Jill Sobule Quotes
I'm an older woman who's not going to have a shiny pop song ever again, so that gives me license to do whatever the hell I want.
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Right now, I'm not really thinking about marriage.
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I don't think anybody thinks they're bad, just in life, in general.
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I was an easygoing guy, and school was pretty much people trying to challenge me to a fight, y'know, saying, 'Rambo! Rocky!'
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And for the few that only lend their ear, That few is all the world.
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By 2025, we can expect the world to be completely digital. Paper books will be a thing of the past. Education will be delivered through analytics-based assessment tools and adaptive learning platforms.
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When I represent Team GB, I never give less than 100 per cent. It is an absolute honour.
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Recently I've been collecting Star Wars figures again. When I was a kid I couldn't afford them. Now I can so I've been buying them and keeping them in their box for a later date when they'll be worth a lot of money.
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Luckily, I have been offered the chance to play a South American, Hispanic and even a character from the Middle East in films. There are also a lot of TV series in the U.S. that have a strong presence of actors from India.
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I think that the greatest lesson I learned from my father is just having compassion towards people.
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I read 'The Shining' before I ever saw the movie, when I was maybe 12.
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Ergo, because of the money problem, it is probable that our orchestras will soon go down in quality.
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I was a big fan of Jim Hall as well. I liked his comping style, his accompanying. And that he played, generally, four note chords, the top four strings of the guitar.
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You'd better believe that Putin sees that in Syria, Obama draws a red line and ignores the red line.
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Too many people hold a very narrow view of what motivates us. They believe that the only way to get us moving is with the jab of a stick or the promise of a carrot. But if you look at over 50 years of research on motivation, or simply scrutinize your own behavior, it's pretty clear human beings are more complicated than that.
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College inspired me to think differently. It's like no other time in your life.
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Everyone tells me to play as long as you can. Sometimes, it goes in one ear and out the other.
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People want someone focused on getting the job done, not political talking points but rather solving problems.
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Nothing was more up-to-date when it was built, or is more obsolete today, than the railroad station.
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Any time you're a poster child for the CIA, there are a lot of people that are - either have ideological or they are mentally unbalanced - that are going to try to find you and perhaps cause you harm.
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Most professional women I know - myself included - long since gave up looking for a rulebook or a roadmap; we make it up as we go along. Every day presents a new choice, a new challenge, which makes long-term career planning seem like an especially abstract exercise.
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If I can iron out my accent, it opens up another world of possible jobs. Whereas if you have that very strong European accent, it leaves you always being cast as the Hungarian maid or the stripper or whatever. I have voice lessons, and my coach has given me different tongue-twisters to rehearse at home.
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If venereal delight and the power of propagating the species were permitted only to the virtuous, it would make the world very good.
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My father has a manufacturing company in Kentucky, and he's an electrical engineer. A brilliant man. A brilliant businessman. So he understands the business aspects of my business very well. My dad and I always communicate when I have to negotiate a deal.
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I'm an older woman who's not going to have a shiny pop song ever again, so that gives me license to do whatever the hell I want.
