Bonnie Hunt Quotes
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Whenever I'm waiting behind the stage, it's kind of like my normal Jackie mode is me talking a lot, playing around, but superstar Jackie mode is me concentrating on making sure that this performance was going to be a great performance.
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The future is much like the present, only longer.
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I think it's always best to be who you are.
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We can't continue with a justice of vengeance. Peace will require us to accept a certain degree of impunity; it's inevitable.
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We should read music in the same way that an educated adult will read a book: in silence, but imagining the sound.
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As long as a film stays unmade, the book is entirely yours, it belongs to the writer. As soon as you make it into a film, suddenly more people see it than have ever read the book.
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I'm not the type of actor who is trying to do a whole bunch of different stuff, you know what I mean?
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There is no more respected or influential forum in the field of journalism than the New York Times. I look forward, with great anticipation, to contributing to its op-ed page.
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Members of great teams confront each other when they see something that isn't serving the team.
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The problem is not simply that the Singularity represents the passing of humankind from center stage, but that it contradicts our most deeply held notions of being.
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I have turned down so many endorsements. My phone never stops ringing.
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Let's take care of the necessities first: give people jobs, and find a way to get us out of poverty.
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Some artists are working to buy the mansion or whatever the element of fame must bear, but I spend all my money on my show.
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When you forgive somebody, it doesn't necessarily mean you want to invite them to your table.
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The major political battles about guns in our society concern handguns and assault weapons, not long arms like hunting rifles.
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One knows less about one's own destiny than about anything else on earth.
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The speed of change makes you wonder what will become of architecture.
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I have lived a long life, and I am proud that I spend the whole of my life in the service of my people. I am only proud of this and nothing else. I shall continue to serve until my last breath, and when I die, I can say, that every drop of my blood will invigorate India and strengthen it.
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I manage to read about one book a month, all fantasy these days.
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Sometimes it's good to remember who you are outside of work.
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I've always felt that the traditional novel doesn't give you enough information about the narrator, and I think it's important to know the point of view from which these tales are told: the moral makeup of the teller.
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Telling stories and having them received is so important. That dialogue is everything. I tell my students all the time that what separates us as human beings is our ability to hold stories. Our narrative history. There is so much power in that. Storytelling is our human industry.
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I did use my own accent in a play once. It's a very freeing, liberating experience. Actors are often asked to adopt a different accent, and sometimes a different voice, so when that's taken away and you don't have to think about it, that's a lovely thing.
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When the Pixar people call, you jump at the opportunity.
