Brie Larson (Brianne Sidonie Desaulniers) Quotes
We had very few things. I had a couple pairs of jeans, a couple shirts. And same with my mom and sister. I think my sister had, like, two toys. We were living off of instant noodles.
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I love being the mayor. I want to be the mayor forever.
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I'm not comparing myself at all to him, but I like the idea that Ernest Hemingway always wrote about certain things he knew, he knew the ins and outs, back to fronts of what he was talking about. I love that as an inspiration for myself, to keep it true to what you know.
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What Washington needs is adult supervision.
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Corruption is everywhere. It's not just in the Congress. Corruption is not just your prerogative or mine.
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The family is the school of duties - founded on love.
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No good actor ever stops learning. He is constantly evolving.
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I'm never away from my boys for more than three days.
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There are so many figures in our history that did not believe they could make a change, and they did.
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In Hollywood they're getting younger, but believe me, it's not the food. It's the plastic surgery.
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Growing up in the public spotlight and having insecurities like every other girl, I really know what it's like to feel self-conscious.
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I grew up thinking it was wonderful to be big and strong and to be able to knock down other children in the playground if I needed to. But I never felt the need.
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I'm not confident in my own ability to resist the titanic force of my own ego.
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Although the French were very friendly and helpful. On one location we were to film at the top of the Eiffel Tower but we couldn't, as it was so misty with four inches of snow on the ground. We couldn't see a thing but we finally got it done.
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Democracy presumes that we're all created equal; competition proves we are not, or else every race would end in a tie.
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Let me make a solemn pledge before all of you, before the whole world and before God, that I will devote all my energy and all I possess in my power to serve the people of Nigeria and humanity.
Olusegun Obasanjo -
With each new book, the march of our national history takes a step forward. When one is present at a book launch, one is bearing witness to the birth of a new body of ideas, to the coming into being of another testimony of history.
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Growing up, there were TV shows that were very funny but very traditional. Classic things like 'Fawlty Towers,' obviously, and 'Blackadder' were pretty traditionally shot. And then there were the ones that start to break the mold or be really ambitious. The ones that spring particularly to mind would be 'The Young Ones.'
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I never met a woman I didn't like. I love 'em all, in their different ways.
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You get rid of the fear of death by understanding that it is an integral fact of our existence. You do that through will and reason.
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My mom and I don't have a lot of photos of my early years.
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The math of durability in McCain's life is extraordinary.
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When something you make doesn't work, it didn't work, not you. You, you work. You keep trying.
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I think it's important to remember where I began. I know that when I talk to other writers, say, writers from the South or writers from abroad, it's where they begin as children that is important to them.
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We had very few things. I had a couple pairs of jeans, a couple shirts. And same with my mom and sister. I think my sister had, like, two toys. We were living off of instant noodles.
