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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The Black Keys is just a band that wants to get on stage and rock it.
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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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I don't think many people have met someone like me. I don't think the world gets to see too many women like me, and I enjoy being that woman.
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In 1962 I was 17, so I was definitely watching the dance shows on television.
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It is easy to be conspicuously 'compassionate' if others are being forced to pay the cost.
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If we cannot provide excellent educational opportunities to all children, safe communities, quality health coverage, or robust and fair avenues towards wealth creation, then our nation will increasingly be in peril.
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I never ask him anything about the war. I guess it’s something he has to keep to himself. Maybe it’s a terrible thing, to keep a war to yourself. But maybe that’s the way it has to be.
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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.
