Joan Leslie Quotes
That's the way it is: you have to show your initiative, you have to show talent and availability, and still have an awful lot of luck.
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My style is all I have. When I go on stage, that's me in my comfort zone. It's not a costume. It's just me. And I want every woman to feel that way.
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As a young child, I was never a crier. I never cried to get my way, or even when I was in pain.
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Reality is never as bad as a nightmare, as the mental tortures we inflict on ourselves.
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Acting can be a narrow and isolated experience, because you only examine your particular part.
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Oh, I'm quite the impulse buyer. Most of what I buy is stuff for my Jeep, 'cause it breaks down a lot.
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Im not your biggest girly girl.
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I'm trying to learn the lessons of the past, but not to make speeches about the past.
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The teacher that I was for decades, and that I still am in a certain way, wondered what was meant by the word education. I was truly dumbfounded at the very thought of dealing with such an essential and extensive subject.
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For if the mystery concealed of old is made manifest to the Apostles through the prophetic writings, and if the prophets, being wise men, understood what proceeded from their own mouths, then the prophets knew what was made manifest to the Apostles.
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Every sale has five basic obstacles: no need, no money, no hurry, no desire, no trust.
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My parents, Gary and Patricia, let me be in my world. They never told me what I couldn't do. It helped me adapt in a positive way.
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All we have is our vote. But it's powerful.
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Americans call them hillbillies, rednecks, or white trash. I call them neighbors, friends, and family.
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I really like rustic mediterranean cooking. And I like trying out curry takeaways.
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You can write the best book you can, and that might still not be enough. Appeal isn't something that most writers can't strive for or identify. It's something even the best agents and editors can't always identify.
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I buy way too many books.
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I thought they would never select an Eastern writer for the Nobel. I was surprised.
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It's always hard to deal with injuries mentally, but I like to think about it as a new beginning. I can't change what happened, so the focus needs to go toward healing and coming back stronger than before.
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Sarah Palin is a symbol of everything that is wrong with the modern United States. As a representative of our political system, she's a new low in reptilian villainy, the ultimate cynical masterwork of puppeteers like Karl Rove.
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I love Tinkle, it's really the most fun I've had in years.
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I talk about race and culture, and that's what my fans respond to. If you grew up in an environment where race and culture were never an issue for you, or where you don't see the humor in our so-called differences, then you might not respond to what I'm doing.
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One of the presidents we could have done without.... There are some things I admire about Tyler, but there were also plenty of things that weren't so admirable.... The reason I have a certain amount of grudging respect for John Tyler is that he knew his own mind and stuck to his decisions.
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That's the way it is: you have to show your initiative, you have to show talent and availability, and still have an awful lot of luck.
