Mary-Louise Parker Quotes
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I'm optimistic about people and about the planet and about nature. I think it's resilient, like people are.
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I don't miss acting at all.
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I see no way out of the problems that organized religion and tribalism create other than humans just becoming more honest and fully aware of themselves.
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I started writing half a paragraph of a mystery novel, half a paragraph there, and they were terrible.
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Fashion is a language, for sure, and it is a reflection of society.
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I did Our Daily Bread for King and that made me popular in the Soviet Union; King was amused by that.
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In a marathon, if you run too fast, you get exhausted. If you run too slow, you never make it.
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I live with my mum and my nan. I think I will leave eventually, but not at the moment when they look after me so well. If you came to my house, they'd make you eat something.
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My mother was against me being an artist. She just wanted me to marry a rich man.
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The lack of a consistent policy from major economies is the main source of volatility.
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My defensiveness in life really helps me as a driver.
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If you feel bored or uncomfortable as you're writing, ask yourself what's bothering you and write about that. Sometimes your creative energy is like water in a kinked hose, and before thoughts can flow on the topic at hand, you have to straighten the hose by attending to whatever is preoccupying you.
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I'm moved by people who see the world differently than others. People who see the world with a longing for its poetry often can be broken people.
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I had been playing for about a year and a half when the Beach Boys formed. When our folks went to Mexico on business, we would take the food money they had left us and we would rent instruments.
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I am opposed to the military use of animals. I am also opposed to the military use of men.
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Embrace the grease, if any, and look fresh and human. I like to look like a glazed doughnut.
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Beauty is the promise of happiness.
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I don't do nostalgia. It just doesn't occur to me. I'm living in the moment, and I don't have that gene.
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Being famous before you've formed your personality, before you have that self-esteem, is dangerous.
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I really like using the softening cream. It helps me go out there with confidence to do what I need to do, and at the same time, it's very functional and helps keep the hair out of my mouth so I can focus on pitching.
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I have high heels in my bags if I need them for a shoot. But I like sneakers. I like being comfortable. I like to sit on the floor with my team and work. I don't like to sit in fancy chairs. It's really important to the culture of my company that people understand who they're working for.
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I went to acting school, but only for nine months. If you're an actor, you know, don't really need to learn how to do it.
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I don't get tired of hearing that somebody liked my work.
