Meghan Daum Quotes
I was just 13 when 'The Big Chill' was released in late September 1983, so I didn't catch all of its nuances when I sneaked into the theater to see it. But I could tell one thing for sure: These people were grown-ups.
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There comes a time when money doesn't matter.
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My dad's a doctor, and when I was 8, I went to one of his medical conferences where they were demonstrating laser surgery on a chicken. I was so mad that a chicken had to die, I never ate meat again.
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People in the mass media tend more and more every day to look and act like elected and appointed officials.
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Two hundred years ago, our precursors in Haiti struck a blow for freedom, which was heard around the world, and across centuries.
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At the end of the day, I'd love to see children stop begging their parents to go to the circus. That's what would make me most happy.
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The problem with rich lists is... it is impossible to know what someone is worth until they have died and you have sold it.
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There are, essentially, as many opinions on marriage as there are people in the world.
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I think every movie is its own little world, and a director certainly sets the tone.
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Excellence is the best deterrent to racism or sexism.
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Americans are good at pursuing happiness. And the Americans who pursue happiness most diligently show that we're also good at running it down and killing it.
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I believe that everything has a shelf life.
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My Christian Louboutins are also one of the secrets to my not-for-profit success. Here's why - and it's something that everyone who manages employees, whether in a for-profit business or a not-for-profit, should keep in mind: A little extravagance goes a long way.
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I've always tried to explore the humorous aspects of life.
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I am ashamed to run against a lady. It's demeaning, very degrading. I have always refused to argue with a lady.
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American democracy in the past has always been known for its large middle class and its relatively few very wealthy people and very few very poor people, but that is gone to today and the middle class is shrinking.
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I love walks, hiking, exploring and being on the beach.
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2005 was a great year for me for fantastic roles that nobody saw.
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Do you know how many companies have wanted me to do an energy drink for them because I named my book 'Crush It!'? It might be fun one day, but right now I think it would undermine the personal brand I've built.
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I worked at Barney's selling clothes to lonely, rich white women. Every time I would look down on myself - hating my job, hating my life - I would think, 'It's a character study. Study these people, and you'll have your SNL audition ready in, like, five minutes.'
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Not very many people can draw who are illustrators today.
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I think most people who decide to become a musician have to be prepared for some degree of struggle. It makes the art better if you go through some struggles. To be an artist, in any form, you have to develop some sense of compassion and empathy - it's an important quality for everyone to have, on a human level. But I think, as part of our job, you have to be able to do that, so suffering, tends - if you allow it - to let you look on the bright side. It will help with those senses.
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It has so happened in all ages of the world that some have labored, and others have, without labor, enjoyed a large proportion of the fruits.
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The notion of time bothers me. You look at thirty-year-old photographs and realize how the time has passed.
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I was just 13 when 'The Big Chill' was released in late September 1983, so I didn't catch all of its nuances when I sneaked into the theater to see it. But I could tell one thing for sure: These people were grown-ups.
