Vicki Delany Quotes
On a personal basis, when I decided to become a writer, about the last reason I did it was because I thought I'd meet interesting people and make new friends. But that has turned out to be the very best part.
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My best advice to anybody who has a child with a disability is to really find the tools for that person to thrive and find what their true passions are, because the rest will follow.
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Warren and I are friends, but working with him had been difficult.
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I like to prove people wrong.
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I had no student friends to talk to about literature. My tutor was a really nice man, very charming - but he had no literary judgment.
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When you run into something interesting, drop everything else and study it.
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All of my favorite people - people I really trust - none of them were cool in their younger years.
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We have just been working hard to have people to come out to vote and to make sure people understand how important the election is.
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My best work is often almost unconscious and occurs ahead of my ability to understand it.
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I've been working for many years and I think I've managed to work with some of the best people in the business, which has been rewarding and an apprenticeship.
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Mrs. Obama is not a great beauty. But she is so interesting-looking - so bright. That will always take you farther.
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We know that often holding those who have carried out mass atrocities accountable is at times our best tool to prevent future atrocities.
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I think that there's no doubt that as I see friends, families, children of gay couples who are thriving, you know, that has an impact on how I think about these issues.
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Who would have ever thought that, within a couple months of getting into the WWE, that I'd be wrestling in the main event for the world championship? Then, nine months after getting here, actually being the world champion.
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I have not cared for money, and I enjoy working. Money comes my way. People work hard so they get enough money. Or they work hard so they don't have to work hard later in life. But though I don't need money, I still work hard because I like what I am doing.
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Individually, people are finding that a simpler lifestyle provides greater satisfaction than relentless pursuit of materialism.
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When you're trying to bring the streets into rap to prove a point, then you already lost. You separate the two, and that ain't to be played with. You've got people that lost their lives and people that are doing real time. If we gon' make music, let's just make music.
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Everyone thinks that 'Chinatown' is the best screenplay. I'm not sure it is.
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A lot of people don't know that I had a special appearance in 'Keratam'; that was my first Telugu film. I only shot for four to five days. When they called me, I said, 'I can't give 60 days for a movie. If you have something for one week or 10 days, then I can accommodate.'
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Being a mom makes you far more compassionate. You have more empathy for people, more love. I was always taught to say thank you, and I'm very grateful. And my kids have that quality, too.
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My role is to remind people that everyday people can make a difference. And if we get people out there doing things to make America a better place, we can bring change.
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It would be like a weed whacker going up the coast
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I run the largest survey company in the world. It just so happens to be the second-largest company run by someone in my house.
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It was an appalling thought, to be so well-integrated into the machinery of society and history as to be able to move in only one plane, and along one line.
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On a personal basis, when I decided to become a writer, about the last reason I did it was because I thought I'd meet interesting people and make new friends. But that has turned out to be the very best part.
