Mary-Louise Parker Quotes
The theater is who I am - it's where I feel the most inspired, the most at home, the most useful.
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Traditionally, open-minded secular liberal rationalists have not made a case for tolerance.
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For most of my career, I've played roles that were written for other actresses.
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I want to write novels, and I want to write and direct theater.
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People see me now and ask if I'm still running. I may look like I am, but I'm really not. People think I still run every day but I ran for 25 years and I deserve to not do anything but walk or ride the bike with my kids.
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The power of Twitter still never ceases to amaze me.
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Black beans and soy beans are the cornerstones of longevity diets around the world.
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All achievements, all earned riches, have their beginning in an idea.
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If I want to tuck my son into bed and read him a story, but that means I have to take a red-eye to get to a concert - which I would never think of doing otherwise - that's just the way it is. Even if I can't hit the note that night, I got to tuck my child in!
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I got done writing Ports of Call and suddenly realized I have far too much material for the book.
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I feel like I'm a good actor, but I wouldn't call myself a gifted actor.
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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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I know some people say I can be funny. But there is always a deeper meaning to what I say. I am a socialist at heart and have the interests of the poor in mind. When people see how I manage to work my way out of tough situations, it gives them hope in their own life.
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The chips are in production, the machines aren't. So we've got a little bit of work left to do.
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My father was my hero, and he died when I was 11. So, I really never experienced the kind of natural teenage rebellion or the anger at him. I never experienced those feelings as a young person.
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I love New York.
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I do not have one theme for each season, I just try to make beautiful clothes all year round.
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Problems should be solved by talking and not in an aggressive manner.
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To me an unnecessary action, or shot, or casualty, was not only waste but sin.
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I don't see any reason to discriminate against homosexuals.
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The support I've had from home has made it so much more fun to put music out.
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Knowing how you actually want to feel is the most potent form of clarity that you can have. Generating those feelings is the most powerfully creative thing you can do with your life. And not only do we have to put our feelings at the heart of our ambitions, we have to pursue our desires in a way that is life-affirming, rather than soul-depleting. Rigid goal-chasing is burning us out. Soul-anchored intentions are the way to get home.
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I try to preserve whatever balance society has between public and personal life. I never try to eat on the subway. I never try to listen to loud music on the subway.
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As a child, I had the opportunity to meet the captain onboard a British Airways flight. It was so exciting to see the cockpit and controls. I was in awe of the captain, and he stamped my log book, which I still have to this day.
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The theater is who I am - it's where I feel the most inspired, the most at home, the most useful.
