Emily Mortimer Quotes
I think that you can get more passionate about somebody the longer you're with them and the more you know them and the more you go through together. Being married is definitely better than it's cracked up to be I think.
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What we really need is compassion of the mind - compassion for others that is directed intelligently and produces truly compassionate results.
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Our music doesn't make many compromises, but we take it into a venue that's larger than people expect.
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People should know what they want, not just what they don't want.
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I love Nelly. He's such a great performer. He's so hyper and so am I.
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I still keep my accent.
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The moment you give up your principles, and your values, you are dead, your culture is dead, your civilization is dead. Period.
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For me, and this may not be everybody, but because I do love country music so much, there's such a feeling of home in Nashville, especially because it's such a small town. You bring up one song, everybody knows who wrote it, everybody knows their mother and what their cell number is, and all of the stories.
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Until Lee Elder, the only blacks at the Masters were caddies or waiters. To ask a black man what he feels about the traditions of the Masters is like asking him how he feels about his forefathers who were slaves.
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I think people really marry far too much; it is such a lottery after all, and for a poor woman a very doubtful happiness.
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No offense to music - thank you for Entertainer of the Year and all that stuff. But if you're a father or a mother, there's nothing that beats being a parent, and that's the best time of my life right there.
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Whatever we do from government, we need to do what's best for America. If we do that, that's bringing power back to the people.
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It's a heavy burden to look up at the mountain and want to start the climb.
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There are two sides to being pregnant. There is the beautiful, wonderful blessing side. The second side - it sucks!
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I have been a Republican, and I've worked in Republican circles for so long, and I know that there are really smart, good policy ideas that are grounded in conservative ideology that could be persuasive for women, especially in an election where no one was really excited about either candidate.
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I'd probably put myself in the top 1% in knowledge of blight in the city of Detroit.
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Most people consider me an optimist because I laughingly state that I would take my last two dollars and buy a money belt.
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I love doing the dishes... not for the act of cleaning but because I get to put my headphones in, listen to music, and ignore the world for an hour, and it's totally acceptable because I'm cleaning.
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Publicity's a cancer. It eats out a man - till there's nothing but a shell left.
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I am the daughter of the Chairman of the Board and thus, was raised with great music.
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In Southeast Asia the world is understood to be a vast, complex network of interdependent relationships. So when global capitalism makes it impossible for small-time rice farmers to feed their families and make a living, it is a natural thing for anyone in the family who can find an alternative source of income to do so.
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I am fussy, about my diet and straining my voice. I know, sounds a bit over the top. But I'm not as bad as I used to be. These days I don't drink alcohol for five days before a show - very dehydrating for the vocal cords, and all that acid reflux. I used to ban it for a fortnight. Nightmare.
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I lead a very active lifestyle. When I am not working, I enjoy snowboarding in winter. I golf and swim in the summer months. However, trying to find the time to exercise when I am traveling is quite a challenge. I find myself working out at hotel gyms quite regularly - just so that I can keep up with my training.
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When I see someone who has responsibilities, most of the time I can pinpoint that person because of the way he carries himself.
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I think that you can get more passionate about somebody the longer you're with them and the more you know them and the more you go through together. Being married is definitely better than it's cracked up to be I think.
