Erin Gray Quotes
Yes. I was the first female colonel. I enjoyed being that kind of role model for young women watching the show. A woman can be a colonel! A woman can be in charge! Those were new ideas then.
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I don't have any problem with being the guy whose album people put on when they're feeling sad.
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My parents took me to see plays, starting from when I was very little. Oftentimes, I was too young to understand. I don't know what my parents were thinking - 'Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf' when I was eight years old, that kind of thing. So lots of times, I didn't understand what was going on, but I just loved the sound of dialogue.
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Slowly but surely, we have much better female roles to play and to choose from.
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I had just had small parts in other films, and I'd worked with a lot of directors in TV.
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I'm sort of suspicious of most economic development projects, but the ones that encourage taxpayer-funded relocation bidding wars should be declared unconstitutional.
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The royal road to a man's heart is to talk to him about the things he treasures most.
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After the Tiananmen Massacre, I felt compelled not only to continue writing but to actively resist the restrictions placed on freedom of speech. I set up the publishing company in Hong Kong, with offices in Shenzhen in mainland China, and managed to publish works of fiction, philosophy, and politics by unapproved authors.
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I don't deny that I had a very privileged upbringing, but my parents and that town maintained a sense of normalcy that I think many people find hard to achieve, and I am so grateful for that.
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Books have always been important to me - my mom was a first grade teacher, so I grew up reading all the time.
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We figured you could download live shows for days, so we decided to go for a cream-of-the-crop approach, but not just take the best vocal or the best performances.
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I wanted to retain my individuality. I was afraid of being hampered by studio policies. I knew if someone else got control, I would be restrained.
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Count Basie practically adopted me at 13. We became closer and closer and I ended up conducting for him and Sinatra.
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If that agreement is not implemented by force on the ground, it will not be effective.
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Goals are not only absolutely necessary to motivate us. They are essential to really keep us alive.
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The more projects you do, the more actors you meet, the more people you meet, it's harder and harder to give your heart and your complete attention or absolute sincerity to that person.
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I found one had to do some work every day, even at midnight, because either you're professional or you're not.
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Yes. I was the first female colonel. I enjoyed being that kind of role model for young women watching the show. A woman can be a colonel! A woman can be in charge! Those were new ideas then.
