Joanne Woodward Quotes
Sexiness wears thin after a while and beauty fades, but to be married to a man who makes you laugh every day, ah, now that's a real treat.
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If I want popularity, I go to a chef's convention.
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Well, one of my favorite ones to work on - besides just about any scene from 'Deadwood' - was my scene with Brad Pitt in 'Assassination of Jesse James'. That was just a fun day.
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My professional and human obsession is the nature of language, and my best relationships are with other writers. In many ways, I know George Eliot better than I know my husband.
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It is important to expect nothing, to take every experience, including the negative ones, as merely steps on the path, and to proceed.
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I like hip-hop, but I don't like concerts. There's, like, sweat on people's backs.
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I'll promise to go easier on drinking and to get to bed earlier, but not for you, fifty thousand dollars, or two-hundred and fifty thousand dollars will I give up women. They're too much fun.
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The true character of ministry is a servants heart.
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When George W. Bush entered office, the national debt was $5 trillion. When he left, it was $10 trillion. I think the administration spent too much money.
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We didn't realize there were that many boy bands until we started touring in Europe. I don't think we were ever affected by it since a lot of the groups in Europe didn't really sing live, but we did and would perform a cappella as well.
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What I want to do is tell stories about normal people in the American suburbs. I don't write the book where it's a conspiracy reaching the prime minister; I don't write the book with the big serial killer who lops off heads. My setting is a very placid pool of suburbia, family life. And within that I can make pretty big splashes.
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I got into retailing because I wanted a real job.
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To destroy is always the first step in any creation.
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Beijing, much as it has done with Hong Kong, persists in equating 'people power' with instability.
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I will continue to try and be innovative to keep it fresh for my fans.
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I have never spoken for anyone but myself.
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A woman's health is her capital.
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I don't think I have the ability or patience to teach badminton to others.
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Leadership is an opportunity to serve. It is not a trumpet call to self-importance.
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Conservative policies have on the whole worked - insofar as any set of policies can be said to 'work' in the real world. Conservatives of the Reagan-Bush-Gingrich-Bush years have a fair amount to be proud of.
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To give real service you must add something which cannot be bought or measured with money, and that is sincerity and integrity.
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In my early shows, I wanted to put myself through a new childhood, disintegrating my whole identity to let the real one emerge.
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The truth of the matter is the real industry is in LA and the cream of the talent is there.
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First person narrative is a very effective tool but you have to know as a writer how to make it work.
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Sexiness wears thin after a while and beauty fades, but to be married to a man who makes you laugh every day, ah, now that's a real treat.
