Cathy O'Neil (Catherine "Cathy" Helen O'Neil) Quotes
An insurance company might say, "Tell us more about yourself so your premiums can go down." When they say that, they're addressing the winners, not the losers.
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The reasons asthma doesn't affect my work or play is that I had accurate diagnostics and follow treatment regimens closely. It's when someone thinks they're fine and that they don't need help that they usually get in trouble.
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Everybody needs money, but I'm a fighter. For what I make, I'm happy with what I make. The money is not everything; it's about honor.
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The thoughtful soul to solitude retires.
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I was sent the script for 'Silver Linings' when I was doing a play in D.C. at The Kennedy Center with Cate Blanchett and I was sent the script and asked if I was interested, and I said 'Oh, boy am I!'
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I am a sound freak. I could play around with sound forever.
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Passion for fame: A passion which is the instinct of all great souls.
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Certainly there are great men whose age circumscribes them so completely that we lose interest.
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I am happy everywhere except in places where I see glitz and rich farts. I am happiest in Brooklyn, where the concentration of rich farts is minimal.
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If I had a spreadsheet on my computer, it looked like I was busy.
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Writing is a solitary profession; you are really alone when you write. Then the emotions become well shaped and distinct. But their transition into words must be done deliberately and with rigid artistry.
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We couldn't pitch the show without having created one, at least one 20 to 25 minute version of 'Broad City.' We wouldn't know how to describe it.
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On television, I tried to absolutely hew to the middle of the road and not show any prejudice or bias in any way.
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All the music that I play today, I actually heard either at home or in my neighborhood when I was growing up in the '40s and '50s.
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I don't know whether they will give me a project just because I am cooperative and behave nicely, but it really helps. I never demand for anything or never throw tantrums at work.
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Upon graduation, believe it or not, I had no job. I had no interviews. I had no prospects. I had no worries. What I did have, I had passion. I had enormous passion. I had passion for financial markets. I had fallen in love with financial markets.
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I'm not bad-looking, but I'm not a beauty, either.
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I really do feel like I'm in better shape and look better now - even after having three kids - than I did before.
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It is to be regretted that few persons who have arrived at any degree of eminence or fame, have written Memorials of themselves, at least such as have embraced their private as well as their public life.
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The problem isn't a Congress that won't cut spending or a president who won't raise taxes. The problem is an American public with a bottomless sense of entitlement to federal money.
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Many Enron employees lost 70 percent to 90 percent of their retirement assets after the company indicated that it would re-state profit reports.
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An insurance company might say, "Tell us more about yourself so your premiums can go down." When they say that, they're addressing the winners, not the losers.
