Mary Steenburgen Quotes
My family didn't have money to travel, so reading was how I knew about the world. It made me hungry to have more experiences than just what I could possibly experience in Arkansas.
Quotes to Explore
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Limit to courage? There is no limit to courage.
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All wars, even the noblest, bring a reckoning of means and ends.
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I was born in the city's general hospital on November 15, 1930, and we lived at 31 Amherst Avenue in the western suburbs. It was a magical place. There were receptions at the French Club, race meetings at the Shanghai Racecourse, and various patriotic gatherings at the British Embassy on the Bund, the city's glamorous waterfront area.
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A leader is admired, a boss is feared.
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Even though I'm Hispanic, I'm so white.
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I don't think I'm a follower, frankly.
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I think the NAACP isn't recognized enough for all of the work it does, especially in the field of law. They may have faded from view over the last couple of decades, but they are fighting the good fight.
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I'm very respectful in everything I wear. I think about it.
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I have perfectly symmetrical ankles.
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I truly believe diversity is beauty.
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The Arab awakening was driven by youth, organized by technology, and fired by a hunger for political change.
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New online formats gutted the newspaper-ad business. Why pore over tiny print looking for a job in the want ads when you can tap a few keywords into monster.com, then click through and apply? Why pay a steep per-character rate for a classified when you can hawk a whole garage full of used stuff on EBay or Craigslist for free?
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The emotive power of hummus all over the Middle East cannot be overstated, being the focus of some serious tribal rivalries.
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One of the first albums that I remember, rap albums I remember really listening to, was LL Cool J 'Mama Said Knock You Out.'
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God's words first... obey God's law first before considering the laws of man.
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My father is quite conservative and religious, and he's been wanting me to get married since I was 15.
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Global actions require local and national participation. International cooperation and action requires community perspectives and legitimacy if it is to be effective.
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There are people who want me to do a cologne. They want to call it 'Patrick.' I was offered a fortune to make exercise videos. Posters, all kinds of stuff – something like $10 million worth. It's insanity. I'm not going to do any of it.
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That's what it is all about, coming in and playing a game like it is your last. That's what we did. We fought on the defensive end, we fought trying to get rebounds, and we let the offense take care of itself.
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Necessity when threatening is more powerful than device of man.
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One of the things that I first remember wanting to be was a 'geolisty' - that was the best I could say when I was a kid. That was right after I stopped wanting to be a fireman or a truck driver. Because my dad is a paleontologist who worked with the Smithsonian, I got to see the bones up close and the exhibits behind the scenes there.
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If I did not speak with people who call me names, I could not engage in politics.
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My family didn't have money to travel, so reading was how I knew about the world. It made me hungry to have more experiences than just what I could possibly experience in Arkansas.
