Emily Mortimer Quotes
I think half the time I just assume I don't really know what I'm doing - you have to do that to a certain extent, but you don't have to think you're an idiot savant.
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We continue to be bullish on China.
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I wish there was a painter who could paint as well as Ted Williams could hit.
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The less you have, the more you enjoy.
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Immigrants use the library often. A lot of them don't have access to books and Internet at home. They seem so disconnected to the city.
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It is useful to the historian, among others, to be able to see the commonest forms of different phenomena, whether phonetic, morphological or other, and how language lives, carries on and changes over time.
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What do I know of man's destiny? I could tell you more about radishes.
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What I particularly like about Broadway is the camaraderie and the friendship of other people in other shows. Everybody knows you're opening and cares about you. There's a real village atmosphere.
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Leadership is intangible, and therefore no weapon ever designed can replace it.
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Every four years in the presidential election, some new precedent is broken.
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Except for the Bible, the two greatest documents ever written are the U.S. Constitution and the Declaration of Independence.
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It wasn't until I set out to write a novel about marriage that I realized how little I knew about the institution.
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I didn't go into the theater to be a producer, I went into the theater to be a director.
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People are really upside down. They want a government they can trust. They want one that's not going to raise their taxes by $15 billion and not lay off one state employee.
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During the crusades all were religious mad, and now all are mad for want of it.
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The experiments show quite clearly that, as you resist more and more temptation, you're actually more and more likely to fail.
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Have the courage to say no. Have the courage to face the truth. Do the right thing because it is right. These are the magic keys to living your life with integrity.
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I like new challenges and new experiences.
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You always hear about delegation, but people make the mistake of delegating and not following up. I give authority, but I stay in touch. Otherwise it doesn't work.
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Economic sanctions rarely achieve the desired results.
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My own death threats have declined considerably.
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I've always believed that you can think positive just as well as you can think negative.
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To be a winner, you've got to be an appraiser. You've got to be able to play at your best under pressure. And more money creates more pressure. Money is the finest fuel in the world.
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For the first time in my life, I want the right to get married. I've met somebody who meets the criteria of what I've always imagined in and wanted from a partner - someone to marry and to bring children into the world with.
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I think half the time I just assume I don't really know what I'm doing - you have to do that to a certain extent, but you don't have to think you're an idiot savant.
