Eve Ensler Quotes
Success itself doesn't give you happiness. It's what you do with your success that gives you happiness.
Quotes to Explore
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Acting is an odd lifestyle. You make deep bonds quickly and, though you move on, you go around on a loop and see people again.
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Comic book readers tend to be pretty secular and anti-authoritarian; nothing is above satire in their eyes.
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I investigated post-traumatic stress disorder. I've been to a unit where people are suffering from it, and I read a lot of literature. I looked at footage of soldiers in the combat zone. I found 'Restrepo' to be unbelievably useful.
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I am followed in department stores. I have walked in dressed professionally or dressed in jeans, and I have walked into stores, and instantly, security is on my back.
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If a writer doesn't do anything but give a new word to his language and, from there, maybe to other languages, I think that writer redefines the world.
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As far as the grunge thing, there are three bands from Seattle that I would call true grunge.
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The opposition is indispensable. A good statesman, like any other sensible human being, always learns more from his opposition than from his fervent supporters.
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I am frequently attacked.
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I have spent my career fighting to make Oregon a place where everyone can thrive.
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There's a time to impress someone, and then there's a time to make an impression on someone.
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We can continue down our current path, in which the gears of this great democracy grind to a halt and our children accept a life of lower expectations; where politics is a zero-sum game where a few do very well while struggling families of every race fight over a shrinking economic pie - that’s one path. Or we can have the courage to change.
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When you make speeches you elicit expectations against which you will be held accountable.
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A rebellion is not a revolution. It may ultimately lead to that end.
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If there was a turning point for me, it was 'The Bridges at Toko-Ri.' It is a very fine short novel. But it gave me very little satisfaction. Really. I decided I wasn't going to go down that avenue.
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I'm just very good at pretending.
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The country crowd just has fun.
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London is the most multicultural, mixed-race place on Earth.
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I'm so fortunate in that I've never had another job to pay a bill but acting, since the day I got out of high school.
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I usually decide if I'm going to do a movie based on if I like the script or not. I thought 'Pulling Strings' had every single element that a classic romantic comedy needs to be a success. It's very well written. The cast was amazing. It was a decision I made based on the power of the script.
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I 'm grateful for the success that husband Bill and I have had, we both come from hard-working families. We both have worked very hard.
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During these unstable times, let go of any fear or insecurity in your emotions. Look for new ways that you can be rewarded for your efforts. Believe in yourself and your ability to create new streams of income. Rather than continuing in a season of fear, let this be a time to transition into a season of creative success!
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I can't really speak for the guys, but for me, I think I want a build a longer-term career and I feel like we've been really fortunate to have some big success with a few things, but I want smaller success with more things.
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My mom and my dad was the best example of unconditional love I could see as a kid. I've known it my whole life. Interactions, kissing, hugging - it definitely wasn't the fake love.
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Success itself doesn't give you happiness. It's what you do with your success that gives you happiness.
