Mary Ellen Mark Quotes
A lot of people who don't have anything collect dogs; it's kind of a symbol of having something.
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The character I play is a wonderful compilation of things I hate about myself and things I love about myself and things that I've invented to make her even more interesting than me.
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I drink a fair amount of ramen noodles.
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I see Turkey's future as being in Europe, as one of many prosperous, tolerant, democratic countries.
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After six years without seeing one, I love just seeing a smile - every smile I see gives me hope.
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With ladder matches, you can't expect anything other than craziness.
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What's surprised me most about the demands of blogging - the relentlessness of it. 24-hour news cycle, every media imaginable right here in New York, totally fair game.
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'SVU' is one of my favorite shows. When I got the call to appear and play myself, I jumped at the chance. Obviously, I went over my lines, but playing yourself is a really great way to get your feet wet in the acting field. I enjoyed being on set and learning as much as I could about the scripted world.
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Anytime I'm involved with anything that's well-received, it's a surprise to me.
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The lives of African-Americans in this country are characterized by violence for most of our history. Much of that violence, at least to some extent, you know, done by the very state that's supposed to protect them.
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Animation is different from other parts. Its language is the language of caricature. Our most difficult job was to develop the cartoon's unnatural but seemingly natural anatomy for humans and animals.
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Owing to the fact that leaders in the women's groups made a point of serving on the jury here whenever they were called, we have always had an unusually high type of women represented on the jury.
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One thing I detest most about the financial press is the lack of accountability. All sorts of nonsense is said without penalty.
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Authenticity means erasing the gap between what you firmly believe inside and what you reveal to the outside world.
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We set up a situation and let you interact with it and see the consequences of your choice. That's what gaming does.
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I can see myself always writing songs - but I'm not sure if I'll always want to perform.
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In sailing, I single-hand, and I want to do the Horn. The Horn is the maximum expression of sailing, the way the Iditarod is the maximum expression of running dogs. It's not to write about it; it's to experience the maximum thing.
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Private equity helps produce strong companies, promotes innovation and spurs job growth.
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An ounce of practice is worth more than tons of preaching.
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Fate is being kind to me. Fate doesn’t want me to be too famous too young.
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We can't all be good at everything. This is partly the logic behind having a team in the first place, so each role can be filled with the person best suited for that role and together, every job and every strength is covered.
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Boys want to grow up to be like their male role models. And boys who grow up in homes with absent fathers search the hardest to figure out what it means to be male.
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When people have an inner sense of confidence, they're more beautiful.
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You can't please everyone. When you're too focused on living up to other people's standards, you aren't spending enough time raising your own. Some people may whisper, complain and judge. But for the most part, it's all in your head. People care less about your actions than you think. Why? They have their own problems!
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A lot of people who don't have anything collect dogs; it's kind of a symbol of having something.
