Melissa Gilbert Quotes
My mother, whom I love dearly, has continually revised my life story within the context of a complicated family history that includes more than the usual share of divorce, step-children, dysfunction, and obfuscation. I've spent most of my adult life attempting to deconstruct that history and separate fact from fiction.
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The first English settlers of North America knew they were making history. New Englanders in particular were so sure of it that they started writing their own accounts of themselves as soon as they got here.
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I obtained eight years of elementary education in a two-room school, where I encountered a stern but engaging teacher who awakened my intellect with instruction that would seem rigorous today in many colleges. History figured large in the curriculum, exciting for me what was to become an enduring interest.
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Our music has been an incredible gift to help us make a difference.
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Age is the first limitation on roles that I've ever had to encounter, and I hit that awhile ago.
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It's more important for me to feel content than to be famous.
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In business, the competition will bite you if you keep running, if you stand still, they will swallow you.
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I consider myself more a European director who is from Iceland than an Icelandic director.
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If danger arises in the present moment, there may be an emotion. There may even be pain. But that's a challenge, not a problem. For a problem to exist, you need time and repetitive mind activity.
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You get on TV and you become more of a star and it makes it real hard to go back to school and sit in a classroom, put your hand up if you have a question or something.
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Being successful is about professionalism, and chewing gum is unprofessional. Its also a huge pet peeve of mine.
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Yeah, I volunteered to support the troops, and get out there and show them that we care about them.
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Rwanda can be a paradise again, but it will take the love of the entire world to heal my homeland. And that's as it should be, for what happened in Rwanda happened to us all - humanity was wounded by the genocide.
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I always forgive, but I never forget.
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If it be asked, What is the most sacred duty and the greatest source of our security in a Republic? The answer would be, An inviolable respect for the Constitution and Laws - the first growing out of the last... A sacred respect for the constitutional law is the vital principle, the sustaining energy of a free government.
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I've never been a shirt-off, pants-off kind of comedy guy.
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It is critical that we pass legislation to dramatically reform our health insurance system, and this reform should include a genuine public option, universal coverage, an end to insurance policy rescissions, and no restrictions against covering people with pre-existing conditions.
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You can't be at your full creative power if you are sedated.
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I made and created a show that my family was all on board with, and we were so excited because we got to work together.
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Create your own path and stop waiting for things to come your way. The longer you wait, the further others go.
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You’re not supposed to dislike your own child. You were supposed to like them no matter what, even if they were not what you wanted.
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after one of his dogs urinated in the bedroom Who pissed!!? Who pissed on my fucking carpet!?! That bastard fucking dog man. I'm going to throw you in the pool! Get the fuck out of my house! Why do they do it Sharon? Whats the deal man? It's a fucking terrorist man! It's fucking part of Bin Laden's gang! Fucking Ali Baba used to go work on this rug.
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Women are as much politicians as men, and I hope that more and more women will enter public life through politics, as this would not only increase participation of women in public life but also have a salutary effect for the amelioration of women's status in India.
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There is more to a science fiction story than the science it contains. There is also the story.
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My mother, whom I love dearly, has continually revised my life story within the context of a complicated family history that includes more than the usual share of divorce, step-children, dysfunction, and obfuscation. I've spent most of my adult life attempting to deconstruct that history and separate fact from fiction.
