Jan Schakowsky Quotes
Women are the overwhelming majority of the workers providing long-term support to seniors and people with disabilities. As a result, women are the ones most affected by legislative decisions on long-term care.
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I don't think I've ever sent a text to Gordon Brown because I'm confident that he would absolutely have no idea how to receive it. He barely managed to master WordPerfect 4.1.
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If I get to a place early in the morning, I try to walk around by myself. I still try to find cool places to go to, like a record store in St. Louis or some restaurant in Chicago.
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I was born and brought up in the countryside. I used to live in a sort of converted stables on the grounds of a castle, and I spent a lot of my childhood running around with a pretend sword pretending to be Robert the Bruce.
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Between the ages of 18 and 20, I made three hour-long films. One was a superhero film called 'Carbolic Soap.' One was a cop film called 'Dead Right.' And the other was called 'A Fistful Of Fingers.'
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I'm not slim. I'm a curvy girl: I've got thighs and a bum. I don't mind baring the fact that I've got a bit of cellulite because everybody has. I find it off-putting when everybody on telly is the same size or looks the same build. For me, it's important for people to watch someone normal.
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The 77 cents that women make for every dollar men earn makes a real difference to our families - families stretching to make every dollar count.
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One of the side benefits of staying in the closet is you can have a much bigger career.
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There was a period where I was a little scared that I'd blown my chance.
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I'm letting inspiration move me, in whatever direction it may, without concern if this sounds too rap or too indie, or there's too many words in it.
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I see no conflict whatsoever between Christianity and good business practices. People say you can't mix business with religion. I say there's no other way.
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Excellence is the best deterrent to racism or sexism.
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I'm writing from a place of - a center of authenticity, somewhere that only I know how to write from.
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I need talk more, call people out. It's not who I am, but I feel I need to do this more to bring more attention for me.
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I don't want to rap forever. But I want to be rich forever.
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I became aware that all sounds can make meaningful language.
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I've always said that the word 'genius,' especially in Hollywood, is way overused.
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Conflict is the beginning of consciousness.
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The fear of hell, or aiming to be blest, savors too much of private interest.
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There are far too many people in university in Britain. If you want to make money, be a plumber.
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Nothing divided people more deeply than how they felt about cats.
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Absolutely. There are a 1000 better coaches in the cities, but I'm the best in the country.
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When everyone thinks alike, no one is thinking clearly.
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I think, ultimately, if you create characters that people like and can relate to, your characters are grounded on a human level even if your cars are not.
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Women are the overwhelming majority of the workers providing long-term support to seniors and people with disabilities. As a result, women are the ones most affected by legislative decisions on long-term care.
