Molly Bloom Quotes

Being humble got me very far when I went to L.A., because it was in stark contrast to this town of people who were so cutthroat.

Molly Bloom

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• There is no such thing as a free lunch.

  

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• I feel like, in general in my work life, my main goal has been to just be in a situation where I'm not bored with my job. That's been the entire principle. Got my wish.

  

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• I speak French, German, English, and Dutch, and I can say a few words in Spanish - none of these languages have anything to do with Valyrian.

  

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• I'm absolutely amazed when some people say I am either hard or uncaring, because it's so utterly untrue. I can't say it because, if you say you are caring, it's like saying, ‘I'm a very modest person.’ Nobody believes you.

  

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• Doing improv really got me started in my whole career.

  

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• It's no good being too easily swayed by people's opinions. You have to believe in yourself.

  

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• Supporting mental wellness is crucial to any goal of decreasing gun violence in America.

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• My first letter of acceptance, to UMass - Amherst, came with an offer of a fellowship and a note from John Edgar Wideman.

  

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• This is a good day for the world's children. Children who today have no right to their own childhood, to education, to personal inviolability, have with these two representatives, these prize winners, got a voice both for the right to education - particularly for girls - and against unfair and exploitative child labor.

  

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• Something pretty... that's just the surface. People worry so much about aging, but you look younger if you don't worry about it.

  

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  • People
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• Being humble got me very far when I went to L.A., because it was in stark contrast to this town of people who were so cutthroat.

  

  Molly Bloom
  • People
  • Humble
  • Because