Jenna Bush Quotes
I'm sure there were times when I wish I had thought, 'Gosh, that might really embarrass mom and dad,' but our parents didn't raise us to think about them. They're very selfless and they wanted us to have as normal of a college life as possible. So really, we didn't think of any repercussions.
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Businesses fail when they over-invest in what is at the expense of what could be.
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It's the 21st century. It's healthier for us, better for the environment and certainly kinder to be a vegetarian.
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Nothing exists except through language.
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We love a tale of heroes and villains and conflicts requiring a neat resolution.
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When I talk to people in need, they tell me they want to hope; they are eager for opportunity; they are ready for better days. And I can tell you that every time their hopes are disappointed, all nations lose.
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My life has been a dream. If someone had to write a story about it, it would seem a little unreal. It's the kind of story I would read and say, 'Nah, that's not possible.'
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There will be the 5% on the fringe of any hardcore fanbase that get angry about any change you make to the source material. The truth is that novels, games, comics, and what-have-you are not usually ready to be slapped up on screen as-is.
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There are millions of people who consume music illegally every month. Just getting them into a legal service will make the music industry way bigger than it's ever been before.
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A woman caring for her children; a woman striving to excel in the private sector; a woman partnering with her neighbors to make their street safer; a woman running for office to improve her country - they all have something to offer, and the more our societies empower women, the more we receive in return.
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My creativity all comes from the same place. I wear one very comfortable, large hat.
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I think every major character I've played was originally for an older woman. I have no idea what that says. I guess I'm mature for my age.
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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 always send new writers to 'Writer's Digest Books' line-up of how-to books. I read them all when I was starting out, and they were very helpful.
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I'm more liberated and happy than I've been my whole life. I'm just happy.
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If you want to live a long life, focus on making contributions.
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Let people have an education and you can't stop them.
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When you're on the subway in New York, people literally could be 11-inches away from you, and you can't just stare at them.
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I really like rustic mediterranean cooking. And I like trying out curry takeaways.
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I grew up in Decatur, Georgia. We had three boys in the household; actually, it felt like four of us. My pops sort of raised my uncle, too. So, it was four boys and, later, a younger sister.
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Gina Gershon was a year ahead of me in college.
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When I'm writing obviously I have all the nostalgia in the world, I have all the emotion in the world, but then when I actually perform, I need to just perform it, and that's it. I do retain like a little bit of it because I have to, I sing and perform the songs so I have to - it's a performance of the songs - but I just have to get the right balance.
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I think of 'The Hobbit' as more like a boy's own film, like those annuals from the 1930s and 1940s.
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I didn't think I was right for 'Cabaret'.
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I'm sure there were times when I wish I had thought, 'Gosh, that might really embarrass mom and dad,' but our parents didn't raise us to think about them. They're very selfless and they wanted us to have as normal of a college life as possible. So really, we didn't think of any repercussions.
