Adele Griffin Quotes
Revenge is two wrongs that make a right. Julian did something wrong. What did you do wrong?
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I just have to go out and fight my fight and fight to win.
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In 2004, I went onstage for the first time. They put a mike in my hand and pushed me out the door into the crowd. I did the three songs I had recorded and got out. It was the worst day of my life.
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I was born in Nashville, Tenn., but I have lived in a number of places. In 1937, I moved to Baltimore, Md., where I attended junior high and high school. I lived there for five years before leaving for college.
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Maybe black and white is the best medium for landscapes, I don't know.
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Life is not easy in politics.
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I don't think you should limit what you read.
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You gotta give everybody a new trend a new wave, something new to do.
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My favorite game shows were 'Password' and '$25,000 Pyramid.'
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Leadership is an opportunity to serve. It is not a trumpet call to self-importance.
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Once an entitlement program has been created with millions of beneficiaries, it becomes almost impossible to repeal.
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At times, I've referred to Christ's miracles, and have said, 'Well, Christ multiplied the fish and the loaves to feed the people. That is precisely what we want to do with the Revolution and socialism.'
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Most style is not honest enough.
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My personal life is also cinema.
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When you have a chain around your neck, you have to keep your head down and try to accept your fate without succumbing entirely to humiliation, without forgetting who you are.
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John Glenn craved the publicity. I think even John would admit that. When he went into politics, that became pretty obvious! He knew how to do public relations.
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Cinema is entertainment, and people go to the movies because they want to feel good and forget about everything.
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I actually happened to be in Haiti right before the earthquake in 2010. I was there already with the organization I work with now, Artists for Peace and Justice, visiting the primary school that I had adopted, the Academy for Peace and Justice in Port-au-Prince. I came back, and within days, the earthquake happened.
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The only thing that can console one for being poor is extravagance. The only thing that can console one for being rich is economy.
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You never get the Shakespeares right. It's not possible.
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If someone doubts our right to exist - be it on the hills of Umm al-Fahem or in Munich's beer halls, in Gaza's crowded streets or in the thick woods of Babi Yar - it's their problem. Proud states do not break into wails and crawl under the carpet when they discover someone doesn't love them.
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It's hard to find a play that's right for me to do. Rather than waiting around for the right script to come along, I decided to write one myself.
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My friends started having children after college, while I was pursuing this crazy acting career and living hand to mouth. Plus, all my boyfriends were artists struggling to make a living. Having kids didn't make any sense - why would I take on more of a financial burden when I couldn't even afford a dog?
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We know of no behavior in ants or any other social insects that can be construed as play.
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Revenge is two wrongs that make a right. Julian did something wrong. What did you do wrong?
