Patty Griffin Quotes
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Whatever you want to do in the industry, do it on the smallest level at first. If you want to be a writer, write a screenplay in your house. If you want to be an actor, put on a one-man show. If you want to be a stand-up comedian, go to an open mic.
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If you love things or ideas or people that contradict each other, you have to be prepared to fight for every square inch of intellectual real estate you occupy.
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You can't get more for less. You get what you pay for.
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The thing you notice here after America is how refreshingly ordinary people look because they haven't had their chin wrapped around the back of their ears.
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Mixing in some rusty oranges is a warm way to update your place for fall.
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There is nothing on earth divine except humanity.
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Wisdom is knowledge which has become a part of one's being.
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Actors get pigeonholed very quickly, particularly movie actors. In the theater, one is more used to casting people against type and trusting that their talent and skill will get them through.
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What woman doesn't want to go out there and kick some butt? I did it with a sword in 'Conan,' I did it with a crossbow in 'G.I. Joe,' and I've got my multi-tool and my super-suit in 'Continuum.' It's really a release, and it's quite cool.
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If elected, I will win.
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A nation is a totality of men united through community of fate into a community of character.
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That is why we are working with these various groups that have volunteers. We can get a lot of these things done. Nobody has dropped out, and a lot of people would like to join. We now know what each other does.
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I'm interested in how we react when we're heavily pressed. When we're vulnerable and our survival is in question, how do we behave?
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Studies by many labs have already started to identify specific circuits of neurons involved in normal cognitive function like memory and learning, as well as disease processes such as Parkinson's disease, depression, and autism.
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You can't let one bad moment spoil a bunch of good ones.
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I was a fervent Catholic, and I belonged to the national organizations, even becoming one of the national leaders, until the age of 21, 22.
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I quite like the element of surprise, and as much as I have my ideas, I always appreciate ideas that come from other people as well, and I love the mystery of not knowing.
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You can't help but feel all the human-rights issues.
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I'm an only child so am happy with my own company and I don't really get lonely.
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Truth is always exciting. Speak it, then; life is dull without it.
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If you're really good at doing what you do, good things will come.
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Life is like school. You aren't going to be born knowing what to do in every situation. You learn little by little.
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Fame is a can of worms I haven't really had to contend with.
