Martha Plimpton Quotes
People seem to think that you should be willing to speak to them whether they're jerks or not.
Quotes to Explore
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What's really important to me is that we have fiscally responsible balanced budgets.
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I don't do detoxes or cleanses; they don't really work for me.
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Vinyl is democratic, as surely as the iPod is fascist. Vinyl is representational: It has a face. Two faces, in fact, to represent the dualism of human nature. Vinyl occupies physical space honestly, proud as a fat woman dancing.
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Pigeons are gentle and smart and have complex social relationships. Their hearing and vision are both excellent.
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We live in an inter-dependent world. An isolated India is not in our interest.
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I might go on discussing this subject at great length, but after all is said, done, and written, my own book of experiences will best show what these obstacles are, and how I managed to overcome them to some extent.
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You promised to take care of me and not to turn your back on me. How is it possible that you never wrote to me even once and you never came back to see me? Do you think that it is fun for me to spend months, even years, without any news, without any hope!
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Every single administration in American political history has put cronies and pals and donors into political positions. But normally those people become the ambassador to Liechtenstein or the deputy undersecretary of commerce.
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We are the recipients of scientific method. We can each be a creative and active part of it if we so desire.
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If I don't train enough, of course I'm nervous.
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There's no such thing as easy, but it's easier when a script is good.
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Death always seems to be around me.
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In the morning a man walks with his whole body; in the evening, only with his legs.
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Keep your eye on the ball.
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For a kid in London, Hollywood seems like such a mythical place.
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Defeating racism, tribalism, intolerance and all forms of discrimination will liberate us all, victim and perpetrator alike.
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Before prognostication, a disclaimer: I have never been able to pick a winner. Not that it has ever stopped me from trying to. Well, it has stopped me from buying stock, but let's not talk about that.
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I have a number of vices, one of which is moderation.
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I am formally accountable to the steering board of the PIC, and I meet with nine ambassadors from the PIC every week. I have to have the capitals' broad agreement with what I do.
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Everyone is born sincere and die deceivers.
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In Mexico, you need to be a bulldog to make a movie because everything is set up for you to go back home and get depressed and not do the movie.
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Discussion in class, which means letting twenty young blockheads and two cocky neurotics discuss something that neither their teacher nor they know.
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A lot of people want to retire; I couldn't. You don't retire in our business. What, play golf and watch television? Oh, please.
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People seem to think that you should be willing to speak to them whether they're jerks or not.
