Mary Doria Russell Quotes
When it comes down to it, I don't have much in the way of advice to offer you, but here it is: Read to children. Vote. And never buy anything from a man who's selling fear.
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What Washington needs is adult supervision.
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I don't have any message in the music. Music will be fine as long as you take care of yourself.
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Lesser artists borrow, great artists steal.
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Anyone who sets foot into the 'Watchmen' universe and isn't just a little nervous should be given a few days of electroshock therapy. I've always considered 'Watchmen' to be one of the best graphic novels ever written, and when it came out back in 1986 I was as blown away as everyone else. Just masterful.
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Bad things do happen; how I respond to them defines my character and the quality of my life. I can choose to sit in perpetual sadness, immobilized by the gravity of my loss, or I can choose to rise from the pain and treasure the most precious gift I have - life itself.
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Who cares about the clouds when we're together? Just sing a song and bring the sunny weather.
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I just picked up golf, it was good, give me a chance to play golf.
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I obtained eight years of elementary education in a two-room school, where I encountered a stern but engaging teacher who awakened my intellect with instruction that would seem rigorous today in many colleges. History figured large in the curriculum, exciting for me what was to become an enduring interest.
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There is simply no room for racial, hurtful language spoken to your colleagues or anyone else.
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I wake up some mornings hating me too.
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I did absolutely grow up in a world surrounded by people who were always performing and being flamboyant.
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The question of modernization is central to disturbances in the Middle East and in Africa. Everyone is after modernization, no matter where they come from. But you have to be careful about it, and more importantly, you have to have sense about it.
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I'm not an actress; I'm not a professional testifier.
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I feel very strongly that 'curves' are natural, womanly and real.
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In politics stupidity is not a handicap.
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Everyone knows the link between the environment and their own health.
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I consider myself more a European director who is from Iceland than an Icelandic director.
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Act happy, feel happy, be happy, without a reason in the world. Then you can love, and do what you will.
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Opportunities are usually disguised as hard work, so most people don't recognize them.
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When I go into the studio, I completely detach. I let my emotions come out.
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It's not essential for me to have a big debut week; it's not essential for me to have big radio records.
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The One who knows the fullness of my sin loves me as my Father right now.
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I've had agents tell me, 'You're not gonna be on the cover of anything; you're a catalog girl.' I've had clients tell me, 'You're too fat, and we can't book you any more because you don't fit into the jeans.'
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When it comes down to it, I don't have much in the way of advice to offer you, but here it is: Read to children. Vote. And never buy anything from a man who's selling fear.
