Molly Shannon Quotes
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It is more noble to give yourself completely to one individual than to labor diligently for the salvation of the masses.
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The wisdom and experience of older people is a resource of inestimable worth. Recognizing and treasuring the contributions of older people is essential to the long-term flourishing of any society.
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I got into filmmaking in order to tell very personal stories, and in this day and age, the opportunity seems all the more precious.
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I think that when you put yourself, as actors have to do, in other people's shoes, when you have to put on the costume that someone else has worn in their life, it gets much, much harder to be prejudiced against them and even to be - to not try to look at the world in a sense of "I'm not going to judge somebody. I'm going to try to understand who they are and what they're about."
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I never gave up, even when people told me I'd never make it; Never underestimate the heart of a champion.
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Political leaders can help change the psychological climate which affects the quality of relationships among people.
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I care about strangers when they're abstractions, but I feel almost nothing when they're literally in front of me.
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The only true conquests-those that awaken no regrets- are those obtained over our ignorance.
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There are two types of mind . . . the mathematical, and what might be called the intuitive. The former arrives at its views slowly, but they are firm and rigid; the latter is endowed with greater flexibility and applies itself simultaneously to the diverse lovable parts of that which it loves.
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Setting up a college fund would be a great way to redirect the tangible evidence of Daddy's love.
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When you're the only pea in the pod, your parents are likely to get you confused with the Hope diamond.
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The reason statins are so helpful is that even those who are trying their best to reach their target and still can't do it have something else to rely on.
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Sometimes, you see folks who have a negative view of dreamers - people who sit around all day on their hindquarters and do absolutely nothing. These folks aren't dreamers - they are just lazy. To me, dreaming is just part of being alive, inspired, and curious about the world.
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Every one of us is a minor tragedy. Most of us learn to cope.
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When people have a real sense of legacy, a sense of mattering, a sense of contribution, it seems to tap into the deepest part of their heart and soul. It brings out the best and subordinates the rest.
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My wife watches me like a hawk.
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My name is not Susan, so watch what you say. If you still need her, then be on your way.
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There's so much to watch, I can't even keep up.
