Sherman Alexie Quotes
I suddenly understood that if every moment of a book should be taken seriously, then every moment of a life should be taken seriously as well.
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'Lovejoy' has a special place in my heart because it was through my efforts that the series first came to the screen.
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The stopwatch doesn't lie. The tape measure doesn't lie.
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I love the color pink. It makes a bold statement.
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People I respect complimenting me on my work in fashion is more exciting to me than anything I ever achieved as a Spice Girl. I am now competing in an arena where I can hold my head high. I feel quite confident in what I'm doing now, much more than the singing. I was never going to give Mariah Carey any competition.
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If parents could just get their children moving around in the most simple and fun ways - jumping in leaves, dancing to pop music, throwing socks in a laundry basket - they could be sowing the seeds of great habits that could last a lifetime. It is all about turning it into a game.
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I know people who have a much better recollection of their childhood than I do. They remember very well when they were a year and a half and two years old. I've only one or two daguerreotypes that come to mind.
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I don't mean to be presumptuous that men don't feel this, I don't mean this, but I found that when my child was born, my first child, it felt like my heart broke.
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Creativity can be described as letting go of certainties.
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We worked solidly for a long time together. George Marriott Edgar and myself.
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My philosophy? Simplicity plus variety.
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I have a real passion for children. I always wanted to teach and only became an athlete because my parents told my brother Parenthesis (sic) and me that we should use any God-given talent we had.
Gail Devers -
With a male-centric show, the women are usually very two-dimensional.
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There are some who might say that somebody named Barack Obama can’t be elected senator in the state of Illinois. They’re probably the same folks who said that a guy named Rod Blagojevich couldn’t be elected governor of the state of Illinois.
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You want a lesson? I'll give you a lesson. How about a geography lesson? My father's from Puerto Rico. My mother's from El Salvador. And neither one of those is Mexico.
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Climate change is a reality.
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Imagine what it would be like if you didn't know that the evening news was funded primarily by 'Big Pharma.' You would actually believe the stuff that they're saying. You might even think those are the stories that matter.
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The highest heels I do are six-inch heels - but mostly only dancers can wear them, since they are used to being on point in ballet shoes.
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I think about Laura Bush every once in awhile. She is a great supporter of the arts. I did a show at the Eisenhower Theater, and she would make a point of coming backstage. The relationship between Laura and George Bush was always that way where you felt like he was at his best behavior when he was in her company.
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I'm not mean.
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I haven't directed a film since 'Appaloosa,' and I've been looking for something because I love the directing thing.
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You have to master not only the art of listening to your head, you must also master listening to your heart and listening to your gut.
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You opened your eyes -I saw my darkness live. I see through it down to the bed; there too it is mine and lives.
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I have to have a passion in my life.
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I suddenly understood that if every moment of a book should be taken seriously, then every moment of a life should be taken seriously as well.
