Ellen Pompeo Quotes
There's a remarkable amount of sexism on TV. When male characters are flawed, they're interesting, deep and complex. But when female characters are flawed, they're just a mess. It's good to put more flawed but interesting female characters out there because it promotes equality.

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If it weren't for the Internet, WWE probably wouldn't even know my name. If I had to rely on 'Pro Wrestling Illustrated' to get my name out there, it would have been a much more difficult road.
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Nothing is over and done with. Nothing. Not even your malice.
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I grew up with injustice and could do nothing about it. But once in America, I had freedom of choice.
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I could be the best looking guy in the Duma, but that's only because all the other guys are over 60.
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I think 4 percent growth is a good goal. And I think the fact that we have become used to an economy that sort of putt putts along between 1 and 2 percent is sort of tragic.
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When I was in high school I used to sit by myself in the cafeteria - not necessarily by choice - but I thought it was funny to talk to people that weren't there.
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These activists who support immigrants inadvertently become part of this international human-smuggling network.
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I'm very privy to the way bookstores work, and I think a lot about the ecosystem that my books have been published in. I think it's great to be aware of how publishing works.
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When you begin to write poems because you love language, because you love poetry. Something happens that makes you write poems. And the writing of poems is incredibly pleasurable and addictive.
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I write synopses after the book is completed. I can't write it beforehand, because I don't know what the book's about. I invent something for my publisher because he asks for one, but the final book ends up very differently.
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I always loved all kinds of music. I would watch musicals a lot as a kid, on TV, watch the Fred Astaire movies. I'd watch 'The Wizard of Oz.' I was a big Jerry Lewis fan, and they'd have these big bands and someone singing - some siren, or some guy singing some gorgeous song. I was always enamored of that style of music.
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Speed can't always get you wickets.
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In its truest manifestation, where it gives judgments, poetry is super-luxury. It would be interesting to see what would happen to a High Court judge if he were forced to follow the true poetic formula, doing the job for love, being forced into pubs for relief.
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Right now I'm really happy with how things are going with my chess career, so I'm not thinking of doing anything else.
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I go to all these photo shoots, and each time I figure out something new about myself and what I want to wear.
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Pregnancy is something that I always love. It's about hope and the future and a new baby.
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I believe in forgiveness.
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With a disaster like global warming, it's too late to worry about when it's looming except to figure out how to adapt to it.
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When I was on 'The Big Gay Sketch Show' I thought, 'Well, this is going well now, but then when it's over I'll just be a barista.'
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You need to make things and not be so precious about whether they're any good or not. Because I have a secret for you: they're not good. They're flawed, and you need to find out what the flaws are as fast as possible.
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Not all drugs are good, all right? Some of them … are great. Just gotta know your way around them, is all.
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Less make-up is better, and it's always better to let your natural beauty shine. Essentially, be happy with your appearance.
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I started quite late. I didn't know acting was a job.
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There's a remarkable amount of sexism on TV. When male characters are flawed, they're interesting, deep and complex. But when female characters are flawed, they're just a mess. It's good to put more flawed but interesting female characters out there because it promotes equality.