Mary Steenburgen Quotes
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When one takes action for others, one's own suffering is transformed into the energy that can keep one moving forward; a light of hope illuminating a new tomorrow for oneself and others is kindled.
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My interior is very, very dense - Proustian-looking, sort of Henry James. The walls are covered in pictures, and I transformed the big drawing room into a library lined with books.
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I have vowed never to take antibiotics again unless I really need them. I also learned to pay attention to my body, know the difference between indigestion, an allergic reaction to food, a parasitic infection or worms. It's incredible how well I know my body. I really love that.
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Most of the important composers in our country are clustered in the Northeast.
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I will say this: I think 'Big Brother' is the biggest snooze known to mankind.
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There are moments when I can't believe I'm as old as I am. But I feel better physically than I did 10 years ago. I don't think, Oh God, I'm missing something.
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I'll tell you what's helped me my entire life. I look at baseball as a game. It's something where people can go out, enjoy and have fun. Nothing more.
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You can't try to be somebody you're not; that's not style. If someone says, 'Buy this - you'll be stylish,' you won't be stylish because you won't be you. You have to learn who you are first, and that's painful.
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Basketball paid for four years of my education, and I am so proud of that.
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Economically, we are, to some significant degree, interdependent with Chinese well-being. That is a great asset.
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The Arctic National Wildlife Refuge is a unique and biologically special place that should be preserved.
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Of course, a movie is in constant flux.
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The next time you see an outside day with a down close lower than the previous day, don't get scared, get ready to buy!
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Sculpture is the art of the intelligence.
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I'm reticent to say much more, but we would like to begin in the coming year. We'd like to shoot through the seasons because of the passage of time. This project is the great love of my life.
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Sometimes the storyline is as simple as, 'We're just going to be the best, and we're going for the championships.
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As you get older you play in more important games and that is when you start thinking about what will happen if you win or lose.
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I get the music, I get the beats. And I go to the studios and write the lyrics.
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I started making music videos in my twenties and made my first feature, 'Guncrazy,' at 29. I then spent the greater part of my thirties directing features.
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It is not the thing you fear that you must deal with: it is the mother of the thing you fear.
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Every film requires a different process. You learn about these particular actors and the particular chemistry between these actors. Recognizing when you don't need to shoot a scene because it's going to be cut anyway.
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You know, I don't think of myself as anything like a 'global citizen' or anything of the sort. I am just a Nigerian who's comfortable in other places.
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You are victors, not victims!
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I started in improv and went into different kinds of things.
