Priscilla Chan Quotes
I think it's a shame when people don't see the funny, thoughtful Mark that I know. He is incredibly sensitive and really cares about what other people need and want and really wants to be able to make someone else's day. And that's the Mark that I see.
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My mom really inspired me. She has always taught me it's not about us, it's about what we can give back.
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May He who holds in his hands the destinies of nations, make you worthy of the favors He has bestowed, and enabled you with pure hearts and hands and sleepless vigilance, to guard and defend to the end of time, the great charge He has committed to your keeping.
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Prior to the Civil War, most libraries were either privately owned or housed in universities or churches.
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Seriously, 'Honey Boo Boo' is the decay of Western civilization. Just because so many people watch the show doesn't mean it's good.
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I used to get some flack from my agents because I wouldn't even audition for parts where the hero uses violent force to be a hero.
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What makes me happy is having a really nice day out with my mum, or getting better at something I've been working hard at.
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From my experience and understanding, I believe money follows name and fame, while recognition calls for a huge amount of sacrifice. To get something, you have to lose something. That's the rule of life.
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Time whizzes by when you have children. They make you aware of the passing of time, but also help keep you young.
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Israeli citizens deserve full-time ministers.
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I just always wanted to be left alone to go into a creative space.
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I was a huge 'Street Fighter' fan, and I actually still am. The only game I really was good at was 'Street Fighter.'
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World music is about taking things from different places and bringing them together - which is great.
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Even the worst Bond movies, there's something to love about them.
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I have to admit that I can't take a whole fig and eat it on its own as I would a peach or mango. It's just too much.
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I do not like violence.
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Working on 'Girls' opened up a lot of opportunity for me. It's like a dream job. It's a dream.
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Suppose that every prospective parent in the world stopped having children naturally, and instead produced clones of themselves. What would the world be like in another 20 or 30 years? The answer is: much like today. Cloning would only copy the genetic aspects of people who are already here.
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It's morally wrong to allow a sucker to keep his money.
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Pulling on your country's shirt is the greatest honour a footballer can have. It's what I always dreamed of as a kid and I get a buzz every time.
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People often call 'If I Stay' my baby novel, and I have to correct them. It's not my first book. It's just the first one anybody paid attention to.
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The truth is that we have got to make America work for working people again.
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I started over again with an image: Nothing goes right. Then when The Godfather came out, all I heard was, Show respect. With me, you show respect. So I changed the image to I don't get no respect. I tried it out in Greenwich Village. I remember the first joke I told: Even as a kid, I'd play hide and seek and the other kids wouldn't even look for me. The people laughed. After the show, they started saying to me, Me, too - I don't get no respect. I figured, let's try it again.
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I'm not saying that I don't experience people in life as evil, but writing is not a place of alienation; writing is the place where we can try to be human.
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I think it's a shame when people don't see the funny, thoughtful Mark that I know. He is incredibly sensitive and really cares about what other people need and want and really wants to be able to make someone else's day. And that's the Mark that I see.
