Jan Schakowsky Quotes
American workers are the best in the world. They teach our children, care for our sick and elderly, build our communities, and much more.
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If I categorized home runs that I've seen, without a doubt the monumental one is Henry's... but I've seen a lot of classic, great home runs. Gibson's was probably the most theatrical home run I've ever seen.
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It's more fun to arrive a conclusion than to justify it.
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When I was pregnant, I had the romantic idea that after the baby was born I would not only take up reading in earnest again, but also write a novel while my daughter slept in her Moses basket. Of course, I barely had time to keep up with my magazines until she started sleeping properly.
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When I was in the running for the role of Elphaba, I knew it was important to research and study as much background information as I could, so I got my head stuck into 'Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West' by Gregory Maguire, and I believe I lost many days, weeks, and months reading it - I was captivated!
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I have a great relationship with my parents. I have not been on lithium.
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You have no power at all if you do not exercise constant power.
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The degree that these scenes went to... there was a couple of days I was upset... I'd have to hurry back to the girls in the makeup trailer and have a bit of a cry because it messes with your head.
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Whatever the situation at hand, that's what I'm dealing with and trying to be true to it in that moment.
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I should confess that I'm woefully under-read in South African fiction.
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I don't want to mess with my face. So I'm becoming fluent in French so I can go to France and make French films when I'm 60.
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It's good to be busy on a film set because there is a lot of sitting around, so if you've got two roles to play at one time, then that's great to do.
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Put variety into your mental bill of fare as well as into your physical. It will pay you rich returns.
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I feel the audience are friends that have come to see us. That was always how we look on it in the Carter Family. I've never suffered stage fright.
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A hit film is what we work for as actors, as that goes to show that we have managed to entertain our audiences who shower us with their love and affection throughout the years.
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I feel like every word I say now, I can really inspire people.
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It's easier to rip somebody to shreds while you're making them laugh.
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It's more important to try to do something for the crores of poor people of my country.
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It's very flattering when you look into the crowd and people have made an effort and dressed in your style.
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Let us also reflect on the honorable service of our men and women of the U.S. Armed Forces currently serving our country overseas in Iraq and Afghanistan, and around the world.
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Being a strong woman is very important to me. But doing it all on my own is not.
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There is no business in the world - I don't care what it is, whether it's I.T. or manufacturing - that does not have what I may refer to as a blended resource base. You have high-end work. You have engineering work. You have some local knowledge you require. Then, you have some very low-cost work to be done.
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No matter what he does, every person on earth plays a central role in the history of the world. And normally he doesn't know it.
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American workers are the best in the world. They teach our children, care for our sick and elderly, build our communities, and much more.
