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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It was never about winning medals or being famous.
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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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I like cars. I know some things. I can change my own car and battery and change my own oil.
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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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My daughter's the greatest thing that's happened to me in my life and she turned me into a more responsible man, as opposed to just someone who's a perpetual teenager, thinking you're a man when you're not.
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There are so many great things in life; why dwell on negativity?
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If you pick the right people and give them the opportunity to spread their wings and put compensation as a carrier behind it you almost don't have to manage them.
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I don't mind if somebody comes up to me and shakes my hand, but if I'm in the middle of a restaurant and somebody asks me for a picture, I can be a jerk and say no, or I can say yes and draw more attention to myself, which is exactly the opposite of what I want.
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Make them laugh, make them cry, and hack to laughter. What do people go to the theatre for? An emotional exercise. I am a servant of the people. I have never forgotten that.
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I'm a huge Kelly Clarkson fan. I think she's great.
