Nevada Barr Quotes
“When she was a young woman she valued intelligence over all other human attributes. Now that she was older she valued kindness.”
Quotes to Explore
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Finding out I was pregnant was one of the most joyous moments in my life. I will never forget it.
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Television can be a little tricky in terms of finding roles that feel fully flushed out, which is why I love being in the theater so much, because the roles tend to be really on the page.
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We should be too big to take offense and too noble to give it.
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I fell in love with doing yoga.
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My family never had a business background. We are artistes.
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I'm showing the younger generation your career doesn't have to be over when you're 16-years-old.
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I believe that as an entertainer, you're only as good as your audience and the people who support you.
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I understand that a lot of girls feel encouraged by what I have been able to do, but I've never felt like I'm a role model. I'm not concerned with building a great legacy or anything because I'll be dead so it won't matter.
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America is the world of peace and must be made the continent of its definite consequence.
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Because of my medical and ideological training, I am accustomed to saying that life is adaptation and symbiosis.
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Bailing out every bank that fails makes the system riskier, not safer.
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I was never a Boy Scout, but oh, I wanted to be one when I was a kid about ten or eleven years old. But there wasn't anyplace where I could ever join the Boy Scouts.
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I'm an actor, and when I close the door at home I'm kind of off-duty.
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I'm not one of those people who have to try and remember what they told people, because I always tell the truth. That should count for something, right?
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I think we need to be sexy and kind of mysterious and still pretty and beautiful. I like to hear that when a man sings. I don't really want to hear about taking my clothes off.
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I am so happy that every generation still tunes into most of the classic and cult films I was lucky to be a part of.
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To have a part that is written for you certainly helps an actor.
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The library was the place I went to find out what there was to know. It was absolutely essential.
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Then come on up. DO everyone a favor and shut me up," he said. "Put down your money, pick up that ball, and let it fly, looker." "I'd rather not" People laughed. He flapped his arms and squawked like a chicken "Afraid you can't throw that far?" "I know I can" He lifted his hat in a small salute to my claim. Blond curls slipped out, then he plopped the hat back on and said, "I dare you.
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... the lead is now 6.9 seconds. In fact it's just under 7 seconds
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Common sense is genius dressed in its working clothes.
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Elegance is not a dispensable luxury but a factor that decides between success and failure.
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We all know that an angry electorate is a voting electorate.
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“When she was a young woman she valued intelligence over all other human attributes. Now that she was older she valued kindness.”
