Irena Sendler Quotes
Every child saved with my help and the help of all the wonderful secret messengers, who today are no longer living, is the justification of my existence on this earth, and not a title to glory.
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I don't mind talking about 'what might have been,' but I am not one to doubt or regret most of my decisions.
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Democrats should insist that a pluralistic democracy such as ours rely on bipartisanship in formulating a foreign policy based on moderation and the nuances of the human condition.
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The only morality I'm interested in is the morality between your ears, between each player's ears, because that's the interesting thing to me.
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I was a very focused kid. I always had this crazy lifestyle... billions of jobs, two hours of gymnastics every day, handball, anything with a ball, really. I must have had ADHD or something. I was very energetic, and very small. I didn't start growing until the last year of high school.
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A friend is someone who will allow me to be a really bad friend and not hold it against me.
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Children are apt to live up to what you believe of them.
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I have mad luck. I'm super-good at games like backgammon or anything that requires rolling dice.
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In America it's live by the sword of freedom of expression and be will to die by it as well.
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I'm 42 and the age of a guy who has kids, so I guess I'm playing right where I'm supposed to be. I'm comfortable with that, but in the same breath I'd do something edgy. If someone came to me and offered me an edgy and funny story, then I'd do it.
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I loved to sing in family parties, for my friends and family. That's how I discovered my talent.
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I've written a screenplay that is a series of monologues and songs; they form this sort of human tapestry across time and place. The form is strange, but I find it really fascinating.
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There's no second chance on stage, and I was trained to make the most of my first chance.
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Ultravox were the blueprint for what I wanted to do, but I stumbled across them by accident.
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Some of the best songs that artists perform year after year are ones they hated.
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Everything in nature is not just a straight up. It's an S-curve. It arises for a while until it hits some physical limitation, and then it plateaus again.
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I am deeply aware of the dimension of luck. It's so important to be prepared to receive it, but it is a major factor. There's no question.
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It takes people a while to trust you.
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People seem to need a likable protagonist more than ever.
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Please know that my thoughts and prayers, as well as those of many, many others here in Alabama and around the country, are with each of you during this time.
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If we get you in the early years of your life and we fill your head with all of the Catholic stories, then it's very hard for you to stop being Catholic. Catholics are Catholics because they like being Catholic.
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It seems like women are always told, 'It is not your time.'
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Marcus Garvey was one of the first advocates of Black Power, and is still today the greatest spokesman ever to have been produced by the movement of Black Consciousness...He spoke to all Africans on the earth, whether they lived in Africa, South America, the West Indies or North America, and he made Blacks aware of their strength when united.
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Every child saved with my help and the help of all the wonderful secret messengers, who today are no longer living, is the justification of my existence on this earth, and not a title to glory.
