Carrie Fletcher Quotes
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But... watching Steven Barnes taught me to treat my life like an art form.
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I used to get some flack from my agents because I wouldn't even audition for parts where the hero uses violent force to be a hero.
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I am a writer because writing is the thing I do best.
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I made a commitment to myself; that I wanted to be an actress, and I wanted to do films that make a difference. It has to move people.
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There is no truly global justice.
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The moon is a friend for the lonesome to talk to.
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There's ups and downs with boxing, layoffs are part of the sport and they can either help or hurt a guy.
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Right away when I got to college, I realized that being a politician sucks. It's really hard! It wasn't for me. B.J. Novak is convinced that I will run for mayor of Chicago at some point. He begs me to do it. It'd be a tough gig, but I was always very attracted to the idea of helping people and trying to make the city a better place.
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I look at other people my age in this industry, other famous people my age, and they've just got famous friends. Which is cool, but I love being normal and just chilling at mine.
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It's really important to say this. Often the faith schools were founded before the state provided education. I want good education in this country so I'm not going to slag off faith schools. I think that it's important that people of different backgrounds and different faiths go to school together and many faith schools do that.
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I was always pretty decent at fast stick work or doing stuff that seems impressive that's not really; I was pretty tasteful and had good ideas musically. But I had a terrible sense of tempo, which is like being a blind painter. The conductor would just rip into me, and it lasted for years.
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I asked each one of them to make out with me and their reactions varied from excitable to horrified.
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To have nothing to say and to say it in a tragic manner is not the same thing as having something to say.
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The world in the '90s had seemed somewhat stable. There was talk of the end of history, a calm consensus around where we were all going. Consumer capitalism with some sort of social conscience. Then 9/11 happened, and that illusion was blown out of the water.
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Standing behind a kitchen counter telling people about what ingredients to put in a pot didn't feel right.
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I like walking on the edge.
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I know for works for me - those wonderful sad love songs.
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In the final analysis, you get what you pay for.
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Having 50 to 60 years on the planet should give you a sense of how to master the way you look and live your life.
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I used to steal my father's cologne, and it was so strong. My mother would always know when I did because it was so intrusive. That's why I like Evolution - it's a strong yet subtle scent.
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It seems to me that at 19 or 20, a young man is burning to be great at something. I was. You have a vision that's beyond the neighborhood. You want to make a mark while you're alive. You don't know exactly your future, but you want to be great at it. And greatness is an important word. And you dare not tell anybody how extreme and how burning are your visions, because you don't want anybody to mess with them
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I always start tours with a great deal of anticipation.
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When I was growing up we didn't have a massive house and there were five women running around, so my dad and I had to stick together!
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As individuals they were stone, but together they were glass.
