Adah Isaacs Menken Quotes
There is no such thing as unfortunate genius; if a man or woman is fit for work, God appoints the field.
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I would say if you have a dream, follow it. It doesn't really matter whether you are a woman or from India or from wherever.
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I'm an actor, and I like having attention, I guess. There's a reason I like being on stage. There's a reason I like being in front of a camera. It's that interaction.
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When you are tough on yourself, life is going to be infinitely easier on you.
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I'm not denying that it's exciting to have a play on Broadway.
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Were women meant to do everything - work and have babies?
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I definitely think there's some way to understand how people emotionally feel about somebody, but I don't think data collects it. They're not going to click your bit.ly link or click your TweetMeme retweet every time.
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I do not like violence.
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I think there's nothing that can drive you more than a huge dream or a huge challenge.
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We tried to make a movie that had sex and violence because we like sex and violence.
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Sentimentality is the only sentiment that rubs you the wrong way.
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Because many of us have been in game shows for some time, there's always someone around who can share a story of Johnny O or Jay Stewart that I never heard.
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Never do today what you can do tomorrow. Something may occur to make you regret your premature action.
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I grew up watching a lot of French cinema.
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People think computers will keep them from making mistakes. They're wrong. With computers you make mistakes faster.
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I'm lucky because I remember my dad showing me 'Independence Day,' and I loved it.
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People in Russia adapt to misery by a deep, deep humor.
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The United States does not provide economic support funds to the Palestinian Authority to build new homes for terrorists or fund President Abbas' anti-Israel campaign trips through Europe.
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Ultimately, the goal of sanctions is to ratchet up the economic pressure on the Iranians to such a level that the regime determines it is simply too great to bear, and they are forced to weigh the decision to carry on their nuclear development and their illicit quest for nuclear weapons against the ever-growing pressure from their own people.
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I'm a natural. That's why I make the big bucks.
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If I came in to recruit your son, I would tell you, your wife, and your son, that I will be the most demanding coach your son can play for.
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Steven Spielberg's name was all over 'Poltergeist,' and 'E.T.' was out the same year, which every single parent took their child to. So despite 'Poltergeist' being a horror movie, I convinced my parents to let me see it. It was terrifying. I guess this says a lot about me as a six-year-old, because I loved it.
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A supremely religious man or woman is one who believes deeply and consistently in the veracity of his highest experiences. He has his hours in the cellar ... but he believes in the truth of the hours he spends upstairs.
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Richard Pryor introduced me to the world of the inner city, and the urban world, and did it hysterically. My favorite comedian, even though we work 180 degrees differently, but funny is funny is funny.
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There is no such thing as unfortunate genius; if a man or woman is fit for work, God appoints the field.
