Bozoma Saint John Quotes
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At the same time we are aware that our various religions and ethical traditions often offer very different bases for what is helpful and what is unhelpful for men and women, what is right and what is wrong, what is good and what is evil.
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To be a poor man is hard, but to be a poor race in a land of dollars is the very bottom of hardships.
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I have one. I may get another during the off-season, I might get my son's name but I'm not sure yet. The one I have is my Hebrew name, which I share with my grandfather, and it's not the best tattoo.
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The people you surround yourself with influence your behaviors, so choose friends who have healthy habits.
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I try cars; I try them all. Cars need to be sexy, because we're not talking about biscuits here.
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I think fractures in your childhood make you observe the world more as an outsider. Possibly it pushes you outside.
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There's a famous slogan here in the Bavarian dialect, and we use it inside Bayern Munich. We say, 'Mia san mia.' Literally, it is, 'We are we,' but it means, 'We are who we are.' That's not being very arrogant, but we are very confident about our ability to win the game. It is about a winning mentality.
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Most of Planned Parenthood's work focuses on health care for low-income women: things like screenings for breast cancer and diabetes, and family planning.
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The rise of the Internet and the camera phone have started to change what stories are accessible.
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You need a director, a script, and a role to justify a risk.
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Do I want to tackle a 230-pound guy who's running like a deer? Heavens no, no one in their right mind would. But there is something that drives me and compels me to stick my head in there and give it my best shot.
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I always wanted it, the fame. When it come, I didn't want to let it go.
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I didn't know at all I wanted to do TV. I thought I might go to law school. I might want to become a history professor.
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Bill Clinton is not my commander-in-chief.
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My biggest point to everybody is you have a responsibility to build your own network.
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If you want to feel good, you have to go out and do some good.
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I am the biggest klutz on set. I honestly don't think I have ever been as klutzy as when I'm on set. People call me 'Grace' ironically because I'm not graceful. It's ridiculous.
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Creative risk taking is essential to success in any goal where the stakes are high. Thoughtless risks are destructive, of course, but perhaps even more wasteful is thoughtless caution which prompts inaction and promotes failure to seize opportunity.
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I'm not the kind of director who aims to send a message out.
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We have a serious structural deficit problem. And it needs to be addressed. The president is trying to address it through reforms of Social Security, but the problem is there with other entitlement programs like Medicare and Medicaid.
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I hate when the major event of a show I watch is spoiled for me. And I'm wracked with guilt when/if I spoil something for someone else.
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I sat there in awe that some guy overseas, trying to protect our interests, was using a silly comedy as a survival tool. My brain had an explosion. I was really moved by that.
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When I know what the character I'm supposed to play wants in general terms, and when I know what did the other characters want to do, that's when all these wills collide and the emotions show up.
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I bite my nails.
