Debra Winger Quotes
I never thought I would start working again, and I did, but it was really hard, and I don't know that I would advise anyone to step back the way I did.
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If you're doing your best, you won't have any time to worry about failure.
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I want to go into science class and awaken that spark that makes learning possible.
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France is a fantastic country. It's between the Anglo-Saxon and Latin cultures. We have some of the Anglo-Saxon rigor, and some of the Latin quirkiness.
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Growing up, I'd just be at home, playing tennis, spending my allowance on an ice-cream truck.
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I never personally complained; everybody else complained for me.
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My great-grandfather, like many, came to this country in search of the American dream.
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I was lucky enough to first meet Elvis at his house in Bel Air and he used to invite different artists, singers and musicians, to come and jam with him at his house.
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Each language has its own take on the world. That's why a translation can never be absolutely exact, and therefore, when you enter another language and speak with its speakers, you become a slightly different person; you learn a different sort of world.
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Women are never disarmed by compliments. Men always are. That is the difference between the sexes.
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I am not attracted to those politicians who are short on vision and only want to make money. I like those who have vision.
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I certainly wasn't happy. Happiness has to do with reason, and only reason earns it. What I was given was the thing you can't earn, and can't keep, and often don't even recognize at the time; I mean joy.
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My father taught me that one of the most important abilities in life is to be able to take the pain and persevere, and for years this lesson had served me well.
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I'm going to get you a broken alarm clock so you'll get up in the morning.
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Politics may come and go, but Greed goes on forever.
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The soul that does not consider the question of the body’s self-sufficiency cannot make itself self-sufficient.
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Without consciousness and intelligence, the universe would lack meaning.
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I say a lot of things I don’t mean.
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The great thing about doing a play is you get this rehearsal period, which you don't get with most film and television roles.
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People do not always understand the motives of sublime conduct, and when they are astonished they are very apt to think they ought to be alarmed. The truth is none are fit judges of greatness but those who are capable of it.
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It’s a national failing to think of politics as something that goes on in Parliament. It isn’t; it’s something that goes on inside us.
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Once, I tried to channel my inner Pocahontas and wore a lot of Navajo prints, a lot of beige, fringe, and suede... I wish I hadn't done that.
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Among the most joyful people I have known have been some who seem to have had no human reason for joy. The sweet fragrance of Christ has shown through their lives.
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If the broadcasters were to win on their claims, they'd outlaw the DVR.
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I never thought I would start working again, and I did, but it was really hard, and I don't know that I would advise anyone to step back the way I did.
