Richard Simmons Quotes
Everyone has a story that makes me stronger. I know that the work I do is important and I enjoy it, but it is nice to hear the feedback of what we do to inspire others.
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It's expected of novels that they should explain the world and create the illusion that things are ultimately logical and coherent. But that's not what I see around me. Often, events remain mysterious and unresolved, and our emotions reach no catharsis.
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If they understand, which I believe they really are sensing, that the alternative the Republicans have been offering is to repeal what we've done, to go back to Bush policies - and if you asked the public what would you prefer, Bush economic policies or Obama economic policies, they take and prefer Obama economic policies.
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Though many corporations honor commitments to reduce dangerous pollution, some cut corners and cheat. The marketplace doesn't always have mechanisms to correct bad actors.
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There is one system of justice, demanding that all be held accountable when laws are broken.
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I'm addicted to food, so if you bring the cake and stuff to my house, I might walk by and take a swipe of icing and keep it moving. So what happens is I try to not keep it around.
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My favorite actresses were Geraldine Paige, Anne Bancroft and Kim Stanley.
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Also, I have found that I really like to work in English. It's very strange because it's exactly the opposite of what I thought it would be like.
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I have visited people whose health has been endangered by tar sands oil. I have watched neighbors struggle to recover from Superstorm Sandy. I have seen solar panels and wind turbines become an increasingly familiar part of the landscape.
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I had the X rating on my films. Now they do as much on The Simpsons as I got an X rating for Fritz the Cat.
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I love puffins. They are small, round gothic birds, and their babies are called pufflings.
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Before I had my child, I thought I knew all the boundaries of myself, that I understood the limits of my heart. It's extraordinary to have all those limits thrown out, to realize your love is inexhaustible.
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Now, I guess, people want stars. People are trying to invent stars.
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I have these visions of myself being thirty, thirty-five, forty having a family.
Nastassja Kinski -
Prayer is not asking. It is a longing of the soul. It is daily admission of one's weakness. It is better in prayer to have a heart without words than words without a heart.
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I learned a long time ago that fame and money is not a ticket to happiness.
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I can always see what I've done wrong. I'm always learning. I'm the perennial student.
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'Gaucho' was a struggle for us for a lot of reasons, and in the end, we just sort of survived it.
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All my movies are achingly personal.
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Don't call the world dirty because you forgot to clean your glasses.
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If one cannot enjoy reading a book over and over again, there is no use in reading it at all.
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I didn't enjoy working with Bill [Murray]. We fought a lot... but I've let go of some of the anger and we seem to get along fine now.
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I don't like to feel like I'm some fragile package that has to be shipped by high-priority mail and handled with white gloves.
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When it comes to educating all of us about the most basic things in life, it seems to me we need more kindergartens and fewer graduate schools.
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Everyone has a story that makes me stronger. I know that the work I do is important and I enjoy it, but it is nice to hear the feedback of what we do to inspire others.
