Jessica Lynch Quotes
I don't come from a rich family - it's not like we lived in a cardboard box, but we didn't have a ton of money.
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I don't need to be motivated by anybody. Never have.
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I didn't have outstanding numbers coming out of college and I'm not 6'6 with 230 lbs.
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You know, I'm an African-American quarterback. That may scare a lot of people because they – they haven't seen nothing that they can compare me to.
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The best restriction I learned was getting into the habit of doing something, even if I didn't feel like it, instead of running away from it. Sometimes good work needs to be earned, and when you can overcome yourself, the muse notices and celebrates.
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My dream was to play in good films, no matter in what country. I always waited for a decent script, and nothing has changed. I'm just sure that nothing in life is random, and I believe in the fate which guides you. Probably my starring in 'A Good Day to Die Hard' is good proof of that.
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The one way to discover about aliens is to tune your radio telescope and listen to the signals.
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The urge to save humanity is almost always a false front for the urge to rule.
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In a movie, you have to be mindful that no budget is going to be able to deal with running around the globe at every whim of the writer.
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At the end of the day, you can't have a vision; you have to have a hope. This is where the miracle comes in.
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Editing is a natural extension of the collage making. It's actually one of the few areas that women were able to excel in in the film industry from the beginning.
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Do you know what I love about hunting? That I am no one in the woods, no one at all. I thought the animals might recognize me, but they didn't. They did not even ask me for any autographs.
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My perception is that I've never done anything but work really hard.
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When I want to understand what is happening today or try to decide what will happen tomorrow, I look back.
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The only ones who like Milton Berle are his mother - and the public.
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I have a handicap in that English is not my first language. So even though I'm a writer, I don't write anymore because it's just harder in English.
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At school I got teased because I was so thin and awkward-looking. But the girls on TV looked similar to me. I would say to my mum, 'The girls at school are teasing me, but I look like those girls on TV.'
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It's a touchy subject, but as a Southerner, you can't ignore our history any more than a Renaissance painter can ignore the Virgin Mary. And it's impossible to drive down a road or eat a vegetable or pass a church without being reminded of slavery.
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I am a writer of the textbooks of scientology.
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I tend to not try and listen to a lot of other artists while I'm writing, because if I hear something that's brilliant.
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When I see a friend play Hamlet or see an inspirational performance, I absolutely get excited by the idea of changing things up.
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I think that 'Saving Grace' is pretty funny. I think that the show and the woman have a pretty great sense of humor.
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I've gone for long stretches without working. I remember many times peeking into my checkbook to see if any money was left.
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Inequality makes everyone unhappy, the poor most of all, and that is well within the remit of the state. More money gives less extra happiness the richer we get, yet we are addicted to earning and spending more every year.
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I don't come from a rich family - it's not like we lived in a cardboard box, but we didn't have a ton of money.
