Mary Jo White Quotes
As a former prosecutor, sometimes people refer to me as 'Attila the Hun.' I understand how people can get a reputation sometimes.
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In terms of people that I know, my grandmother and my mother are huge influences on my writing life because they are both massively supportive and always have been of my career.
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Jenna's traveled with me; they've both traveled with their dad. This is the only time they've been old enough in all of their dad's campaigns to really be involved in.
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Sometimes I play cricket, and I play badminton.
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I received a D.Sc. from the University of London in 1992.
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Me and my brothers started a musical group early on, and we were playing in places where we really weren't supposed to be.
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I just don't think men fancy me.
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The line between life or death is determined by what we are willing to do.
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As a boy, I wanted to be the Peruvian Diego Maradona. Sadly, Peru hasn't made the World Cup since 1982, so I guess I did well to choose something different.
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I've had to be tough my whole life.
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My career is playing the guys who go, 'Boo.' That's what I do.
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Once you realize just the sort of glut of books that exists out there, it does become incumbent on you not to add to it unless you have a damn good reason.
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Writing is like a rollercoaster ride for me, an adventure. I love exploring the world through 'playing' people who are absolutely nothing like me.
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All the old great companies were run by guys who knew what an animator meant, and guys who knew how to draw. All the companies today are run by executives.
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If I can help a kid feel more comfortable in their skin because they're struggling with maybe the things I struggled with in high school, that's great.
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I become a first-time novelist and a senior citizen on the same day.
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I don't do meetings.
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When making your choice in life, do not neglect to live.
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Art is like a stock with a decent return for people in finance, and they get to feel like they are involved with culture, spend time with artists, as part of their dividend.
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I have to look at myself in the mirror and tell myself that I'm beautiful, even if I don't necessarily believe it.
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For every failure, there's an alternative course of action. You just have to find it. When you come to a roadblock, take a detour.
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You know how Mexican restaurants always have "border" in the name: Border Grill, Border Cafe. You wouldn't do that to black people: Kunta's Kitchen or Shackles. They don't do it to white people. You don't see the Honkey Grill, the Cracker Barrel... oh, nevermind.
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As a former prosecutor, sometimes people refer to me as 'Attila the Hun.' I understand how people can get a reputation sometimes.
