Karen Mills Quotes
Our economy creates and loses jobs every quarter in the millions. But of the net new jobs, the jobs come from small businesses: both small businesses on Main Street and many of the net new jobs come from high growth, high impact businesses that are located all across the country.
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I'm a character actor.
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I was probably never going to get to do the kind of things dramatically that I really wanted to do, so I returned to theater from time to time, and to write, and produce. It's by no means sour grapes.
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It constitutes a superhuman effort to lead any people in times of crisis. Without them, the changes would be impossible.
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It is one of the primary motives of modern art that it wants to abolish the distance which the viewer, the consumer, the audience maintain vis-a-vis a work of art.
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I'm not a writer; I'm an actor. My job is to take whatever character I'm given and - especially because I have the responsibility of being a black actress, and I know young black girls are looking up, and everyone's looking to what's on television - to just try to give whatever character I'm playing as three-dimensional a portrayal as I can.
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In 1995, the Clinton Administration reached an agreement with Cuban government that any refugee caught at sea would be sent back to Cuba while any refugee who reaches the United States shores would be allowed to begin the process to citizenship after one year.
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Escapism makes a lot of intuitive sense - whisk people away from their cares with stories of a better life.
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No matter what happens in life, be good to people. Being good to people is a wonderful legacy to leave behind.
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You know, as any parent will say, you know, life happens.
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Around the world, climate change is an existential threat - but if we harness the opportunities inherent in addressing climate change, we can reap enormous economic benefits.
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If I could be more vague I'd write more about people in my life, but I hate hurting feelings or making people feel uncomfortable. I've done that before. Unless they're sad songs. Those get finished fast, but the mean ones often end up at the back of the bottom drawer and it's probably for the best.
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In Hollywood, you play a mom and instantly, you've got osteoporosis.
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I never identified with anybody. I have always been very sensitive about my color, because everybody called me 'yellow gal.' I was caught in between both sides - nobody wanted me. I love that my audience is there, but I always feel as though I have to fend for myself.
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Near the end of my career, I saw things that didn't make too much sense to me when I was a kid.
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I do take this insane pleasure in world-building. I get the world in my head, but I have to make sure everyone else gets it.
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As much as possible, I try to encourage people to use stunt men because that is really their job.
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Let's take care of the necessities first: give people jobs, and find a way to get us out of poverty.
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Would they call me a diva if I were a guy?
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The issue is not whether or not you have that power, the issue is whether or not you use it.
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You couldn't really like a bad guitar in 1960 'cause everybody was pretty good.
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Eating a high-nutrient diet actually makes you more satisfied with less food, and actually gives the ability to enjoy food more without overeating.
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I have five kids, and people can say 'nature versus nurture,' but it is nature! Nurture has so little to do with it. I have five kids, and there are five totally different people in my house.
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Ask most guys what their ambition is, and they'll say they want to get rich. But when they get rich, they discover it's not what they wanted at all. I don't want to be rich.
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Our economy creates and loses jobs every quarter in the millions. But of the net new jobs, the jobs come from small businesses: both small businesses on Main Street and many of the net new jobs come from high growth, high impact businesses that are located all across the country.
