Mona Simpson Quotes
My mother was a single parent, a speech therapist who worked for a company that kept a substantial percentage of the income they billed for her to teach stroke victims in convalescent hospitals to talk again.
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So although women can do anything that men can't do, they can also do something that men can't do, and that is mother their children.
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Men who do not make advances to women are apt to become victims to women who make advances to them.
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My interest in secret societies is the product of many experiences, some I can discuss, others I cannot.
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I don't like possessions.
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I believe it's easier to be an actor. Somehow, interviewing seems to be intrusive on people's lives.
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I want to have an impact on my son.
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Cricket, the whole thing, playing, watching, being part of the Gaieties, has been a central feature of my life.
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I have never seen a bad television program, because I refuse to. God gave me a mind, and a wrist that turns things off.
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At sea, I feel comfortable and I come to rest.
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When you are in the public eye, you have to protect yourself. There are so many people judging you. I just try to be myself.
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'Bramhotsavam' is a celebration of families, life and togetherness. It's a film I hold close to my heart.
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My mother was my biggest role model. She taught me to hate waste. We never wasted anything.
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No, I regret nothing, all I regret is having been born, dying is such a long tiresome business I always found.
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Say something personal, not from a publicist.
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Young people like to think they're invincible. They don't like to face any situation where they've gotten weaker instead of stronger.
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A friend may well be reckoned the masterpiece of nature.
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I always believe that one can't interfere in another's work. Once I start work on any film, I surrender myself completely and blindly follow the director.
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It makes sense that there is no sense without God.
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Obama is a very good actor. He knows how to play it. And he is very adept at creating this 'Obama' - this character who is there whenever the world needs something.
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Half the world hates What half the world does every day Half the world waits While half gets on with it anyway.
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Overall, one of the things that excites me most about self-publishing is that the highest-value use of my time in promoting the books will be found in writing more of them.
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I've produced before, and sometimes it's by default. In the indie level, you can't just come to set and be like, 'Oh, I'm an actor.' You have to be willing to help out, make the project happen.
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My mother was a single parent, a speech therapist who worked for a company that kept a substantial percentage of the income they billed for her to teach stroke victims in convalescent hospitals to talk again.
