Allison Silverman Quotes
Writing is just my first love. And I still have some issues with telling people what to do.
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You go to a theater now and you literally see parents watching the movie and they suddenly cover their kid's ears. I figured I'd make one movie where they didn't have to do this.
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We've come a long way since Nixon's first visit to China, or Carter's reestablishment of diplomatic relations.
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If there is anything that a man can do well, I say let him do it. Give him a chance.
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Kosovo today is closer to Europe than other countries in the region of South Eastern Europe.
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I can't exactly say why there's not much protest music to speak off. And I know there are acts out there still putting a message in their music.
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I want babies. I think I'll be a great dad.
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If I were to work with my mom, I probably would not want her to play my mom. That would get too real.
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National armies fight nations, royal armies fight their like, the first obey a mob, always demented and the second a king, generally sane.
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Yes, I did feel a special responsibility to be the first American woman in space.
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It's not unusual for a would-be entrepreneur to get turned down half a dozen times before finding a willing investor - yet in most companies, it takes only one 'nyet' to kill a project stone dead.
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My kids are the future of the Mayweather family and of the Mayweather brand. I feel our family is stronger if we stay together.
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My youngest sister belonged to a group called the Twelve Tribes for many years. She recently left, with her husband and four children. Talking to her about her experiences in the group is fascinating, moving, and enlightening.
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Change is vital to any actor. If you keep playing lead after lead, you're really gonna dry up. Because all those vehicles wean you away from the truths of human behaviour.
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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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I never thought of myself as a singer, like ever, ever, ever. It's hysterical that I sing.
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It feels really good to give back. I'm opening the Olivia Newton-John Cancer Wellness Centre in Australia.
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I don't want to be liked. I want to be respected.
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Teachability and trust always leads to total obedience.
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I started my career so early and developed in print for better or for worse, so I think there's a sense some of my earliest readers are kind of copilots on this voyage with me.
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The Church and the world and women are crying for men, men who are developing their capacity and talents, who are willing to work and make sacrifices, who will help others achieve happiness and salvation.
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We're chronically sleep-deprived as a culture. We're constantly on.
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I've always known that sporting people frequently suffer from joint problems because of the repeated strain they put on their bodies to get to the top. But somehow I never thought it would happen to me.
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Apparently modern financial regulators are vastly more sophisticated than we were as financial regulators 25 years ago - because we had never figured out that the key to financial stability was leaving felons in charge of the largest financial institutions in the world.
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Writing is just my first love. And I still have some issues with telling people what to do.
