passionately and capable, then I would. Why not?
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I've always been interested in family secrets and what happens behind closed doors. I find that fascinating and creepy - that's why I read: because I want to know other people's secrets.
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I think that God, in creating man, somewhat overestimated his ability.
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In my opinion it is less shameful for a king to be overcome by force of arms than by bribery.
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I like going to Japan where they treat it like a real sport. I like doing the entertainment stuff with the WWE. I really like doing the small venue stuff, like Ring of Honor, because everything is so intimate. There's different feelings and different experiences, and you have to be good at different things to do all of that.
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You can't try to be somebody you're not; that's not style. If someone says, 'Buy this - you'll be stylish,' you won't be stylish because you won't be you. You have to learn who you are first, and that's painful.
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I'm shy, but sometimes my voice is so clear and strong. Your tongue moves, and the Arabic language is so beautiful.
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Acting is the work of two people - it's only possible when you have the complicity, the help, even the manipulation of a director.
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Non-cooperation with evil is as much a duty as is cooperation with good.
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You shouldn't be ashamed of your pain. You have the right to have your pain treated.
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It's amazing how a competitive nature can turn a negative into something positive.
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My mom was an actress in the local Seattle theater doing experimental plays.
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You can take the boy out of the Midwest, but you can't take the Midwest out of the boy.
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Yes, my first memory of singing, in general, was of a Christmas song. And then listening to Christmas music was really the first music I was ever connected to.
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The Stones are a different kind of group. I realized that when I joined them. It's not really so much their musical ability, it's just they have a certain kind of style and attitude which is unique...
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There is also poetry written to be shouted in a square in front of an enthusiastic crowd. This occurs especially in countries where authoritarian regimes are in power.
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Every one of us is different in some way, but for those of us who are more different, we have to put more effort into convincing the less different that we can do the same thing they can, just differently.
