Maya Soetoro-Ng Quotes
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I could work in the shower if I had plastic paper.
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I know one of the reasons God gave me kids was to test my patience.
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I am glad that Wimbledon is my last slam. I love the atmosphere and courts of SW19, and it is an addiction, which I will find tough to give up.
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The film kept me from working as a secretary. It was a real stroke of luck. A miracle.
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I'm less interested in how people are following each other and more interested in how they are following topics and tweets themselves. People are following more key words and concepts and more ideas and acting on those rather than individuals or organizations.
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Before the operation on my left hand I wasn't able to stretch my fingers open all the way. I've never had very big hands, but I could do the splits with them. Eventually I couldn't any more. I had a twisted tendon in my little finger that prevented me from being able to stretch.
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'Marco Polo' had some negative reactions in the press. Viewers have loved it, and the volume of viewing has been phenomenal.
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I went to Australia and did a three day hike with my fiance through the wilderness, which was nice.
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I am a scientist. Mine is a professional world that achieves great things for humanity.
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About a year after leaving drama school or a year and a half - and I was working solidly ever since leaving drama school - I picked up 'Game of Thrones.'
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It's never black and white on 'Game of Thrones.' If you think it's black and white, you're watching it wrong.
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I'm a working actor. I don't make my own work, so it's the opportunities that are presented to me.
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I read in a weird way. It comes in waves, and then I start, like, five different books at once. It takes me six months to a year to finish them all, since I read mostly on planes.
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On another level, I want to mention that I have a strong Jewish identity and - over the years - have been involved in several Jewish projects, such as the establishment of a strong program of Judaic Studies at the University of California in San Diego.
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Georgia O'Keeffe proposed that I live with her. She was in New Mexico then, and I wanted to be in New York.
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Men gossip for just as long and about the same subjects as women, but tend to talk more about themselves.
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We have now seen that there is no particle of evidence for the Egyptian origin of Tarot cards.
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My friends are a huge part of my inspiration.
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A man cannot spend his life worrying about the unexpected.
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God keeps telling us to be not afraid, to go big.
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I am a fierce advocate for the economic empowerment of all women. In the Congress, I am one of the leaders of an initiative called 'When Women Succeed, America Succeeds.' It is an economic agenda for women aimed at making sure women have equal pay for equal work, paid sick leave, and affordable child care.
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From a young age, I was rubbing elbows with a very different kind of person and social class, and I felt a lot of tension and conflict in my identity because of that.
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This country pays a price whenever our economy fails to deliver rising living standards to our citizens - which is exactly what has been the case for years now. We pay a price when our political system cannot come together and agree on the difficult but necessary steps to rein in entitlement spending or reform our tax system.
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I've always kept a journal and brought storytelling into my teaching.
