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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One must be an inventor to read well. There is then creative reading as well as creative writing.
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I think the hardest part about being a teenager is dealing with other teenagers - the criticism and the ridicule, the gossip and rumors.
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I write about stuff that happens to me, so I try to live as interesting a life as possible.
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I was born and raised right outside of Green Bay, Wisconsin.
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I like to involve myself in charities that help children and also young women in need.
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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.
