Jeannette Rankin Quotes
Bribes are not offered in such a way that you can prove them, and in order to prove that I didn't accept a bribe, I had to run.
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The white man made the mistake of letting me read his history books. He made the mistake of teaching me that Patrick Henry was a patriot and George Washington – wasn't nothing non-violent about old Pat or George Washington.
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Growing up, I didn't feel cool; I didn't fit into any crowd.
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I have to say, sushi freaks me out more than almost anything.
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I don't like getting out when I could be painting. And when I'm painting, I don't want anybody else around.
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Sitting on a bedroom floor crying is something that makes you feel really alone. If someone's singing about that feeling, you feel bonded to that person.
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I have freckles; I don't like covering up too much. I like things dewy and natural, and I think that having moisture in your skin is really beautiful and youthful - sometimes that's more important than coverage.
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My baby will be growing up in Liverpool, so we have another Scouser.
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One thing is certain: We can't go back. The musical will never be the same as it was.
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Cover the canvas at the first go, then work at it until you see nothing more to add.
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This would not be a problem if I were driving a snowplow.
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Every film is a puzzle really, from an editorial point of view.
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Nobody believes it, but I slept on a futon till I was 13.
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My first play was 'The Room', written when I was twenty-seven.
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I've always just been attracted to comedy.
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Having a chance to be someone other than yourself and to act out stuff that makes people look at you, like, wow, and that's why I love acting so much.
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I'll give you my opinion of the human race in a nutshell... their heart's in the right place, but their head is a thoroughly inefficient organ.
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The number of American presidential candidates varies with the sunspot cycle and the phases of the moon.
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I know this president. And I can tell you that he cares deeply about the next generation of young women in this country - his daughters, and everyone's daughters. President Obama had the courage to stand with Sandra Fluke. Without hesitation, he defended her right to tell her story.
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Different scenes call for different acting styles. The kinds of scenes I like most are the ones where you just bury yourself in there. So I wouldn't say that's the only way to be funny, but that's my favorite way to play stuff, to try to put myself in a situation where that kind of acting is necessary.
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He that sympathizes in all the happiness of others, perhaps himself enjoys the safest happiness.
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You can never have 'equality' between two things that are not equal by definition. And so, for example, you can have equality among 'people', but not between 'men' and 'women'.
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I didn't know why dessert was invented or what function it was meant to perform. Raising livestock and the harvesting of grains are ancient activities, but when did humankind decide it also needed creme brulee?
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[People saying to me] "You look taller on TV." I get that all the time.
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Bribes are not offered in such a way that you can prove them, and in order to prove that I didn't accept a bribe, I had to run.
