Mena Grabowski Trott Quotes
I am a blogger - that is an amazing thing for me, because it captures a moment in time every day.
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Jewish, black, Filipino, whatever the specificity is, it's specificity that makes a good story. And I think people are tired of seeing the same old shtick on network television. It's just a group of white people hanging out talking about their jobs. Who cares? We've seen that.
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I am not stupid - I'm not young, and I'm not beautiful.
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The good thing about being an actress is that it's very children-friendly. I can work for three months, and then I can have six months off.
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When you're bad in the NBA, you're in the lottery. When you're great in college, you get multiple lottery picks.
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The integrity of the federal procurement system needs to be protected so that the public has confidence in government contracts, and small businesses have every opportunity to compete.
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My mom watches really obscure stuff on IFC. She's a real comedy fan. She knows everything that's going on.
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You accomplish what you want to accomplish. I just don't ever want to hurt anybody doing it.
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I only began to sing because I couldn't get a job as an actress.
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People are trying to grab every part of you, so it's really hard to focus.
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It's such a challenge to play a good guy - it's hard to be believable.
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If you can hang in games by staying close defensively, then good things can happen.
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My mother was a gorgeous person with no vanity, but she was a really good soul.
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I never really thought it out. I just woke up one day, and I was involved in all these projects. They just seemed to involve animals.
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Neuroscience over the next 50 years is going to introduce things that are mind-blowing.
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They had absolutely no sexual interest in me.
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It was not cool to be that fun, bubbly kid, so I would just go off on my own and sing and make up songs, and that's how I think I developed into the kind of artist and writer that I am.
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I think one of the key differentiators I bring to the table as a venture capitalist is a solid understanding of the public markets and how they operate.
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I carry Yeats with me wherever I go. He's my constant companion. I always can find some comfort in Yeats no matter what the situation is. Months and months and months go by and I know I need to switch to Shelley or somebody else, but right now Yeats is enough for me.
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School was a waste of time for me. I was bored and left at 16. I started taking correspondence courses at college instead. I did incredibly well. I won an award for my grades.
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Tattoo. What a loaded word it is, rife with associations to goons, goofs, bikers, tribal warriors, carnival artists, drunken sailors and floozies.
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As a designer, when someone wears my clothes, the biggest compliment I can receive is that the woman looks amazing because my designs have flattered her, not taken over her. I take that philosophy to heart myself each morning when I am getting ready for the day.
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The thought of me not having to clock in for a job anymore is something that I can't really put into words, aside from 'amazing' and 'awesome.'
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I am a blogger - that is an amazing thing for me, because it captures a moment in time every day.
