Joycelyn Elders Quotes
Guns kill more teenagers than the other big killers - heart disease, cancer, and AIDS - combined.
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It was a great opportunity that I had to take - my very own theater. That comes along once in a lifetime. It doesn't even seem like 15 years ago - time sure flies by. I've really had a lot of fun with it.
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I'm not a Republican.
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I enjoyed working as a model a lot as it let me travel and I got to do some really interesting projects.
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If you'd have told me five years ago that I'd have done all this – two books, some television and everything – I'd panic, I'd be scared.
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I think my sweet spot is to make personal films on not-too-big budgets and also make other people's films, bringing productions to Iceland, upping the business here.
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If you hate the Jewish people, you are not reflecting the teachings of Christ.
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The best theology would need no advocates; it would prove itself.
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I wish I could describe anything I do as conscious or strategized. To be honest, in acting, you have so little control. The only control you have is if you're lucky enough to be in a position, which is not very often, in which you have choice. It's about what choices you make, and for me, it's entirely instinctive.
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I love the scent of jasmine, honeysuckle, and orange blossom. They remind me of gardens and visits to the ocean I would make as a boy.
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When I hear from people who are struggling to put food on the table, I understand because I've been there.
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You just wish sometimes that people would treat you like a human being rather than seeing your gender first and who you are second.
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Human judges can show mercy. But against the laws of nature, there is no appeal.
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I see my work, as being determined by the fact that I was born in 1936.
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On the set, everybody is different, so you have to deal with different sensibilities. I don't have a method. Usually, I try to have a good connection with the actor that I'm filming. Even a guy who's there with two lines of dialogue, I always try to have a connection with the guy I'm filming, just to make it into a nice, enjoyable moment.
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We must be neither cowardly nor rash but courageous.
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A strong brand is the only thing that can tip the balance of power between distributors and a manufacturer back into the manufacturer's favor.
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I have experienced firsthand the tremendous impact breast cancer has on the women who fight it and the loved ones who support them. This is a disease that catches you unaware and, without the right resources, leaves you feeling frightened and alone.
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I just try to keep healthy more so than trying to be thin.
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When kids hit one year old, it's like hanging out with a miniature drunk. You have to hold onto them. They bump into things. They laugh and cry. They urinate. They vomit.
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Embrace this moment. Let go if what once was. And know that more beauty is ahead.
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Guns kill more teenagers than the other big killers - heart disease, cancer, and AIDS - combined.
