Mary Elizabeth Lease Quotes
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I noticed there were so many people, especially women, who would come up to me having recognized me from TV and say, 'I heard you were a math person, why math? Oh my gosh, I could never do math!' I could just see their self-esteem crumbling; I thought that was silly, so I wanted to make math more friendly and accessible.
Danica McKellar -
Nearly all government advice on terrorism sacrifices practical particulars for an unalarming tone. The usual guidance is to maintain a three-day supply of food and water along with a radio, flashlight, batteries and first-aid kit.
Barton Gellman -
I like films to be complete in their written form.
Patrice Leconte -
Chris and Toby are far too sane to be upset any more.
Maggie Smith -
Circumstances are the rulers of the weak; they are but the instruments of the wise.
Samuel Lover -
It's a comforting thought to know that I've got my partner by my side walking through life and all the ups and the downs. I know we can handle it. There's nothing too big or too crazy that's going to tear us apart.
Vanessa Minnillo
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Contemplation and wisdom are highest achievements and man is not totally at home with them.
Gabriel Marcel -
I was a Presbyterian minister at a small church in Omaha, Nebraska.
Sam Barry -
Being a recognised face has its problems. I miss the freedom to go anywhere I want to.
Nawazuddin Siddiqui -
Why are ecologists and environmentalists so feared and hated? This is because in part what they have to say is new to the general public, and the new is always alarming.
Garrett Hardin -
You affect your subconscious mind by verbal repetition.
W. Clement Stone -
The world has become a larger place. The universe has been expanding, and Perl's been expanding along with the universe.
Larry Wall
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The luxury of radio is that you don't spend hours in make-up, and you can wear whatever you want. It's bizarre. You'll be saying lines, with various people around making sound effect noises.
Felicity Jones -
My idea of an actor is to be different persons with different roles. Every time a script interests me, I look for interesting characters because I intend to completely transport myself into it. This happens only because I am a very greedy actor. I am not part of the rat race because I am living a dream.
Vidya Balan -
I'm inspired every time I see a role I'd like to play, an actor turn in a well crafted performance, a story I'd like to tell, direct or produce.
T'Keyah Crystal Keymah -
As a girl I wanted the Cyndi Lauper hairstyle, with the shaved side of the head, or the Sharon Stone perm from 'Total Recall.'
Malin Akerman -
If you are not being bullied all I would say - cause I like to talk about the other side of it as well - is you know, be someone that nurtures, and if there's someone in your class that maybe doesn't have a lot of friends, be the person that sits with them in the cafeteria sometimes; be the bigger person.
Lady Gaga -
I love the ocean, but I'm just not one to lie on the beach.
Naomi Judd
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I found this national debt, doubled, wrapped in a big bow waiting for me as I stepped into the Oval Office.
Barack Obama -
I didn't make the most of school, but boxing has given me discipline.
Anthony Joshua -
My sister is three years older and super foxy, and I always looked like a 50 year old woman.
Paula Pell -
As the hook-handed man circled the brig, it was as if the Baudelaires were picking through a chef's salad consisting mostly of dreadful- and perhaps even poisonous- ingredients, trying desperately to find the one noble crouton that might save their sister....
Daniel Handler -
There's no better friend than a sister.
Mary Elizabeth Lease