Mary Matalin Quotes
No, no, no. Dick Cheney forbade me to waste time on his image. I would have liked to have done more.
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There were a couple of things I needed to do while I was in New York. One was to have a pizza pie, one was to get a tattoo... and the other was to get a Yankees hat.
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For most of my career, I've played roles that were written for other actresses.
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Every happening, great and small, is a parable whereby God speaks to us, and the art of life is to get the message.
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I get a lot of influence from pro wrestling. People are like, 'Oh, it's fake.' But it's not about whether the guy wins or loses, it's about how he entertains you the whole time you're watching.
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I never thought 'Stairway to Heaven' was a long song. I loved how there was this part and then there was another part that was completely different.
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There is one day that is ours. Thanksgiving Day is the one day that is purely American.
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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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Nobody ever wants to really make someone feel bad.
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I had just 15 days to work on my body for the climactic fight of 'Bodyguard.' And I would work on every muscle of my body two/three times a week. I would have developed a superb body if I had three months, but squeezing it into 15 days can be harmful. Also, as you grow older, your metabolic rate slows down.
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When you put something out there into the world, there's all these words you don't want to hear, that you hope people don't say. I don't like anything that starts with 're' - like retro, reinvent, recreate - I hate that. It's always like living in the past - copying, emulating.
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I'm a believer in home-made recipes and concoctions, so I stick to natural or herbal products as much as I can. I also meditate regularly to de-stress.
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On the tour we get a case of beer on the bus every day from Ozzfest.
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You don't necessarily have to be religious to pray.
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If movies are causing moral decay, then crime ought to be going up, but crime is going down.
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I certainly have played women who have a pioneer spirit and longing for adventure.
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I finished my studies in England, I opened my studio in London, and the first one-man exhibit I had on Bond Street, which was opened by the Austrian ambassador.
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I think it's not really difficult to write about love. We've been saying the same thing over and over for so many years. But it depends on how honest it is and how good you make it feel. You can say 'I love you' in a trillion ways, and it can always sound different or feel different.
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Bob Weir calls me a saint, but I'm 'Saint Misbehavin'.' They're making a documentary about my life, and that's the current shooting title. I can roll with that, but otherwise the s-word makes me really paranoid.
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Do you feel good in your role? If yes, that's the perfect time for you to experiment with something new, to get out of your comfort zone. This willingness to learn is probably the most important thing for leaders of today and tomorrow.
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You know, I don't think a lot about why one book connects with its readers and another doesn't. Probably because I don't want to start thinking, "Am I popular?" I spent way too much time thinking about that in high school.
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I don't want to be a director, or to have responsibility for hundreds of people.
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Boxing is one of those leftovers from a more primitive past that should be finished off and killed. I don't love it anymore.
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Ringing the cash register is not the name of the game. It's only the scorekeeper, and it's not what motivates me. I'm motivated in my business by the compliments I receive about our people, our service, and the quality of our food.
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No, no, no. Dick Cheney forbade me to waste time on his image. I would have liked to have done more.
