Terry Gross Quotes
Most people I know that have work that is very meaningful to them pay the price of having to work all the time.
Quotes to Explore
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I live in Derry, a little town in Ireland, and I don't have the background of Hollywood or Broadway.
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I grew up in a hippie commune so I have a real hippie part of me.
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As President Trump quickly moved to limit immigration, civil rights, and environmental protections, I felt fear for my young children, and guilt, too - as if I'd somehow betrayed the unspoken contract all parents make to give our children a better life than ourselves.
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When you have an engagement, at least in my world, the world that I create for myself, an engagement doesn't begin when you hit the stage and end when you leave the stage. It begins when you hit the city limits, and it ends when you leave the city limits.
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Any partying I did, I did at home. I didn't want to be in the spotlight... There's an easy way to get away from the paparazzi; they're not that difficult to hide from and you don't need to go out for coffee every five minutes.
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Before you are interviewed for the job you want, try on the complete outfit you intend to wear.
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The creativity of childhood was often surrendered amid feelings of unworthiness. So the idea that others are demanding to be given it back - to be 'taught' - is disturbing.
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When you're an entertainer, it's hard not to compare yourself with the next person's success. But you have to trust your own journey and your strengths and believe in yourself. I think that's the best place to start.
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I worked on a farm for a little bit.
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I think this sets a very bad precedent, the president unilaterally on his own starting war without any consent from Congress.
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Fashion is a way of not having to decide who you are. Style is deciding who you are and being able to perpetuate it.
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You probably can't use the term `toxic cunt' in your magazine, but that's what Hilary Clinton is. Her very existence insults the spirit of individualism in this country. This bitch is nothing but a two-bit whore for Fidel Castro.
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I write both fiction and nonfiction. I begin my fiction with the main character. The story comes later.
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I love Sherri Shepherd as Lula.
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I'm really into 'Veep.' I think that the showrunner Armando Iannucci is a genius.
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It's okay if you get rejected 20, 30 or 200 times... You don't need everyone to like your story - you just need one person who really likes your story.
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I got into shape because I took kick-boxing lessons every day to prepare for a fight scene with Taylor Lautner. I really wanted to lie down and eat Chinese food, but I kick-boxed every morning and ran. If someone was filming you with your kit off, you'd do the same thing.
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I'm really in touch with my Italian roots. My mom's whole side of the family is there.
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The reason Ronald Reagan gets slammed for having so badly exacerbated the problem of deficit spending is that he so plainly deserves it.
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Emotion consists of a very well orchestrated set of alterations in the body that has, as a general purpose, making life more survivable by taking care of a danger, of taking care of an opportunity, either/or, or something in between.
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Vipassana is the art of living. Not the art of escaping.
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If we want people to vote, we need to make it a larger part of their self-image.
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I like the idea of going to university and studying. I didn't do it because it was a back-up plan. In some ways, it kind of goes hand in hand with acting. There's a lot of analysis and enriching your mind, as well as problem solving. And it can only help being around people as an actor.
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Most people I know that have work that is very meaningful to them pay the price of having to work all the time.
