Michael Learned Quotes
I was certainly typecast for a while on television because I was always being cast as the compassionate mother or whatever.
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I'm such a fan of Shailene Woodley, so I'm super excited to see all her stuff. She's an awesome actress.
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Each person feels that he is an 'expert' in one or two fields and just the 'public' in all the others. But you know, probably, from experience that no one is really able to appreciate any display of ability in any field if he himself has not, to a certain degree, taken part in its problems and difficulties at some time.
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I would wish for any one of my colleagues to have the experience of working with Martin Scorsese once in their lifetime.
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I was a momma's boy. I didn't get anything from Dad, except my body and baseball knowledge. The only time I spent with him was at the ballpark.
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Programs like food stamps, unemployment insurance, Medicaid, and job retraining help Americans get back on their feet when they are down and out and laid off through no fault of their own.
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If you're smart and you care about life, you'll take driving seriously.
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Japan is the largest creditor country in the world, so we have made contributions to the stability of international markets and we want this IMF meeting to confirm that we will continue to contribute.
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There's no one on this earth taken less seriously in a leadership context than a young woman - everything is against you.
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My father's death from prostate cancer in 1993 was tragic. He never complained about pain. He was a fighter. By the time he was ready to die he wasn't able to die in the way that he wanted to, which seemed an outrage to me.
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Non-violence and truth are inseparable and presuppose one another.
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I can't think of any more powerful moment than when you stand on a stage.
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I know that often times a lot of people who work in music, whether they be labels and so on or even artists, want personal recognition. We want to be recognized for something, for what we did. I'd rather my song be recognized for what it's doing and that's important. It's not so important how many people know me.
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I think any actor should be aware of where they're starting to stretch into what's not truthful.
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I'm sick and tired of politics and politicians as usual.
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Just know that as long as your family thinks you're amazing, then you really are amazing.
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In the Church of Jesus Christ there can and should be no non-theologians.
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Mass media wants bright lights. Mass media wants crazy clothes.
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We all have different perspectives on the world. I'm a woman. I live in Chicago. I'm gay.
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For a friend with an understanding heart is worth no less than a brother.
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I think that the ordinary bloke has an instinctive sense that it wouldn't be too bad if the weather warmed up.
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There are many things in life that you feel you need such as television, magazines, teachers telling that you have to make money and be successful, but if you have some kind of hope, something to hold onto, then all this will no longer be important. If you can make your next day better than the previous one, then you will see what it really means something to you and not everything that people think you need for your life.
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If I had the choice between smoked salmon and tinned salmon, I'd have it tinned. With vinegar.
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I come from an African Caribbean background. I've been influenced by a reggae church music style, contemporary gospel, and rock all fused together.
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I was certainly typecast for a while on television because I was always being cast as the compassionate mother or whatever.
