Harper Lee Quotes
Real courage is when you know you're licked before you begin, but you begin anyway and see it through no matter what.
Quotes to Explore
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It's really hard for me to commit, one way or the other. I was just always creating and seeing what came out.
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With every bathroom renovation, there are three areas that I focus on: budget, function and style.
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It's so much easier to pray for a bore than to go and see one.
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No 17-year-old is just one thing, especially in this day and age. Kids are into all sorts of things.
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I think the really cool and compelling thing about math and physics is that it opens up entry to all these hypotheticals - or at least, it gives you the language to talk about them. But at the same time, if a scenario is completely disconnected from reality, it's not all that interesting.
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Are there differences between black actors' opportunities and white actors' opportunities? Yes, there are. It's been said.
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Oregonians continually demonstrate a strong belief in fairness and equal treatment under the law.
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One man can be a crucial ingredient on a team, but one man cannot make a team.
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Anything - a destination, a person - that has some mystery around it becomes exciting and attractive.
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It is only human supremacy, which is as unacceptable as racism and sexism, that makes us afraid of being more inclusive.
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Coney Island was the centre of the world for me. I loved the rides, the hot dogs - I've never gotten over it.
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I love design-based stuff. I dug it in 'Pleasantville' and dug it in 'Seabiscuit.'
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I was only 11 when we filmed the pilot. The idea of a rapper being a star on a sitcom just wasn't heard of.
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I think that when we look at something that's well acted and a story that's well told, it allows us to be a mirror of who we are as human beings and as a culture, and offers a glimpse of where we're headed.
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I can't go into a mob scene and sense the mood and the attitude of the crowd. I can't conduct man-on-the-street interviews or even get reactions that I can be sure are honest, because they know who I am.
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I consider myself more of a cultural Jew; I'm not religious in any way.
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That's my opportunity to hide behind that old lady and say what I want to say.
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An uplifting sense of purpose is more than an impetus for individual accomplishment, it is also a necessary insurance policy against expediency and impropriety.
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If people think you are this amazing, own it.
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The only instrument I know how to really play, and the instrument that I absolutely love, is the piano. I have been playing piano ever since I have been 9.
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In recent times it just seems that women have been relegated to either romantic roles or fluff pieces. So the appeal, for me, is to make a picture about a real woman.
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Maybe black and white is the best medium for landscapes, I don't know.
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Women will change the nature of power, rather than power changing the nature of women.
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Real courage is when you know you're licked before you begin, but you begin anyway and see it through no matter what.
