Jenna McCarthy Quotes
Women tell stories; men want answers. Guys get impatient when we drone on forever; we get frustrated when they tune out.
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I was doing a scene in a medical tent in 18th-century battle dress, pantaloons and a ripped shirt, and the guy from the crew kept asking me if I was OK, if I was too cold. I told him, 'Are you kidding? I'm from Wales!'
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Alan Rickman's Hans Gruber is the greatest bad guy in a movie ever.
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Joy is the simplest form of gratitude.
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I think chalking up human behavior to evil lets us all off the hook too easily.
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I buried Joel on our 48th anniversary. I had been with her since I was 16.
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Basically, people in other countries don't want to have to work quite as flat-out as they do in Japan.
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There is no problem that is not improved by effort, and no effort that is too paltry to be worth undertaking.
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The difference in the quality of medical care received by people with mental illness is one of the reasons why they live shorter lives than people without mental illness. Even in the best-resourced countries in the world, this life expectancy gap is as much as 20 years. In the developing countries of the world, this gap is even larger.
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My question about my art and my music has always been, 'Am I good, or am I good because?' I'm not the artist who wants to have the 'because' attached.
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People might think writing is a hard business, but it's nowhere near acting.
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It takes so long for the folks who are earning minimum wage to finally see a little bit of a rise... that it takes a little nudge, I think, from government.
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Of strong importance to me is the defense of minority rights, not just racial minorities, but ideological and religious minorities.
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I've got a 12-year-old grandson who, when he was 3 years old, before he could say many other words, could name the different kinds of dinosaurs.
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My label in Toronto was 'Stand Pat' and I think that was a fair assessment. I tried to be patient, but if a trade came along - big or small - that I thought should be made, I would make it.
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Self esteem is the reputation we acquire with ourselves.
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In tight quarters, it's important to choose small-scale items.
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Elegance is not a dispensable luxury but a factor that decides between success and failure.
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To be honest with you, I never looked at soccer as a sacrifice.
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What I'm very concerned about is how do we bolster our self-awareness as humans, as biological organisms?
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When you're in a soap, it's fantastic, and I'm really grateful for the fans who watch you and support you. For me, it was the best experience because I was able to act every day and work with so many different directors and get some great storylines and learn on-screen.
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Women in Islamic countries are exposed to male domination as a rule rather than as an exception... If anyone protests... as I have done, you are sure to be branded as a witch... What I demand is freedom for women from male domination and a uniform code... It that can be construed as blasphemy, I cannot help it.
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It is amusing to hear the modern Christian telling you how mild and rationalistic Christianity really is and ignoring the fact that all its mildness and rationalism is due to the teaching of men who in their own day were persecuted by all orthodox Christians.
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Women tell stories; men want answers. Guys get impatient when we drone on forever; we get frustrated when they tune out.
