Ingrid Newkirk Quotes
I wish we all would get up and go into the labs and take the animals out or burn them down.
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We are skinny; this is our work. There are lots of overweight people working in offices, but I'm not going to say, 'This girl is fat; she can't work in an office.'
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When I hear someone, instantaneously, I'm like, 'Who's singing?' You're giving people so much of yourself, and my voice is the most natural, distinctive tool I have. It's up to me to express myself on a wider scale than just writing vocal melodies and lyrics.
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I'm like a mechanic. If you break down and phone the AA, they'll come to you whether it's raining or snowing. That's what an actor should do.
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One of the great political and economic challenges of our time is figuring out the balance between wealth that benefits society and wealth that distorts.
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There are so many figures in our history that did not believe they could make a change, and they did.
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I find the business world hard.
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Sure I'm leaving the Bee Gees. I'm going into films.
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The American people need to know the truth. The American people need to see the truth. In a democracy, letting the people know the truth is the essence of what it means to be free.
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I'm waiting for them to come up with a 'Star Trek' thing so they can beam me from my house to the gigs and back.
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Intimacy is something to be cherished, and intimacy is not something to be afraid of.
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A celebrated people lose dignity upon a closer view.
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I did charity events with the Cup all the time.
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No great work has ever been produced except after a long interval of still and musing meditation.
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Years ago women of my size were considered royalty.
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I have tons of art books. I have them all over the place. They are in my car, in my bag, and in my studio. There are books around me all the time.
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Due process gives teachers the latitude to use their professional judgment in their classrooms, to advocate for their students, and to not fear retribution for speaking the truth or teaching controversial subjects like evolution. As political winds shift in school districts, due process also wards off patronage or nepotism.
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I am an actor who doesn't believe in carrying an 'image' in the industry. I don't want to get trapped in an image.
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Hail Man, exalted title! first and best, On God's own image by his hand imprest; To which at last the reas'ning race is driv'n, And seeks anew what first it gain'd from Heav'n.
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People want you to be beautiful and shut up. When I paint or play music, they'd rather not know about that.
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The reason I think we hold films like 'The Sixth Sense' and 'Citizen Kane' in such high regard is those are movies that were amplified by their twists but were already bringing the goods.
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No matter who we are or what we look like or what we may believe, it is both possible and, more importantly, it becomes powerful to come together in common purpose and common effort.
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I've felt like an outsider. I've had to struggle.
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I wish we all would get up and go into the labs and take the animals out or burn them down.
