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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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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I love computer programmers. They have a very beautiful definition of complexity as 'the capacity to transmit the maximum information with the minimum data'.
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The 100m is never stressful.
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'Time Rolls On' is my most political piece so far. It's not on my album because people didn't support it.
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Where do you go when you're the best in the world? What's next?
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Some makeup companies have really good recycling policies, and it's worth finding out whether your favourites are among them. With MAC, for instance, you can take any of your old makeup containers into its shops, and the sweetest deal is that, once you've racked up six containers, you get a free lipstick or lip gloss.
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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.
