Carl Hiaasen Quotes
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I had to endure the worst time of all in terms of racial discrimination in Hollywood when I first started out. It was inconcievable to American directors and producers that a Mexican woman could have a lead role.
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The most important role of a leader is to set a clear direction, be transparent about how to get there and to stay the course.
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I see Americans of every party, every background, every faith who believe that we are stronger together: black, white, Latino, Asian, Native American; young, old; gay, straight; men, women, folks with disabilities, all pledging allegiance under the same proud flag to this big, bold country that we love. That's what I see. That's the America I know!
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Being on your own would be sad, sick and weird. I don't trust myself. I need that balance.
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Number 4 should have been number 1. Thanks, Honey.
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We confuse activity with progress, and that's always dangerous, especially in war.
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Morality is simply the attitude we adopt towards people whom we personally dislike.
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Search others for their virtue, and yourself for your vices.
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'The Omen,' 'The Exorcist,' those movies for me are the quintessential horror movies that still scare me as an adult.
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My first husband met me as a career woman, and the second did, too. I was lucky.
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I've never looked at my Facebook page or my website, because I'm fundamentally an amateur.
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To die for an idea; it is unquestionably noble. But how much nobler it would be if men died for ideas that were true!
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Feminism was about making women's lives less constrained and giving them more choices.
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If you stop one terror attack in the U.S., it may be connected to multiple other plots out there that are connected. If you reveal that you stopped one plot, it may tip our hand.
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As an actor, the first thing you're taught is, 'Don't look into the camera; ignore it.'
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Here in Indiana and in many states throughout the union, we rely on coal to power our homes and provide good-paying middle class jobs - like the one my family relied on when I was a kid. The coal mine helped put food on our table and helped me pursue an education and realize the American Dream.
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I hope that the opening of the Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial will be a life-altering experience that inspires every American to rededicate themselves to the fulfillment of Dr. King's dream.
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I do read some of the scripts from America and, even though the themes or subject of the film is very interesting, and some of the scenes are very interesting, there is a tendency that they have to explain everything. There will be no dilemma.
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Those who say religion has nothing to do with politics do not know what religion is.
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I envy those who can wear red lipstick or any bold lip colour, really. My top lip just doesn't seem to take colour - there's nothing I can do to change that, so I usually just use a nude on the bottom lip.
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I have moved to a smaller house in Paris, and I don't fancy having so much staff now.
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I do not fear grassy tracks. Whether there is grass or not on the wicket, I am not worried.
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I always fall in love with qualities of people I work with.
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I'd always wanted to write books ever since I was a kid.
