Mary Pipher Quotes
People come here penniless but not cultureless. They bring us gifts. We can synthesize the best of our traditions with the best of theirs. We can teach and learn from each other to produce a better America.
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I was a little girl fighting as a partisan against Nazi-Fascism.
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Don't let nobody tell you that you can't do it. Love what you do until you don't love it anymore. Nothing's impossible.
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I think people come and go, 'I'm going to find the real Gary. What is it... the real Gary? I've got to find it.' But the thing is, it's pretty much what you see is what you get. I'm just like this. There's no hidden viciousness.
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I have changed so much as an actor over the years.
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Nobody, I think, ought to read poetry, or look at pictures or statues, who cannot find a great deal more in them than the poet or artist has actually expressed. Their highest merit is suggestiveness.
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Whenever my body heals and the pain and all the swelling goes away is when I'll be ready.
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I'm not a Man U fan at all, but I can't get enough of Rooney. What a joy to watch!
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All the rappers my age are getting Audemars and Rolexes. I want to find my own thing. That's why I travel the world - for me, that's my B-side, why we go places. I have a Hublot on from time to time but I want a home base watch - something that's elegant but has got a little pizzazz to it.
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National partition is a sorrow that touches all Koreans, but for me it is brought to the fore by unimaginable personal suffering.
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All great rebellions are born of private acts of civil disobedience that inspire rebel bands to plot together.
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Creativity is the key to success in the future, and primary education is where teachers can bring creativity in children at that level.
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If 'Deadwood' had gone on another two years, I wouldn't have got as many movies made.
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When I'm doing my own makeup, I just stick to a bit of black liner, some blush and a nude glossy lip.
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When you look at the lyrics of 'Sometimes When We Touch,' it's really very much an adolescent song.
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I really feel my family is my priority.
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It would almost be sinful to say that I regretted doing 'Charlie's Angels' because it did so much for my career.
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You can do more, you can always do more.
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If you're a Republican woman, you're mostly on your own when it comes to support from traditional women's groups.
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Many people are turned off at eating vegetarian because of the misconception that all dishes are just an arrangement of bland vegetables.
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I am obsessed with trash TV. I watch all reality shows. I watch all the 'Housewives.' I am a huge fan of 'New Jersey.'
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Granted, I'm more interested in technology than most people, and less interested in politics than most. But I don't like to think about categories. I really see myself as a general non-fiction writer.
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Humility was an important part of the way I grew up. And I found that to be less common when I moved to California. That's not to say humble people don't exist there, but ambition seems really important.
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Why go for a costly, sickly, mass-produced purebred when shelters are full of one-of-a-kind mixed breeds who are literally dying for a home?
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People come here penniless but not cultureless. They bring us gifts. We can synthesize the best of our traditions with the best of theirs. We can teach and learn from each other to produce a better America.
