Mitch Albom Quotes
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Our children will outwit us if they want; for when it comes to technology, they hold the higher ground. Unlike other tools passed carefully and ceremonially from one generation to the next - the sharp scissors, the car keys - this is one they understand better than we do.
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For most of my career, I've played roles that were written for other actresses.
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I had rather be called a journalist than an artist.
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I would like to one day play a man. That is something I do know. I don't know what kind of man. I don't know if that would ever happen or not. It would be the ultimate challenge.
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You can say whatever you want about me, I'm not really bothered. But when it starts to upset people I care about or I hear about it from my mum, then that's a problem.
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I am deeply immersed in my medical work, and it can get very intense, but I believe that the connection and devotion is key. You can not work on diseases as devastating and deadly as Lassa and Ebola without complete trust and respect for the individuals with whom you work. My lab and colleagues are just extraordinary, and we are a family.
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If you compare me to an actor, I'm probably one of the best boxers in the profession. But if you compare me as a boxer, I'm probably one of the best actors.
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Do not be bullied out of your common sense by the specialist; two to one, he is a pedant.
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I always prefer other people's interpretations over my own, so I'm not very quick to make explicit what exactly a song or record is about.
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I think encouraging young people to twerk might be a bad thing. It's a stripper's move. If I had a daughter of nine, I wouldn't want her twerking.
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I saw Damien Rice in Dublin when I was 13, and that inspired me to want to pursue being a songwriter... I practised relentlessly and started recording my own EPs. At 16, I moved to London and played any gigs I could, selling CDs from my rucksack to fund recording the next, and it snowballed from there.
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I'm a big Michael Lewis fan. That said, my favorite Lewis book was 'The Blind Side.'
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My mom didn't use face cream, like, nothing at all. She's got great skin and looks very youthful.
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Let your children go if you want to keep them.
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'I want to know how many years I got.''Many,' said Ta-Kumsaw. 'Or few. All that matters is what you do with however many years you have.'
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Men are the Rosie-the-Riveters of parenting: They’re brought in only when needed, and considered disposable thereafter.
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: No comment, since this is still hovering (see Larry's reply).Flutter, flutter.
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The creator gives no heed to the critic unless he becomes a barren inventor.
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I'm addicted to laughing. I go to see a lot of comedy shows. I'm addicted to playing really loud and obnoxious rock music in my car. I'm addicted to beautiful clothes and shoes. I just love gorgeous stuff and work hard to acquire pretty things, shiny things. I'm addicted to shiny things!
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I love waking up in my home and being with my children and my husband. And I get an enormous amount of satisfaction out of my work. I really love working. I said it: I love working. It really grounds me, and I like helping people.
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With 'The Mummy' it was a fantasy action adventure. You get taken away for a few hours and come out and feel revamped and ready to go into the world and enjoy your next day at work.
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There is no rule in the pink-triangle guide to coming out that you must wear a rainbow flag cap and organise a full band parade.
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Most museums - with all their burdens to pay for exhibitions, administration, and security - really don't have any money really to acquire art, with few exceptions.
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You have to be strong enough to say if the culture doesn't work, don't buy it.
