Regina Brett Quotes
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What brought the British to the Gambia in the first place - which was bigger than it is now - was trade in ivory because the Gambia had a lot of elephants. They wiped out all the elephants and ended up selling Africans.
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It's the 21st century. It's healthier for us, better for the environment and certainly kinder to be a vegetarian.
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I was a big fan of Indiana Jones; then I realized he was kind of a fake hero. The real heroes are the people who work hard and do their stuff right, like firefighters and policemen.
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My films have been progressing towards a certain kind of minimalism, even though it was never intended. Elements which can be eliminated have been eliminated.
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As someone who works from home, my top style tip is to make sure you get dressed in the morning.
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I had a very modest upbringing.
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Touring helped me understand where I needed to be better in my music.
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The first aspect of a business that you need to make it work well is money. Once the money aspect is flowing, you can freely work on other aspects.
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We're becoming so much better at destigmatizing all sorts of things, including mental illness in 'Silver Linings.'
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When you become a parent, you really care that you get that right, and you care about nothing else.
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I always believe that every one of us is working hard not only for our own performance but also to give something significant back to the societies we live in.
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It's an interesting thing to play the heroes of our society, like cops and firefighters. They're the basic heroes that, as little boys and little girls, you look up to as the first heroes of your small, specific community.
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I always tell friends you can't judge your success by someone else's. You can't be afraid to fail.
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There are more tears shed over answered prayers than over unanswered prayers.
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Speed is the No. 1 thing. Our core competency has been doing exactly this: buying companies and integrating them quickly.
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Central banks need to be able to buy bonds if there are short-term malfunctions of the markets. But buying bonds without differentiation and without limits would be very problematic.
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Doing a lot of drama earlier in my career and now exploring comedy has been a treat for me, and I've had an absolute blast, and I hope to continue.
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I want to make people laugh.
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I was a total fashion insider who became an outsider when I did bridal.
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I've probably read more bad science fiction than anyone else alive. But I've also read more good science fiction than anyone else alive.
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When somebody is making a movie about your life, that's different. A show is a live performance. Things are going to go wrong. You are going to get away with things. A movie is indelible. A movie is through a microscope.
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I did three of the original 'Twilight Zone' episodes, yes. Also, I did a little thing in the feature film, and then I wrote one of the episodes in 'The Twilight Zone's last round where I starred with Cloris Leachman and my daughter Liliana in a true sequel to 'It's a Good Life.' So, yes, I have a good 'Twilight Zone' alumni jacket.
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Suffer what there is to suffer. Enjoy what there is to enjoy. Regard both suffering and joy as facts of life.
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Life is too short to waste time hating anyone.
