Mallory Ortberg Quotes
One of the things that would be great is to some day have so many women comedy writers that we wouldn't say there's just one type of female humor. There's lots.
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The arts can play a vital role in revitalizing neighborhoods, using and improving vacant space, bringing new jobs and new sense of opportunity, and improving public safety by generating more foot traffic and more eyes on the street.
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I live on the same street as my family, actually. I live across the road. I'm a real family person!
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In general, I think the world is a good place if you work hard, believe in yourself, have good intentions, and if you are kind to people, I believe that good things happen to you.
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I never had plastic surgery. I had a nose procedure done because I had to. I had no cartilage in my nose; I have a piece of cartilage from my ear put into my nose. I had a medical procedure done. I have no plastic in my nose.
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As a black actress you've got to work doubly hard. But it doesn't ever get me to the point where I give up on myself. It just motivates me to be more prepared, focus and disciplined. That's why I care so much about doing black films and making sure that we represent and are represented correctly.
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I smoke, isn't that terrible?
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For clothes and accessories, I love my friend's boutique; One by One and UT.LAB for shoes.
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I went to this little performing arts school in downtown Phoenix. You had to dance or act, and everyone sang in choir. I started out playing the saxophone, but I always wanted to be in an orchestra. That was a dream as a kid, and there aren't a lot of saxophones in an orchestra.
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Like the old Italian saying goes, 'It ain't rocket surgery.'
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To like an individual because he's black is just as insulting as to dislike him because he isn't white.
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No matter where you are on the political spectrum, libraries make sense. It's such a small investment. Every dollar supporting a library system returns five dollars to the community.
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What's going on in the inside shows on the outside.
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Fidelity to conscience is inconsistent with retiring modesty. If it be so, let the modesty succumb. It can be only a false modesty which can be thus endangered.
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I am deeply immersed in my medical work, and it can get very intense, but I believe that the connection and devotion is key. You can not work on diseases as devastating and deadly as Lassa and Ebola without complete trust and respect for the individuals with whom you work. My lab and colleagues are just extraordinary, and we are a family.
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I really like looking at what's new in my favourite designers' stores, even if I don't buy anything.
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We would like to preserve Europe for Europeans.
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The gravest risks from al Qaeda combine its affinity for big targets and its announced desire for weapons of mass destruction.
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I grew up listening to classic rock - the Kinks, Genesis, The Who, Pink Floyd.
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Americans often have trouble enjoying the present moment.
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I think that when you write for stars, I think that you have to be very specific about what they do beautifully and let them bring it to life.
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In real life, I'm polite and nice all the time. It's fun to play people who aren't. It's escapism.
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The politics of Europe is unimaginative and bureaucratic.
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Only those who went hungry with me and stood by me when I went through a bad time at some point in life will eat at my table.
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One of the things that would be great is to some day have so many women comedy writers that we wouldn't say there's just one type of female humor. There's lots.
