Sandra Bernhard Quotes
The most important, overriding arc of my career has been that I would never be self-deprecating.
Quotes to Explore
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Phrases that have historical significance or become headlines don't just magically appear in the moment. They are mindfully planned.
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People don't get through to the essence of you right away - it's always the famous 'girl' or the famous 'girlfriend'. I'd rather be known for myself.
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I love baseball. And American Football, too. But not rugby.
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In England I am not English, in India I am not Indian. I am chained to the 1,000 square miles that is Trinidad; but I will evade that fate yet.
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Being an actress can be a little like being a girl in the '50s: You're stuck waiting by the phone, hoping that the boy you like will call.
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Fair treatment of human beings and animals in many different realms strikes a chord with me.
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If I get married again, I want a guy there with a drum to do rimshots during the vows.
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The end is in the beginning and lies far ahead.
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I don't want to put one innocent person to death to put 99 that are guilty to death. So philosophically I'm a tooth-for-tooth guy, but the reality is the death penalty as public policy is flawed.
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I know it's a cliche, but the whole family is just whacked. I mean, we're all out of our minds. They're the funniest, most eccentric bizarre people I've ever met, my siblings.
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I love acting but I also love writing, especially comedy.
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A complacent satisfaction with present knowledge is the chief bar to the pursuit of knowledge.
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On the field, blacks have been able to be super giants. But, once our playing days are over, this is the end of it and we go back to the back of the bus again.
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One day, you're a nobody, and the next, you're in a movie that everybody is talking about. But Hollywood has a way of knocking you back down to Earth.
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I love the ultimate escapism of paranormal and fantasy - all of the otherworldly creatures, magic, and possibilities that transport both reader and writer away from reality for a while - it's such delicious fun!
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Always have something beautiful in sight, even if it's just a daisy in a jelly glass.
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One of the more challenging things in life is not being the guy who does the cheating, but not saying anything about it and going along with it.
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I've never been too afraid of what other people have said, especially when I was younger, but I suppose that was the arrogance of youth.
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We dance round in a ring and suppose, but the secret sits in the middle and knows.
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Few Westerners know Iran as well as Robin Wright: her first trip there as a journalist was in 1973, and she has covered every important milestone since, from the Islamic revolution and the hostage crisis to the more recent staring contest with the West over Tehran's nuclear program.
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People have to remain positive and believe in those dreams. It's really important.
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I'm an angry guy.
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I've lived on my own since 17, and when I found I wasn't working all the time, I ended up starting a small theatre company called Red One Theatre.
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The most important, overriding arc of my career has been that I would never be self-deprecating.
