Portia de Rossi Quotes
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The times that I have done something that I didn't respond to emotionally right away, it's generally not worked out too well.
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I'd rather learn from one bird how to sing than teach ten thousand stars how not to dance.
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You don't have to be desperate. Never be desperate. That is my slogan.
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The response of anybody interested in liberty is that we all have a say and the ability to have an argument is exactly what liberty is, even though it may never be resolved. In any authoritarian society the possessor of power dictates, and if you try and step outside he will come after you.
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Anytime you have a tight race and you lose, it's not pleasant.
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I haven't leaked anything to anybody. They are wrong!
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But I have to say I'm incredibly proud of the Panther Racing National Guard Team, and in my IndyCar career there's not many races where I've honestly left the track feeling that we've executed everything perfectly. And I have to say, I thought they did an absolute phenomenal job. The pit stops were just first class.
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If a film is a huge hit, you do think properly before choosing your next projects.
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When you're a teenage girl, a lot of being pretty has to do with your hair.
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I think it would have been a lot better for him to say, I did it and I'm sorry, McGwire was never one to show a lot of emotion on the field, not a player who sought attention and craved to be thought of as a nice guy.
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Nirvana was huge, but it didn't appeal to everyone.
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Education promotes equality and lifts people out of poverty. It teaches children how to become good citizens. Education is not just for a privileged few, it is for everyone. It is a fundamental human right.
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The biggest part of my fashion choices is how comfortable it is.
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All we have is our vote. But it's powerful.
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Delusional pain hurts just as much as pain from actual trauma. So what if it's all in your head?
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Place me behind prison walls - walls of stone ever so high, ever so thick, reaching ever so far into the ground. There is a possibility that in some way or another I may be able to escape. But stand me on that floor and draw a chalk line around me and have me give my word of honor never to cross it. Can I get out of that circle? No. Never.
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I don't think of myself as a movie star and I can pretty easily convince other people that I'm not a movie star.
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I often use hypothetical situations to generate information and imagery for paintings and to create a fictional space where a subject can be put into play.
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I don't want people to see me - I want them to see Jesus.
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People wonder why I love Africa so much. I say this is where I was born and raised. My roots are in Africa; that's were I developed.
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Most of my Muslim friends are politically liberal in a lot of senses. They are far more open-minded than the Christian circles I grew up in, which are, you know, actually scarier. That said, too, I still identify with the teachings of Jesus. I don't think they resemble or relate to modern-day Christianity.
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Given a conjecture, the best thing is to prove it. The second best thing is to disprove it. The third best thing is to prove that it is not possible to disprove it, since it will tell you not to waste your time trying to disprove it. That's what Gödel did for the Continuum Hypothesis.
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The deferring of anger is the best antidote to anger.
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I was very sexual from a very young age.
