Debra Winger Quotes
You see people on TV flying in to places just to pick up a baby, or brush some flies away. That's great if they can bring that issue to public attention. But that's not what I wanted to do. I was interested in committing to something that I could function in whether I was Debra Winger or not. Because nobody might care about that next week.
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Anytime you have a tight race and you lose, it's not pleasant.
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I'd always put on little shows at home, but when I was 11, I did a community event in Woodford, where anyone could go. You had three days of vocal training and performed your song at the end. I sang 'I Say a Little Prayer.' It's a tough song to sing but they gave me the confidence to go for it and belt it out.
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With ladder matches, you can't expect anything other than craziness.
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Be who you are and be that well.
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All my brothers and my dad at one point had dreadlocks.
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Starting in business is like getting married... there is really no good time and no bad time. The time is now.
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When people refer to 'Back in the Day,' it was a Wednesday. Just a little fun fact for you.
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I would like for people to hear my music and hear/realize that people and experiences are deeper than what's at face value. Hopefully, with the span of my career, I can try to convey that in more ways than one.
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World War II has always been of great interest to me. I've known for decades that it was just one more war the politicians suckered us into.
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Zionism was originally a rebellion against religious Judaism and the PLO Charter was essentially secularist. But because the conflict was allowed to fester without a resolution, religion got sucked into the escalating cycle of violence and became part of the problem.
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The U.N.'s impartiality allows it to negotiate and operate in some of the toughest places in the world. And time and again, studies have shown that U.N. peacekeeping is far more effective and done with far less money than what any government can do on its own.
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Most British cheeses are now vegetarian and are labelled accordingly. However, French and Italian manufacturers still tend to use rennet.
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I don't like the mentality that comes with rich Russian men. Because they have money, they think they can buy a woman - and they do.
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I think prom is just about enjoying yourself.
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In Australia, we've always been a country that runs the ball right up the middle on the fifth tackle. We've never seen a challenge we didn't like, and we've certainly never run from one.
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All beautiful things in this world are because of women.
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I do stupid stuff like that: I'll call my wife from the road, send her pictures of glaciers.
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When soldiers have been baptized in the fire of a battle-field, they have all one rank in my eyes.
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Realizing that life is precious the natural tendency is to trample on it, like laughing at a funeral.
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Stillness of person and steadiness of features are signal marks of good breeding.
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North Korea not only wants unification, it absolutely has to have unification. That's really the only way this state can feel secure.
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I grew up as a dancer, and music and dance are so closely tied that in ballet class, you're listening to all this classical music, and in modern class, you're working with a live drummer. It was something that always made me feel really comfortable, and I've had a connection to since the beginning.
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You see people on TV flying in to places just to pick up a baby, or brush some flies away. That's great if they can bring that issue to public attention. But that's not what I wanted to do. I was interested in committing to something that I could function in whether I was Debra Winger or not. Because nobody might care about that next week.
