Sharon Stone Quotes

To really achieve any level of greatness, you have to be willing to say yes no matter who says no, and to say no no matter who says yes.

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• I don't see myself only as a Somali character. I think of myself as an actor, and if the job fits me and I like the story, I will go for it.

  

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• Even before I did stand-up, I've always been the kind of guy - and I talk about it on stage - who says I like people and I always look for the good in people. I say, 'Every person has something good about them, if you can just find it.'

  

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• There is no problem that is not improved by effort, and no effort that is too paltry to be worth undertaking.

  

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• All the body wants to do biologically is decompose. Once you die, it's, 'Let me out here! I'm ready to shoot my atoms back into the universe!'

  

  Caitlin Doughty
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• A cat is never vulgar.

  

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• I think operating systems work best if they're free and open. Particular applications are more likely to be proprietary.

  

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• If history and science have taught us anything, it is that passion and desire are not the same as truth.

  

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• Michael Lewis has the amazing ability to take complex formulas and concepts and turn them into page-turners.

  

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• I do seem to have a lot of family secrets in my novels. I guess I'm one of those writers who is often writing about the same sort of themes, but taking different angles on them.

  

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• In the happy scenes there were really fun times. Sean would say really funny stuff because he likes to improv. I would want to laugh, but you are not allowed to do that during the take.

  

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• I think we all have different moods - a nerd one day and cool the next. I think everyone has an inner geek, and I know I definitely do.

  

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• I am a lifelong Democrat.

  

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• I enjoy playing characters where the silence is loud.

  

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• Something my mom and I have always said to each other is: 'We're not here for interviews. We're not here to get your picture taken. We're here to make a difference, and this is our opportunity to.'

  

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• There's a vegan and gluten-free bakery called BabyCakes that I love. They've got shops in New York and Los Angeles. Their stuff is amazing.

  

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• When I need names they drop out of my head; when I don't need them they drop back.

  

  Imogen Cunningham
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• You know, as long as you do everything in moderation, you don't go overboard, you don't, you know, turn your lips into guppy lips - I mean, a little zip or a little zap, that is not a big deal.

  

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• Research, for me, it's trying to get a mood, a mood of a place and style of people and it's also trying to boost my confidence and get the adrenalin flowing. I go off on my trips to odd places and dark corners, feeling somewhat apprehensive and nervous.

  

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• To really achieve any level of greatness, you have to be willing to say yes no matter who says no, and to say no no matter who says yes.

  

  Sharon Stone
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