Melinda McGraw Quotes
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Working with Terry Gilliam was magic - I've been watching his films since I was little.
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More than trends, consumers need functionality. Everything needs an element of fashion, but that's more like a spice.
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I just wanted to give them the 'Lost Jewelry' so they can say, 'Yo, they get that's mean.' And then when I tell 'em, 'Yo, that ain't even the meal. Get ready for the meal!' That's when we 'bout to go crazy because the taste of the appetizer.
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Fiction basically is a form of gossip where you want to enter other people's lives, the lives of people you don't know, and you want to know what's going to happen to them.
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I think I am at my best when my hair is short. It's easier to take care of and more of who I am. Women are conditioned to think we need long hair.
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I am not afraid of aging, but more afraid of people's reactions to my aging.
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I usually have two or three books on the go at the same time. If I'm in different moods, I want to read different things.
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A lot of broadcasting, I think, is doing a tremendous amount of preparation and trying to act like, 'Oh, this thought is just occurring to me right now' - and speaking sincerely.
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In the end, our minds and their ability to create new ideas are the ultimate source of all human wealth. That's a resource nearly without limit.
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I think that the poorest of the poor... look up to wealthy and successful Indians with some degree of respect and pride.
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School choice is the civil rights issue of the 21st century.
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I'd rather lose an argument than get into a long discussion in order to win it.
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It's so important for those living with chronic pain to establish good communication with both their healthcare professionals and caregivers. Clear communication about pain is vital to receiving proper diagnosis and effective treatment.
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The only album that I listen to upon recording a new one is my 'Cry' album, because sonically, I think it's my best album to date. But other than that, I've never listened to my records, ever.
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You see that a handful of times every year where a person that hasn't been playing that well pops up and wins.
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What a horrible system we had. How blind we were.
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The best philanthropy is anonymous charity. When you’re doing it for the right reasons, and not to tell everyone how nice you are. That’s self-aggrandizement. That’s also OK: if you want credit, that’s OK. But the higher giving is anonymous giving.
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A film is a great deal about what you see, and the silhouette of a character tells you a lot. I'd love to go into film costume.
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I feel like in L.A., you wake up, you put your diamond studs on, put your workout gear, your cute shades, and it is kind of the outfit you stay in the entire day.
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When then-New York Attorney General Eliot Spitzer sued me in 2003 over my stewardship as a director of the New York Stock Exchange, the NYSE's legal expenses were more than $100 million, which made it perhaps the priciest litigation in the state's history.
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Two Wongs do not make a white.
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I think e-mail is representative of our fast food mentality in the United States, where everything has gotten faster and faster, and we're required to respond to inputs more quickly with less time for thought and reflection. I believe that we need to slow down.
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Which reminds me of a fortune cookie: you often find your destiny on the path you take to avoid it.
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I do believe that one way to have a destiny is to choose one.
