Mignon McLaughlin Quotes
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I'm not running for state Senate because I wanted to become a politician. I'm running because I wanted to serve.
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It is part of my responsibility as a bridge builder to speak the truth about what's great about America, what we've done right, and what our less glorious moments. And many people feel that the Iraq adventure, for example, has been one of our less glorious moments.
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The fairytale has turned into a nightmare.
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Women I admired growing up - Debra Winger, Diane Keaton, Meryl Streep - were all beautiful and thin, but not too thin. There are a lot of actresses who are unhealthy-skinny - much, much too skinny. You can't Pilates to that.
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If someone has failed, that is not a deficiency for me. I think that he has more motivation. I've seen many examples where someone was successful first and failed later and failed first and then succeeded. If they failed in an honest way, I don't see it as a deficiency.
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Fiction about mining has a long tradition - Emile Zola's 'Germinal' and Upton Sinclair's 'King Coal' come to mind - and most readers will be aware of the industry's harsh conditions.
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As with any moderately famous person, footballers are the source of much gossip. In fact, I'd go as far as to say they are targeted. The fun part as their partner is not knowing who, or what, to believe.
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In its worse forms, conservatism is a matter of 'I hate strangers and anything that's different.'
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I started making music with my band in the '80s, so I am more product of post punk than classical music, and I have always carried on this way.
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At Munich we sold the Czechs for a few months grace, but the disgrace will last as long as history.
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I'd like to work with Bjork if I could get in the studio with her. We could probably travel to a different planet, you know what I'm saying?
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We have no quarrel with a policy that seeks to support human rights.
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I would like to be where Diana Rigg or Judi Dench is, but I expect it is as good as it is going to get.
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I will run against anybody.
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So many people have asked me about getting their own LEGO Oscar that I submitted it to LEGO Ideas so that everyone has the ability to get one.
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They can hop on a line and really dice it up out there.
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Films are really cool because, every couple months, or however many times you can get a job because there's a lot of luck involved in that, you're playing a different character.
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I was just a mini-star when we did 'Gone With the Wind.'
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I believe that a different therapy must be constructed for each patient because each has a unique story.
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I'm still a, you know, a silly girl... a big kid.
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Ask, 'How are we different from the great apes?' We have culture, we have civilisation, and we have language to be celebrated as part of being human.
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Being a social entrepreneur is a balancing act between growing and sustaining a business while also growing the company's ability to give back.
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I never wanted to give up my power. I wanted to be able to make my own decisions, so that's why I became involved in management, bottom line.
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The time to begin most things is ten years ago.
