Mary Wesley Quotes
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New York is such a versatile city, and there's always something new to discover.
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I'd like to be remembered as one who kept my priorities in the right order.
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The only way to find out why someone decides to engage in armed combat is to look at their individual personality.
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On average, our corps members stay in the classroom for eight years. But again, given the systemic nature of educational inequity, we know it is vital that some of our alumni take their experience outside the classroom.
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When I find the right information, the Web is a blessing; when I don't, it's a distraction.
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No one needs anything; they have to want it.
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Voting for a candidate for the DC circuit is very different from confirming someone to the US Supreme Court. I have been very clear that the Senate should not confirm any nominee in a lame duck session.
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The Highlander was a documentary, and events happened in real time.
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If you can be well without health, you may be happy without virtue.
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It's a 360-degree sound experience. Like you're in the middle of the band. A lot of people have the technology to play the format, so why not put it out there. It sounds great.
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Let's not give the electoral process so much importance. We have to be cynical about it. Let's give importance to the real democracy that's constructed on a day-to-day basis. That's my hopeful perspective on it.
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People go into science out of curiosity, not to win awards. But scientists are human and have ambitions.
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Film is such a very good tool for communicating emotions, and all designers and creative people look to inspire an emotional response.
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What I'm working is for peace on ground between Israelis and Palestinians through business, through economy, through quality of life.
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I was actually deputy headboy at my school. And everyone around me was very supportive of what I wanted to do. There's no romantic story about how me and my brother got to where we are.
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When you write about faith, people will be upset with you no matter what. I've heard from readers who were disgusted with the depiction of monotheistic religion. I've also heard from readers who were upset because my portrayal of faith did not adhere to their specific doctrines. Fortunately, I have high risk tolerance.
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I could not be one of those actors who stays in character all day long. I'd go mad.
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Lady Gaga listens to me. Her mantra is only one word - 'Bikram' - because Bikram makes her what she is today. It works.
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In a way, 'Billy Elliot' was autobiographical. I can't dance, but I think his dancing was me discovering about writing and literature.
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I'm just not going to tour. One point I want to get across to everybody is that I'm still going to make records and I may still do some events. It's not the last time I'm onstage. It's been a part of my life for too long to quit everything. I have done it since the '80s, and I think it's time now to maybe see if I can live without that part.
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There are certain shades of limelight that can wreck a girl's complexion.
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The fastest way to get to a new-and-improved situation is to make peace with your current situation.
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It seemed sensible to move to a market town where I could walk everywhere.
