Michelle Pfeiffer Quotes
I find the less you focus on your flaws, the better off you are. Be yourself and be glad of who you are.
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I'm always writing lyrics. I have so many lyrics on so many stray pieces of paper. Everywhere.
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Thought is more than a right - it is the very breath of man. Whoever fetters thought attacks man himself. To speak, to write, to publish, are things, so far as the right is concerned, absolutely identical. They are the ever-enlarging circles of intelligence in action; they are the sonorous waves of thought.
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The working environment in L.A. is really refreshing, really good. Because in Malaysia, it's a small country - you end up working with the same people that you like and that you know.
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The high-grossing films are not all that interesting to me, I have to say. It's not stuff I would want to be in. Yes, you would want the big paycheck, but that's never really been my concern.
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I think comedy is the perfect vehicle for that which is slightly beyond life.
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But I don't want to sing everything out of the side of my mouth, I want people to understand what I mean.
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Anyone should be able to read comics.
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When you're a kid, to be honest, you could be in the worst situation ever, but you're still going to have ways to enjoy it.
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In my own life, I've seen myself ramping up the amount of text I consume digitally. For me, it's the weight and inconvenience issue – I want anything that will spare me having to carry around reams of paper.
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My big thing is to make sure the lipsticks taste good when you kiss. And, well, so far they taste pretty darn good.
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My uncles and other relatives are against encouraging girls in every aspect, and that includes sports. I hardly interact with them. My parents are more open. They back me all the way.
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Women often come up not knowing how to make decisions. We get wishy-washy. We become great wage earners - breadwinners - but we don't know how to control empires.
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I never stood for any president in my life, never voted, before Barack Obama. It changed my life to vote. It starts there with me. I never cared for politics before Barack Obama. I never thought it mattered to people like me.
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I am trying to concentrate on books. You know, I love Dostoevsky; he's my favourite writer.
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Democratic accountability means that governments must be popularly accepted, with citizens empowered to replace corrupt or incompetent rulers.
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I've had my heart broken and then gone out and done dumb things.
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There is not Communism or Marxism, but representative democracy and social justice in a well-planned economy.
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I knew I had to write a good screenplay to be taken seriously, and I knew I needed to present Mississippi on visuals instead of just saying, 'Hey I wanted to film it in Mississippi.' It would seem like it was a hometown boy just wanting to be home.
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In 2010, we have to focus on electing a new Congress and in 2012 we have to focus on electing a new president.
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I don't claim to be some Aaron Sorkin expert, but it is like a Camelot. His shows are a place where people are trying to reach their highest potential. And I think we miss that sometimes. If I got a chance to do 'The Newsroom,' I would have done it yesterday.
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I like buying clothes, especially as I get a tax-deductible allowance.
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I always look at things half full and definitely see a change in how things are going as far as black actresses and their opportunities.
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When innovations become habits, prescriptions, they must be imagined all over again, made new.
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I find the less you focus on your flaws, the better off you are. Be yourself and be glad of who you are.
