Essie Davis Quotes
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In my heart of hearts my motivation would always have been to be the best, and I think that athletics is probably what I was built for.
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I listen to Helmet - and I love Helmet, they're a great band - but every song sounds the same.
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People say, 'Are you going to be beating up one side or the other side?' It's everybody. It's the entire education establishment that is in power.
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The greatest mathematicians, as Archimedes, Newton, and Gauss, always united theory and applications in equal measure.
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If you do well as an actor, a good director will pick up on it, and keep it in the film.
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Parents need a full continuum of care and support from birth to kindergarten that is affordable and accessible - that means full day and full year. And let's not forget that even in elementary school, working parents need access to the same kind of quality, affordable after-school programs!
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The relationship with time changes when you're captive.
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You've got the federal government in every part of our lives, doing things wrong.
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I'm looking to expand my portfolio while I'm on top and while I'm young.
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In Washington, I am a leader on the issues that matter to my community, and I think that's what my constituents want, and also I think that's what voters want. Someone who understands them, who wants to represent them, and who works tirelessly every day on behalf of their interests and their values.
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Equality for women is progress for all.
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When you do take the home pregnancy test, it doesn't quite seem real. But when you see the baby and the heartbeat on the ultrasound, it's so incredible.
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I'm just like any person who is coaching in this league, I'm just looking for an opportunity, that's all.
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Let me live in a house by the side of the road and be a friend to man.
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I just can't see myself as a trophy wife. I can't imagine not having my own life.
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The universities are available only to those who share my revolutionary beliefs.
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There are a lot of things that people go through, and maybe they don't know how to get through it, and maybe you do, and if you have some sort of knowledge or power, share with the world.
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The West sees Iran as an important force in the gulf.
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When I broke in, in 1957, it was wide open. Now you're up against strong competition.
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Notting Hill is a very different carnival from anywhere else. This is an international city, so it represents everybody. You walk around every corner here, you'll hear something new. It's awesome.
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I learned to walk on my own legs, to dive so deeply into a role to forget that I'm acting.
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The library is the temple of learning, and learning has liberated more people than all the wars in history.
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The whole idea of celebrity is flattering - it helps you get into restaurants and stuff - but once you obtain some creative fulfillment, which you do on a nightly basis as a comedian, it's hard to give that up just to be the wacky neighbor on a show.
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Phryne Fisher could walk down the red carpet; Essie Davis is something else.
