Paula Poundstone Quotes
When we live up to our Constitution, let's form a Conga line around the Capitol and bungee jump off the dome.
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When I wrote 'Fight Song,' I was in a particular low point. I needed to remind myself to not give up, that I still believed in myself and that I still had fight left.
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I'm a mother of three. I don't really have the time to put very elaborate outfits together, so I keep it casual but dress it up with shoes, a bag, and jewellery.
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I feel like I want to and have to do everything once.
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The more I compose, the more I know that I don't know it all. I think it's a good way to start. If you think you know it all, the work becomes a repetition of what you've already done. I try to make sure that I don't repeat my music.
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I usually get all my stress and anger out at the gym. But when I get out, I'm kind of a pleasant person - really.
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The billable hours is a classic case of restricted autonomy. I mean, you're working on - I mean, sometimes on these six-minute increments. So you're not focused on doing a good job. You're focused on hitting your numbers. It's one reason why lawyers typically are so unhappy. And I want a world of happy lawyers.
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Most actors go, 'I read the script and fell in love with it'; I fall in love with the directors.
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Never sit staring at a blank page or screen. If you find yourself stuck, write. Write about the scene you're trying to write. Writing about is easier than writing, and chances are, it will give you your way in.
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It may be a cold, clammy thing to say, but those that treat friendship the same as any other selfishness seem to get the most out of it.
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I loved London. In the 1970s... it was very exciting, really wild.
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For me, and this may not be everybody, but because I do love country music so much, there's such a feeling of home in Nashville, especially because it's such a small town. You bring up one song, everybody knows who wrote it, everybody knows their mother and what their cell number is, and all of the stories.
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Schizophrenia beats dining alone.
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I've never been someone who needs a lot of takes or enjoys a lot of takes. I like the fast thing of it.
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Engagement means that in the future there will be a lot more ways for our audience to interact with Univision content.
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I can't give more than I have. It doesn't matter if I am the most beautiful person in the room. There is inevitably going to be somebody way shinier and more tan than my pasty self.
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VR is going to become something mainstream, but it's not going to happen right away. You just don't have the horsepower to make it happen on a device, much less a cheap enough and comfortable enough device that a normal consumer is going to want to have.
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When you have that long, flowing hair, you feel different - when you cut it, the framing of your face changes immediately.
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I will not claim I will solve all the world's problems by myself. If I did, I'd have to run as a Republican or a Democrat.
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At your church, the week is more important than the weekend. Empower people and send them out for the week.
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When you're guest-starring on another show, it really requires you to jump through hoops in a way, because you're servicing the stories of the main characters. You have to be able to portray a lot of different elements. You show up and get on board and get on their journey; you have to be flexible as to what they need for the role.
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I challenge you to make your life a masterpiece. I challenge you to join the ranks of those people who live what they teach, who walk their talk.
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Much like anyone with too much time on his or her hands, I feel as though I am the most important person on earth and everything I do is relevant. I say the most charming and inspired things when no one is around.
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I think it is definitely right to listen to the Party and follow up government's instructions.
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When we live up to our Constitution, let's form a Conga line around the Capitol and bungee jump off the dome.
