Penny Marshall Quotes
My brother and sister were much older. They were planned. I was not planned for. I was called the mistake, amongst other things.
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What is more important? What the members of a politicised tribunal say, or what the citizens vote for? For me, it is clear.
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When I admire the wonders of a sunset or the beauty of the moon, my soul expands in the worship of the creator.
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I don't make movies for the same reason that a lot of people do. I make films because I need to see them exist in a very specific way.
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If you don't meet the standards, then you don't qualify.
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It's hard not to get depressed when you pay attention to the world and how strangely and corrupt the people in it sometimes behave.
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Competition on anything is good, because it makes everybody better.
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Reddit is where anyone can come and tell their real story.
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Sometimes, I find that just the simplest, cleanest things that are intelligently performed are funniest to me.
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If I was a condiment, I'm gonna go ahead and say I would be Sriracha, because I go well with other things. I'm too much for some people, and hipsters like me.
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I'm a single child. I wanted a little brother or a little sister growing up, but when I think about it, I'm happy I'm an only child.
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My hopes are not always realized, but I always hope.
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This whole idea that we address environmental issues by not doing stuff just doesn't work.
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I would sooner read a time-table or a catalogue than nothing at all. They are much more entertaining than half the novels that are written.
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Every man has a right to utter what he thinks truth, and every other man has a right to knock him down for it. Martyrdom is the test.
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I saw John Garfield smoke. He was my idol, so I smoked. I even smoked like him.
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Story and plot, not historical facts, are the engine of a novel, but I was committed to working through the grain of actual history and coming to something, an overall effect, which approximated truth.
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I'm inspired every time I see a role I'd like to play, an actor turn in a well crafted performance, a story I'd like to tell, direct or produce.
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Dismissals of poetry are nothing new. It's easy to dismiss poetry if one has not read much of it.
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I have spent a lot of time in the art world, and I guess I do listen to how people speak. I'm interested in what they say and how they say it.
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I jog in the morning and then write for about two hours. There are times when I'm really excited and can't wait to get back to it. But there are days when I don't know what's coming next, and I really have to force it.
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I try not to pass judgment on anyone, and I wish they wouldn't pass it on me.
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Lust is the sin that gets me excited. Luckily, because I'm married, I also get really good jewelry out of it.
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Growing up I played in garage bands and cover bands with my older brother, and he got us a gig opening up for some hippie jam band. I was 15. I felt like such an adult!
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My brother and sister were much older. They were planned. I was not planned for. I was called the mistake, amongst other things.
