Kara Walker Quotes
I don't know how much I believe in redemptive stories, even though people want them and strive for them.
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Make that extra effort for every relationship. Whether it's with your parents, your children, your husband or your friends. It makes a difference to them. I try to give my kids a lot of solo time where I play with them, talk to them, listen to them. Similarly, you give time for your workout. You slot a time for it, no matter what.
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It is much more difficult to measure nonperformance than performance.
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There's a long history of private-company cooperation with the NSA that dates back to at least the 1970s.
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I'm a computer scientist by training. I'm also the author of three books, all of which endorse the use of biotechnology to improve the human condition. In the most recent of these, 'The Infinite Resource,' I talk about the power of innovation to save the world.
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The earth laughs in flowers.
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Playing Juliet in 'Heavenly Creatures' changed my life, and the role of Clementine in' Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind' opened many new doors creatively.
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I know people think that a lot of sports stars are a little bit up themselves, but they all have their heroes, too.
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Our goal is to build this up as a knowledge base that anyone can look at. We're not just interested in people answering their friends' one-off questions.
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I would very much like to become a best-selling author.
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Hold puppies, kittens, and babies anytime you get the chance.
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Although children are only 24 percent of the population, they're 100 percent of our future and we cannot afford to provide any child with a substandard education.
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If it weren't for how esoteric the art world likes to be, I would love actually to play the music in the shows, painting the music that influences me most.
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If I was to keep playing, I had to play in Detroit, and it just wasn't for me anymore.
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The power chords in 'Come Sail Away' were super heavy to me as a kid. Metal? No. Hard rock? At times, for sure.
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Creativity is the key to success in the future, and primary education is where teachers can bring creativity in children at that level.
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I think that that's so true for a lot of first responder families and military families. If you ask them, 'Is there anything I can do for you?', they almost always will not ask for that help.
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I think that art is still a site for resistance and for the telling of various stories, for validating certain subjectivities we normally overlook. I'm trying to be affective, to suggest changes, and to resist what I feel are the tyrannies of social life on a certain level.
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Watching game film motivates me a lot. It shows me what I need to work on and determines the specific workouts I do.
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Maybe you've decided you're not a genius, that you're not brilliant, that you're not prosperous, that you're not wonderful, that you're not lovable. Well, you know what? You're both: you're unlovable and you are lovable. And they both need equal time.
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Old guys can still do fun things.
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I'm the kinda girl who works for Paramount by day, and Fox all night
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When a government for the people becomes a government in spite of the people, then who are we really serving?
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My own special relationship with America began at an early age. My father, a fellow journalist, named me after Franklin Delano Roosevelt.
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I don't know how much I believe in redemptive stories, even though people want them and strive for them.
