Brit Marling Quotes
I'd studied theater growing up and loved that, but didn't have many examples of artists around me.
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Cuba needs a dose of perestroika.
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I like sitting close to windows.
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There was just a lot of comedy on the TV in the house, and my parents are both very funny.
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In a democracy, allegations will never improve situations. So, I'm against allegations, but I always welcome criticism.
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Sometimes 'Rookie' is written about like, 'Finally! Something for alternative girls!' and I'm like, 'No!' Obviously it's not for everyone, but I used to think that there are cheerleaders, and there are art kids.
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As a child, I always liked dressing up and getting into character, and actors are lucky in being able to retain that playfulness, though we do seem to find it hard to grow up.
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I want to help middle-school girls stay interested in math and be good at it, and see it as friendly and accessible and not this scary thing. Everyone else in society tells them it's not for them. It's for nerdy white guys with pocket protectors.
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I tried to play rugby but was never very good.
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You should always leave the party 10 minutes before you actually do.
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As a European I had fit in almost seamlessly in New York for the last 25 years, but in Oklahoma I stood out like a sore thumb.
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I just feel like whenever the team needs a bucket, I can come and get it. I feel I'm a really good scorer.
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Reality TV is easier to digest if it comes in small amounts.
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Building capacity dissolves differences. It irons out inequalities.
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I think I'm going to be around awhile.
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I was an umpire at little league softball games. I only lasted a few games because I wasn't one hundred percent clear on all the rules.
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I sort of mind living in a time when most of the literature is terribly personal. I suppose it's because I grew up on a love of history, philosophy, science and religion, but not to think too much about yourself.
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Authenticity is a virtue. But just as you can have too little authenticity, you can also have too much.
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Jesus is still up in Heaven, thumbing through his Bible, going 'Where did I say build a water slide?'
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There's a time for words and a time for silence. If you're listening, you'll hear the difference.
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I need my family to remind me in a loving and nice way to lighten up.
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I like 'The Nightly Show.' People ask me what it is, and I say, 'If you're watching 'The Daily Show,' and it feels like it's getting a little darker, you're probably watching 'The Nightly Show.''
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I have never learned to draw a hand well enough, so why should I stop trying now?
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I consider the first 20 performances just learning the piece. Think about it this way: If you think about a pianist who plays a Schubert sonata through his whole lifetime - if you listen to Rubenstein or Horowitz playing their repertoire later in their life, you understand the richness with which they play that music, and how differently they must have played it when they were younger.
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I'd studied theater growing up and loved that, but didn't have many examples of artists around me.
