Uffie Quotes
The key points in my life as a kid were so scattered that I was most comfortable in, like, airports.
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I went through a phase when I was 13 where I would only fall in love with people over the age of 19 or 20. I never had a real relationship with any of these people, but it was definitely the guy I wanted to hang out with and wanted to go on trips with. I would be like, 'But, Daddy, he's a musician!'.
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People turn into fools when they see a movie star and do weird things.
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There are a lot of people in Congress who would never have made a great career or fortune in any other profession. But after they spend a while hanging out with the rich guys, they begin to feel they've been undervalued, and that an eventual seven-figure income as a lobbyist isn't just an opportunity, it's their due.
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When I'm dancing, I don't know where the confidence comes from, but I just pretend I'm someone else, I think, and then I go out and dance.
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As far as female vocalists, I love Heart, Joan Jett, Courtney Love, Laura Branigan, Linda Ronstadt, Barbra Streisand - or going back to when I was a child, Aileen Quinn, the original Annie.
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Science and religion are the two most powerful forces in the world. Having them at odds... is not productive.
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In common with all Protestant or Jewish cultures, America was developed on the idea that your word is your bond. Otherwise, the frontier could never have been opened, 'cause it was lawless. A man's word had to mean something.
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We tend to talk about death as if it is losing a battle, but that assumes living is winning and dying is not.
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We did not have a television while I was growing up, and so I read voraciously. My earliest memory of being utterly transfixed by a book was Madeleine L'Engle's 'A Wrinkle in Time.'
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The really wonderful thing that happened to me when I was in space was this feeling of belonging to the entire universe.
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I got as much information as I could, so I wouldn't look stupid, but this is a post 9/11 world and there's only so much you can do with the FBI in terms of research.
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I stuff animals I find; I do roadkill. They're strangely fun to have. They're like easy-to-control pets.
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Another real problem was over putting our helmets on for re-entry, because we all had severe head colds. They couldn't come up there and make us. Houston, you have a problem!
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A culture produces ideas which are being explored, which of interest to that culture at that moment. And I think one of the things a writer can do is to take those ideas and go a bit further with them.
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But acting just sort of happened and I found that I loved it. It was such a challenge.
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I feel like I'm a good actor, but I wouldn't call myself a gifted actor.
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To destroy is always the first step in any creation.
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I took a whole stunt course and pretty much got certified as a stunt driver. It's ridiculous how easy it is once you understand the car and know how to do it.
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I didn't want to get into acting just to play bystanders. I feel a bystander enough in my own life. And I do think that theatre can contribute to a certain analysis and commentary on our own world.
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The best thing to spend on your children is your time.
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To be honest with you, I don't male-bash. I don't believe in male-bashing. I write about things that are natural, that happen in life.
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Make a commitment today to something bigger and more important than yourself.
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To grumble about the world and its unhappiness is always easier than to beat one's breast and groan over oneself.
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The key points in my life as a kid were so scattered that I was most comfortable in, like, airports.
