Mother Teresa (Mary Teresa Bojaxhiu) Quotes
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Rock music is not meant to be perfect.
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Second place is just the first place loser.
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For the most part, I do a lot of my own stunts. On 'The Final Destination,' they kept pulling my stunt woman in, and I'd shoo her away. I'm a black belt in tae kwon do, so I was adamant about doing stuff myself.
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I have more friends in New York than Paris.
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The problems of aging present an opportunity to rethink our social and personal lives in order to ensure the dignity and welfare of each individual.
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I think a woman looks best in a sari.
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I'm happy pretty well anywhere on this big, beautiful planet.
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Be fond of the man who jests at his scars, if you like; but never believe he is being on the level with you.
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All the skills of housewifery are the ones I'm using as a producer.
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Millions of us track ourselves all the time. We step on a scale and record our weight. We balance a checkbook. We count calories. But when the familiar pen-and-paper methods of self-analysis are enhanced by sensors that monitor our behavior automatically, the process of self-tracking becomes both more alluring and more meaningful.
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I don't have to be a size zero anymore. But I still want to feel and look good.
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The Bill of Rights isn't some legalistic fine print. It was written to make our lives freer, more prosperous, and happier. By forsaking it, America has become no better than any other country in the world.
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I'd rather be dealt with as a person than a persona.
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Twitter has become a group conversation of that type that used to take place on trading floors.
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I spent many years of my life as an economist and demographer. I was finally distracted by writing my novels and poetry. I'm enormously happy that was the case. I feel that with writing I have found my metier.
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As a director on 'The Office,' there's a tremendous weight that comes with directing features. I was being asked to direct a show that had already won an Emmy for Best Comedy. Steve Carell and the cast had already won the Screen Actor's Guild Awards.
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I want people to notice my writing abilities are real and that I'm not just stuck in one situation.
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I am not a puppet. I was not made by the West to go to the West or to any other country.
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We always hear from newspapers that while people understand the environmental challenge, they are unwilling to stomach the solutions. The trouble is, we only ever hear about the solutions from the media, and for whatever reason, they are almost always caricatured beyond recognition. If there's no appetite for green, it's not surprising.
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I like the idea of making a big, fun, adventure type of movie.
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Handicaps are really to be used another way to benefit yourself and others.
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The Fall is an offense to human reason, but once accepted, it makes perfect sense of the human condition.
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When writing about historical characters I try to be as accurate as possible, and in particular not to misrepresent the view they held. With a real historical figure you have to be fair, and this is not an obligation you have in dealing with your own creations, so it is quite different.
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Love until it hurts. Real love is always painful and hurts: then it is real and pure.
