Irene Dunne Quotes
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Re-examining our reasoning is not something that has come naturally to American statesmen.
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My answer to those who oppose my appointment as CEO is that this is really a decision of the YWCA. They want to strengthen their grassroots to advocate on behalf of women's and children's empowerment and ending racism.
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Everyone thinks I land in a chopper on top of my building and I have the most cushy existence. Could you understand that I might have the most messed up life myself?
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I find that men are far more vain than women.
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I have a pretty good knowledge of the Indian world by virtue of living on several different reservations and being exposed to several different cultures and languages.
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She was a great lady. We raised three boys, were together as long as she lived, and now she's passed on.
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Reducing carbon emissions is important, but it is shortsighted if not coupled with reducing the toxic emissions from our heart; and that is something spiritual leaders are supposed to teach and something all thinking people, regardless of their beliefs, should practice.
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Definitely for me, my personality, having children was a definite sea change. I found it very, very hard to balance show business and being a dad. The narcissism of show business and the complete, total focus of it was very difficult.
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Well, logos is science or reason, something that helps us to function practically and effectively in the world, and it must therefore be closely in tune and reflect accurately the realities of the world around us.
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If I get in a dark spot, I'll listen to some Adele and cry about it.
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Sometimes I'd say what's bad for the country is good for my business, unfortunately.
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Directing is so interesting. You know, it just sort of encompasses everything that you see, that you know, that you've felt, that you have observed.
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Everywhere in the world, we're aware that democracy has incredible flaws and that the word has been used, especially in the United States, to wage wars.
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In 1995, the Chinese government picked a 6-year-old child to succeed the Panchen Lama, the second highest figure in Tibetan Buddhism.
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For the traditional fantasies, a lot more of my research comes from reading rather than doing. I like my worlds to feel real, so I do a lot of world building research.
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People don't believe in me very much, but I have my teammates and my family that believe in me so much; they see how hard I work.
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Analyzing what you haven't got as well as what you have is a necessary ingredient of a career.
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I am a professional photographer because it is the best way I know to earn the money I require to take care of my wife and children.
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I like challenges, I like that fear you feel for something new, and with a new director, I think it's very important to always support new projects.
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If there's a 13- or 14-year old kid who is yearning for something beyond the social forces in his own world, in his own neighborhood, the library is the only place where he can go to find that. It was exciting and thrilling to me all the time I worked in the library. It's such a force for social good and it can do so much.
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After I'd hit a home run and took my position in the field, the fans in the bleachers began throwing packages of tobacco at me. I stuffed them in my pocket.
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When an actress is younger, she likes to lower her age, but when she is older, she likes to add to her years.
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And yet I think The White Cliffs of Dover one of my best films.
