Emily Robison (Emily Burns Strayer) Quotes
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Woodstock had a tremendous impact on American artistic life.
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In the north we could not hope to keep the worst and poorest servant for a single day in the wretched discomfort in which our negro servants are forced habitually to live.
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It's the technique, I think, of writing a novel that is difficult for a nonfiction writer.
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It's very good for you, riding. You know how every model is like, 'I do yoga.' Well, I find horses to have the same effect, in that you have to put your ego aside and concentrate on making the horse do the things you want it to do, and move in the way you want it to move - particularly if you're doing dressage.
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I just try to keep it simple, not let too many outside things influence me.
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If past history was all there was to the game, the richest people would be librarians.
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You watch 'Whale Rider,' and I defy you to not get teary-eyed at the end there.
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I used to be a dancer, and for me it was a really good combination of dance and acting.
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It would have been fun to have played Tim Robbins' role in Bull Durham.
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Birth was the death of him.
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When you have a chance to play a character people can relate to, it's rewarding.
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I had an audition where Josh Brolin was pelting me with his personality. I didn't get the part.
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My tax cut would cut hundreds of billions of dollars. So to do it, you have to be willing to cut spending, too. But if you were to cut hundreds of billions of dollars in taxes, that money's left in communities.
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Only remember west of the Mississippi it's a little more look, see, act. A little less rationalize, comment, talk.
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If anybody's getting a shot, somebody's getting a shot against me because I'm the guy to beat.
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When I was a kid, I wasn't making my choices based on anything other than 'Did I want to work that day?' or 'Did being in school sound more fun?' And I don't remember ever reading a script and thinking, 'Is this going to be a fun part to play?'
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U.S. surveillance of Pakistan extends far beyond its nuclear program. There are several references in the black budget to expanding U.S. scrutiny of chemical and biological laboratories.
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My parents are both average size. For them to have a child who was very, very different and very, very small must have been incredibly hard.
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The essence of Hinduism is the same essence of all true religions: Bhakti or pure love for God and genuine compassion for all beings.
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Ordinarily if an actor gets chosen for the lead in a film, he or she has already built up a repertoire, and everyone knows what he or she is capable of.
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Since the adjournment of Congress the ratifications of the treaty with Great Britain for abolishing the mixed courts for the suppression of the slave trade have been exchanged. It is believed that the slave trade is now confined to the eastern coast of Africa, whence the slaves are taken to Arabian markets.
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It's just so much fun to relax and just play baseball for a living. It's a great time in my life. I'm never going to forget it, and it's very humbling.
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If I'm writing something and I'm not feeling mischievous, then I know it's not going to be great.
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I'm a huge Kelly Clarkson fan. I think she's great.
