Abigail McCarthy Quotes
Growth requires purposeful division. Responsible dissent is the essence of democracy.
Quotes to Explore
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The modern economy is becoming a place where women hold the cards.
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Understanding the intentions of a play is so key because you can block a guy into the running back if you don't know how the play is supposed to work or where the back is going to come out.
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I like school very much, and I'll go to college if my career slows down. But kids go to college to be where I am today. Not to put college down, but for me, it would be digressing.
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Beethoven's music tends to move from chaos to order, as if order were an imperative of human existence.
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Thank goodness I was never sent to school; it would have rubbed off some of the originality.
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I know what falling off the cliff means. I know from being considered a very bright kid to being considered like a moron and dropping out of school.
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I come from a poor family, so really, the culture I know best is the street, TV, school.
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Some journalists are pestier than others, so I find out where the pests are. I am careful with my actors and actresses. I come back and tell them, 'Watch out for this one or that one.' People are surprised I do that. But I watch out for them even after the movie is over.
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In this part of the world, Jews and Arabs will live together forever.
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Yes, exercise is the catalyst. That's what makes everything happen: your digestion, your elimination, your sex life, your skin, hair, everything about you depends on circulation. And how do you increase circulation?
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I went on iTunes and looked at versions of Christmas songs. Everyone has done them!
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In every single culture I encountered, there were always women who defied cultural norms to do what they believed was right for them. This phenomenon has never been related to how rich, poor, successful or not successful the woman may be.
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You fall for who the chemistry is with.
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People want to think that staying in shape costs a lot of money. They couldn't be more wrong. It doesn't cost anything to walk. And it's probably a lot cheaper to go to the corner store and buy vegetables than take a family out for fast food.
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When I was competing, I would run daily 20 kilometers, and in addition to that, I'd put in many hours of fighting and sparring. That's why I was always able to keep the speed in the ring. I would train so hard that sometimes it was not only hard to stand up, but it would also be hard to lay down.
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To me, 'beauty' means to be natural, creative, honest - to say the truth.
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You looked so intense. Whatever you were saying, you seemed to mean it, and it wasn't amusing at all. Started quite a fashion. People keep looking for purpose now. Complicates everything.
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Adolescents never understand that the best way to avoid notice is to behave normally.
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I think, so often, female cofounders are positioned in this competitive, catty way. It's just awful. It's not reality.
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My public school teachers did a great job of saying, 'Check this out. You're qualified for this. You should explore these opportunities.' They're the ones who said, 'You know, apply to Harvard. You might be a good fit here.'
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Objective evidence and certitude are doubtless very fine ideals to play with, but where on this moonlit and dream-visited planet are they found?
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Democracy means the opportunity to be everyone's slave.
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Growth requires purposeful division. Responsible dissent is the essence of democracy.
