Martha Plimpton Quotes
At this point, I don't get hired a lot because people don't think I could finance a movie.
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If men can quilt and take over the kitchen, then women can pick up a wrench and fix a leaky pipe.
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Finding out I was pregnant was one of the most joyous moments in my life. I will never forget it.
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I feel like, for me, different environments are very important to me creatively. I think it's my norm to be on the move.
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I've been making music for a long time, since I was very young, but at the same time, I'm still exploring what works for me. I feel like I'm just starting out.
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I am such a do-goody, people-pleasing kid - or I was - I don't think I've ever been fired, not even from an ice cream shop, magician for kids' parties, not even in my early jobs in radio.
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When I'm on stage, it's like a different world ... me connecting with the audience. It's a surreal experience.
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I procrastinate all morning. That's when I get my office work done and answer e-mails and see what's on the Internet and do laundry.
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Still, records are documents of a period of time. Most records are documents of two or three years, and I just approached it as a record I was doing over a 20-year period of time.
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Israel reoccupied the cities of the West Bank by a unilateral action, and reestablished the civil and military occupation by a unilateral action, and it is the one that determines whether or not a Palestinian citizen has the right to reside in any part of the Palestinian Territory.
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Food-wise, oh man, I tend to really indulge on vacation because a lot of my friends are incredible chefs. One friend makes an eggplant parmesan that is heavenly and melts in your mouth, and another makes a chocolate pudding that I can't resist.
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If I still lived in Russia, I'd be dead... or a really effective oligarch.
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I can't even imagine life without music!
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Of course, relative citation frequencies are no measure of relative importance. Who has not aspired to write a paper so fundamental that very soon it is known to everyone and cited by no one?
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I learned you can't trust the judgment of good friends.
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I like an even-keeled, slow-paced job.
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I'm pretty obsessed with Stevie Nicks from her style to her voice. I like watching her on YouTube and her old performances, the way she moves and everything.
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Nigeria has no business with poverty. With our human and material resources, we shall strive to eradicate poverty from our country.
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No industry in living memory has collapsed faster than daily print journalism.
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I listen to all types of music so I'm influenced by everything.
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My main ambition as a teenager was to somehow resurrect the dark-minded writer Franz Kafka and become his girlfriend.
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The thing is, when you put a button in someone's hand and give them the power of yes or no, no is a shorter word. People just say no. The power lies in who can say no the most. But, real power, though, lies in the opportunity to say yes. I think people ultimately realize that, but not when they're in the spotlight.
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Drinking wine and wearing trousers were nothing compared to reading the history of ideas.
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Rock and roll music - people want records. For me, it's the whole thing - the package. I don't get satisfaction from buying an MP3.
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At this point, I don't get hired a lot because people don't think I could finance a movie.
