Drea De Matteo Quotes
I'm tired of the industry, tired of playing the whole game - the dressing up, the red carpet. I hate talking about myself.
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We are skinny; this is our work. There are lots of overweight people working in offices, but I'm not going to say, 'This girl is fat; she can't work in an office.'
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You won't really get a lot of the mainstream, lovey-dovey side because that wasn't a part of my life in the beginning.
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When history is erased, people's moral values are also erased.
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I don't pretend to be anything but an actor and a writer.
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I venture to say no war can be long carried on against the will of the people.
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In Hollywood they're getting younger, but believe me, it's not the food. It's the plastic surgery.
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I haven't reported my missing credit card to the police because whoever stole it is spending less than my wife.
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It was not my dream to be an artist. How could it have been? I thought, artist, much like a leader, was something you either were or weren't. Never something you set out to be.
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Reality TV is easier to digest if it comes in small amounts.
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To give pain is the tyranny; to make happy, the true empire of beauty.
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The emotive power of hummus all over the Middle East cannot be overstated, being the focus of some serious tribal rivalries.
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My dad is truly the person who always made me believe in myself, to appreciate that I was smart.
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We should all love animals.
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Yeah - I wanna be the sister to Khaleesi in 'Game of Thrones.' I wanna be a dragon lady; that would be really fun!
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A game of soccer induces more than enjoyment, more than entertainment.
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The clash between Popper and Kuhn is not about a mere technical point in epistemology.
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Authenticity is a virtue. But just as you can have too little authenticity, you can also have too much.
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I don't think I could have a genuine relationship with someone who didn't love to travel and appreciate new foods. Traveling is a big part of my life, and I want to share that with the people close to me.
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We have done a lot of work on cost reduction, getting ourselves lean, reducing our breakeven, reducing our fixed cost and increasing exports. All of these factors help because our export basket is not just automotive but also includes industrial products, railways and others.
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The key is having great players. But there are a lot of teams that have All-Stars and haven't been able to put it together.
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Although, at times, soccer is a challenge to mind, body, and spirit, fundamentally, the progression of the U.S. women's game and those who play it reflects a distinctively American culture, rooted in our struggle, shared aspiration, hard work and self-determination.
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Mama used to tell us a story about a cicada sitting high in a tree. It chirps and drinks in dew, oblivious to the praying mantis behind it. The mantis arches up its front leg to stab the cicada, but it doesn't know an oriole perches behind it. The bird stretches out its neck to snap up the mantis for a midday meal, but its unaware of the boy who's come into the garden with a net. Three creatures—the cicada, the mantis and the oriole—all coveted gains without being aware of the greater and inescapable danger that was coming.
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Take charge of hidden, sneaky sources of chronic inflammation that can trigger illness and disease by wearing comfortable shoes daily, getting an annual flu vaccine, and asking your doctor why you're not on a statin and baby aspirin if you're over the age of forty.
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I'm tired of the industry, tired of playing the whole game - the dressing up, the red carpet. I hate talking about myself.
