Mary Engelbreit Quotes
Everyday life inspires me, the situations that we all find ourselves in at one time or another.
Quotes to Explore
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My career is a black comedy of sorts. I spent a lot of time explaining myself to various different groups. But more and more, I'm finding that the desire to communicate, which all these audiences share, is a powerful thing.
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When facing a difficult task, act as though it is impossible to fail. If you are going after Moby Dick, take along the tartar sauce.
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I act for love. I give it my all. I would probably still do it even if I wasn't paid at all. But in terms of equal pay, I need to be paid the same as the guy who has equal billing with me. Otherwise, I won't do it. Because if you accept less, you're just letting everyone else down and continuing the cycle.
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I'm not a big fan of doing what my mother wants me to do, like any daughter.
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The Irish do not want anyone to wish them well; they want everyone to wish their enemies ill.
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I came to acting in a very circuitous way.
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You can't write a story about a mental hospital in the United States without facing the grand example of 'Cuckoo's Nest.'
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I think in the past I think I probably was a little too diverse, probably went from one spectrum to the complete opposite and confusing people.
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I'm the only person in this sport, for the most part, that ain't on steroids. Now there's new rules in effect, yeah, you've got guys not on steroids now, but they used to be. They've always been on steroids.
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I hope that I can continue to champion Dr. Paul's efforts to audit the Fed, protect state's rights, and getting our nation back on track.
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Basically, books were a luxury item before the printing press.
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I get a great high from writing.
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I get ideas for my books from people I know and what happens to them, from places I've been and what happens to me, and from things I read.
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Cancer is a scary thing and you have to deal with it seriously.
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I'm from Georgia, and everybody gathers around food in the South.
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Putin could no more survive returning Crimea to Ukraine than Bibi Netanyahu could survive giving East Jerusalem back to Jordan.
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Dancers, many dancers today can do so much technically. You can give them steps that are complicated, then more complicated, pyrotechnical - and they can execute these steps to perfection. But to do simple steps with a pure classical line, that is truly difficult.
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Until 'Moonlight,' I had never seen one black man cook for another on screen. But I wanted the characters to be free of 'groundbreaking' or 'never before.' We were ascribed those things. They weren't the point.
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For all the import and message of 'The Iliad,' it's ultimately a story that's meant to be heard, and the person hearing 'The Iliad' determines what it means.
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I've had five weddings but if I'm really honest and if I count significant de factos... I've had nine husbands... which sounds appalling but when you consider I started at 18 and I'm 65 it's not so bad.
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When I travel too much, it affects the music, and that is the most important thing. As long as I make good music, I can play shows, but if the music starts getting bad, the show offers won't come.
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I am very happy to be an American. I realize what a valuable inheritance that is.
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But they can't know how the dark space inside me is growing. I lie to them. I can't get out of the dark hole. 'Peace is here' it whispers.
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Everyday life inspires me, the situations that we all find ourselves in at one time or another.
