Alice Mattison Quotes
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I always struggle auditioning, actually, because I'm so obsessed with era-appropriate clothing.
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Throughout U.S. history, national crises have been used to suspend constitutional protections and attack basic rights. After the Civil War, with the nation in crisis, the promise of 40 acres and a mule to freed slaves was promptly betrayed.
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I'm one of those pesky Brits.
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If you want to read and you want to draw, that helps you to express yourself.
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My great inspiration has always been Studs Terkel, who is a wonderful American oral historian. He was a radio DJ at first, interviewed a lot of jazz musicians, and at some point started to interview Americans about work.
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I have a son, Mason, who is disabled - cerebral palsy - and he does not walk independently, sit independently or speak. He uses a talking computer. I started becoming an advocate for him when he was 3 years old.
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For the last 3 years, we have celebrated National Nurses Week. Beginning on May 6, we will once again have the opportunity to truly commend the nursing community for their contributions to our national health delivery system.
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The most exciting phrase to hear in science, the one that heralds new discoveries, is not 'Eureka!' but 'That's funny...'
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In theatre, there's no time for a proper meal.
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I really haven't liked the commercialization of mountaineering, particularly of Mt. Everest. By paying $65,000, you can be conducted to the summit by a couple of good guides.
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Women are just much better at getting degrees than men. It seems that school at every level plays to the natural strengths of women more than it does to men.
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People often ask me about what constitutes a nerd-friendly show - like, does it have to have sci-fi elements? But I think it's just a show that satisfies the secret craving we all have to be obsessed with something and not feel at all stupid about it.
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Proteins are constantly being degraded. Therefore, simultaneous production of proteins is required.
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The stage is where I feel most comfortable, and I miss it all the time.
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We're still in a recession. We're not gonna be out of it for a while, but we will get out.
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I didn't fit in at school, and I didn't fit in at home, and I didn't know why. I was often lonely.
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What one writer can make in the solitude of one room is something no power can easily destroy.
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As an actor, what I'm finding is that I really like the extremes. I think that's really fun to play with.
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To me, the real 'state of the union' is found in how Americans react to current events.
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Heaven is too busy to listen to half-hearted prayers or to respond to pop-calls.
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Katie Otto goes after stuff she doesn't feel is right, and she stands up for it. I do that too, just kind of in a slightly kinder way because I'm from the South.
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Truly things are better in general now, in America, than in the past.
