Persis Khambatta Quotes
I was brought to Hollywood by Gene Roddenberry and Michael Eisner, chosen from 600 hopefuls to star in the original 'Star Trek' motion picture. The success of the film, coupled with the allure that I had shaved my head for the role, put a spotlight on me.
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When I was governor, I was looking for a way to unify our state. I realized music is about the only thing that unifies Tennessee.
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All change is bad. But sometimes it has to be done.
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Editing and post-production is so important with comedy.
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I just was in the second round. That's painful, because always is tough to lose, but well, that's sport. You win, you lose.
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We don't need to bring down the rich folk to help the poor.
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We are born believing. A man bears beliefs as a tree bears apples.
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I come from a dysfunctional family, so my views of parents and parenting used to be highly mixed.
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Having grown up on a family farm, I am all too familiar with the effects a drought can have on a crop.
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My brother was a big marathoner. He was a great collegiate runner at Beloit College. He won his conference's races, and he did tons of marathons. I would go out and run with him every once in a while just to hang out with him.
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I get really restless when I haven't worked for a day and a half. I have a recurring dream that people are lined up next to my bed, waiting for autographs and taking pictures of me!
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I love the feeling that you get when you can really laugh with a man and be natural and not always think that there's a sexual element going on. For me, flirting with a man means making fun of myself and trying to open myself and be very unpretentious.
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I would have strong opinions and be prepared to argue my case, but if you talk to my colleagues, I think you'd find they consider me the jokester, the informal mayor of the West Wing.
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Everything is discursive opinion instead of direct experience.
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Intolerance betrays want of faith in one's cause.
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I'm a mother with two small children, so I don't take as much crap as I used to.
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I don't cook fancy every day. I don't think anybody can, nor would it be very good for you.
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The Cemetery of Forgotten Books is like the greatest, most fantastic library you could ever imagine. It's a labyrinth of books with tunnels, bridges, arches, secret sections - and it's hidden inside an old palace in the old city of Barcelona.
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God, my brain really goes to mush when I'm pregnant.
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A life of total dedication to the truth also means a life of willingness to be personally challenged.
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We have fools in all sects, and impostors in most; why should I believe mysteries no one can understand, because written by men who chose to mistake madness for inspiration and style themselves Evangelicals?
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Being a writer - even a best-selling one - is usually not anywhere near as public as being a movie star, at least not when I'm out in 'real life' like this. Not that I don't use what fame I have, every chance I get, to help sell more books.
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I think the greatest star in American at the moment is Kevin Costner.
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I was brought to Hollywood by Gene Roddenberry and Michael Eisner, chosen from 600 hopefuls to star in the original 'Star Trek' motion picture. The success of the film, coupled with the allure that I had shaved my head for the role, put a spotlight on me.
