Ann Wright Quotes
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I don't want to come off like the jealous brother who wasn't getting the attention, but it was like no one was really into me anyway. I wasn't really a priority.
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Journalist: a person without any ideas but with an ability to express them; a writer whose skill is improved by a deadline: the more time he has, the worse he writes.
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After six years without seeing one, I love just seeing a smile - every smile I see gives me hope.
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China is a country, still, of great contrast. While hundreds of millions of people are part of the middle class and yearn for things made in America - American brands, movies, music - there are other hundreds of millions of people throughout China who are living on the equivalent of one U.S. dollar a day.
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The deeper the experience of an absence of meaning - in other words, of absurdity - the more energetically meaning is sought.
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I'm just going to go with it for as long as it lasts.
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I was chosen for 'Wolverine' because there weren't any other Japanese actresses available who could speak English. With 'Batman v Superman' and 'Hannibal,' I got the roles as a result of previous work I'd done, not just because of my nationality.
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I like part-time jobs in restaurants.
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Jupiter from on high smiles at the perjuries of lovers.
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Sword fighting in film is not about how good the fighter is, but how good the actor receiving the blows is.
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I keep on 5 to 10 pounds above my jeans weight, as the ultimate no-filler-needed refresher, and buy a size up on jeans.
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I'm relaxed about my career. I've been making movies for over 20 years, so I've earned at least the right to relax.
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I'm never happy with what I've written. You imagine, before you start, there's a cathedral, and the moment it starts on the page, it's a garden shed. And then you just try to make it the best shed you can.
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Winning is very important to me. I wouldn't be happy with anything less. And I work towards my goal.
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I've done more than 70 auditions in about four years. Early on, it was hard for me because I'd become so attached to these characters, and then you'd be told, 'No.' I'd get very upset when I was younger. But now it comes with the territory.
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The value of a dollar is social, as it is created by society.
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Four-fifths of all our troubles would disappear, if we would only sit down and keep still.
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As far as I'm concerned, love means fighting, big fat lies, and a couple of slaps across the face.
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The team that wins two-thirds of its one run games usually wins the pennant.
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At Nike, designers both created and communicated the brand, transforming a company that made shoes into a purveyor of athletic heroism.
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Every day there is something new you are working on. It is a challenge every day and that is what makes this game so great.
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The challenge with SXSW and events like it is it's so big and overwhelming, it's easy to get lost in the crowd.
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Some people, when they’re hurt… they remember the challenge. They grab hold of the fire once, and when they’re burned, they make plans, trying to figure out how to hold live coals. That’s your mother. But some of us remember the pain.
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Americans should challenge policies of our country that are wrong and harm others.
