Maude Apatow Quotes
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A mother's arms are made of tenderness and children sleep soundly in them.
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Ah, sweet Content, where doth thine harbour hold.
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There's nowhere like Detroit; it's a modern necropolis: all these art deco masterpieces crumbling away.
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Do we really want to continue to push out the envelope of survival only to see other things crop up that we may not like?
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Getting your writing criticized can be a lot like getting skinned, and you respond to it just as enthusiastically.
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The only difference between the Democrats and the Republicans is that the Democrats allow the poor to be corrupt, too.
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Because pandemics almost always begin with the transmission of an animal microbe to a human, it's work that takes me all around the globe - from rain forest hunting camps of central Africa to wild animal markets of east Asia.
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What's great about working on a sitcom is that I spend so much time with people who are in other fields as well, such as writing, directing, and/or camera operating. Being on set is like being on a playground. I go from one thing to the next, and I've learned so much and hope to continue learning.
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You can't take yourself too seriously; it's important to poke fun at yourself. Once in a while, it is great to show your inadequacies, too.
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I learned early on that one of the secrets of campus leadership was the simplest thing of all: speak to people coming down the sidewalk before they speak to you. I would always look ahead and speak to the person coming toward me. If I knew them I would call them by name, but even if I didn't I would still speak to them.
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Everyone should learn to tango in Argentina before they die.
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Vanity can create a very cruel space for you if you don't know how to manage it.
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Patents have a place in medical science - for new inventions that advance the state of knowledge.
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No person is just one particular emotion.
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I simply wanted to get through college as quickly as humanly possible. I had no interest in extracurricular activities or anything that required me to be social. I was allergic to people.
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Remember how small the world was before I came along? I brought it all to life: I moved the whole world onto a 20-foot screen.
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I felt that a number of people might have questioned my loyalty, but I continue to be a patriotic American.
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I love to get a massage but I'm quite a baby with it. I don't like them too hard or anyone walking on me or anything. When it's good, it's the best thing ever. When it's bad, it's an hour of absolute agony.
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Miramax didn't introduce the actors at any of the screenings. That's why a lot of people thought 'Kids' was a documentary. I still meet people who think it was real.
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I figured managing people was obvious - I'd tell someone what they needed to do and they'd do what I wanted. It turns out that's not the case. It was frustrating at first.
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An ounce of logic can be worth more than a ton of tradition that has become obsolete through the weathering of time.
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After we shot the first 'Twilight,' we organized our own wrap party. We really didn't know what this was going to be. Something like that can come at you unexpectedly, and you just have to try your best to deal with it.
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We need to encourage investors to invest in high-technology startups.
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When I get nervous, my voice gets very high.
