John Kenneth Galbraith Quotes
In the really hard cases you're choosing between the disastrous and the catastrophic, and it's hard to tell someone which one is which.
Quotes to Explore
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I landed the female lead role on 'Chuck' within three days of landing in L.A., so it was a little overwhelming, and I definitely felt like I got thrown into the deep end.
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I'm uncomfortable with the focus on the poet and not on the poem.
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I decided there and then to sue the bastards.
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The kinds of things I like with crystals are the really beautiful costume jewelry, vintage pieces, and they usually have that diamond shape.
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The best thing about being on the road in general is just playing every single night in front of people that are genuinely fans of your music.
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There's a picture there that people realize that, we stop helping Israel, we lose God's hand, and we're in big time trouble.
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I never went to a university, and I am proud to say so because I don't think I have done too badly.
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The illusion is that most of my work is simply about past events: a point in history and nothing else.
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I'm Latin, for crying out loud - I can't hold anything back!
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Writing can be a very solitary profession, and when deadlines are looming, it's tempting to glue myself to my desk, but I try to make sure I get out a few times a month with friends just so I don't forget what it means to be social.
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When you think of the typical Teach For America corps member, soldiers and ex-bankers are probably not the people who come to mind. In fact, there is no such thing as a typical corps member. They can't be neatly pigeonholed or painted with a broad brush.
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Product-wise, I use a morning and night cleanser. I'm really not a brand person.
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We are all 99.9 percent genetically equal. It is one one-hundredth of one percent of genetic material that makes the difference between any one of us.
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The test of a first-rate intelligence is the ability to hold two opposed ideas in mind at the same time and still retain the ability to function.
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It's more necessary than ever before to ensure that discernment and the development of a critical mind guide our take on the world and inform our relationship to the media and information.
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I get to hang out with people I think are awesome, and do work I think is awesome. It's really cool.
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I'm working on a screenplay right now for the BBC, but I hope to have the decks cleared soon so I can get into the studio with my pals and put down some more tracks, try to get a strong dance single together.
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You may have made some mistakes, but just like a parent helps their child when they are learning to walk, God will help you get right back up anytime you fall.
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Originally when I went off to work on 'The Lord of The Rings' I got a call from my agent saying that I was just going to do a voice. But I couldn't really approach it like that. To get Gollum's voice I had to play the character.
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In a one-woman show, there must be compelling material that you adore. In both of these there are conversations with you and another character. My Second City (improvisation) background comes in very handy for accent and body posture.
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People are generally opposed to things they know nothing about.
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Clothes are a big part of a free society, I think, and what you wear is so indicative of the political climate you're living in.
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Everything considered, work is less boring than amusing oneself.
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In the really hard cases you're choosing between the disastrous and the catastrophic, and it's hard to tell someone which one is which.
