Marsha Blackburn Quotes
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First responders will be on the frontlines if there is a terrorist attack in our communities, and we must provide them with the tools they need to do their difficult jobs.
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Being famous gets me good concert tickets, good tables in restaurants, good seats at sporting events and that's really about it.
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I'm a little sheepish about it. Whenever I meet fans and they're like, 'Oh, you're so sexy,' I just don't get that. There's no way one man can be universally sexy.
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So smoking is the perfect way to commit suicide without actually dying. I smoke because it's bad, it's really simple.
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Listen, anybody who has a film festival has the right to show what they want.
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I believe that as an entertainer, you're only as good as your audience and the people who support you.
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Whatever storytelling muscles you've developed as a documentary filmmaker will be extremely helpful as a narrative filmmaker.
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I always love being in the company of women. It's all about good conversation and great wine.
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We are what we believe we are.
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What's the worst that can happen? If it doesn't do well I can put on my big girl panties, deal with it and move on.
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You can't get rid of poverty by giving people money.
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You have to let it all hang out, let go of the ideas that were more comfortable and embrace some of the sadness in your life.
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Since I'm a vegetarian, I try to focus on getting my protein and iron needs met.
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Because we self-published 'Draculas,' we control the rights. Not just for now, but forever.
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I am young enough to try my hands at all kinds of cinema.
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It is a peculiar sensation, this double-consciousness, this sense of always looking at one's self through the eyes of others, of measuring one's soul by the tape of a world that looks on in amused contempt and pity.
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I've always been a strong feminist and felt that the image of models was detrimental to women. That whole thing really bothered me. I would think about quitting about once a week.
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It's no secret that Cuba is a typical Latin American culture in that it has a fair amount of homophobia. Homosexuals have been notoriously persecuted under Fidel's government.
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Plays are the marathon of scriptwriting. You fix on a point somewhere in the middle distance, and you start running, and you don't stop until you get to the end. The theory is that you have something you cannot not say: this is the engine that propels you through to the last page.
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I'm sure, in real life, spying is boring - there's probably a lot of sitting around and plenty of paperwork. But the world seems to think that spying is exciting, and that's how movies get made.
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When I grew up in America, I didn't see anyone who looked like me on TV. I feel overwhelmed with the things that people have said to me. When I meet Indian Americans who've lived here all their lives, it's overwhelming people holding me and crying. Someone said to me, 'Thank you for making us relevant.' It's such a big thing.
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People think footballers are all like robots - we can control everything on the pitch. But your heart is beating 200 times a minute; it's very, very physical.
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You don't want to miss out on something and feel like an idiot.
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