Maggie Hassan Quotes
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No writer need feel sorry for himself if he writes and enjoys it, even if he doesn't get paid.
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I want to go into science class and awaken that spark that makes learning possible.
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The kindest word to describe my performance in school was Sloth.
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Even a cock crows over his own dunghill.
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People who want the most approval get the least and people who need approval the least get the most.
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I've been around - having gone to Princeton, and I went to Oxford after that - some pretty fancy characters in my life. And they're just as nutty as the rest of us - sometimes worse.
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I think I've owned all the models of iPods so far. And these days between my iPod, iPhone and my personal laptop computer, I'm someone who is very, very grateful for all the ways to listen to music and completely switch off from people around me and listen to the music in detail, which is very hard to do if you're in a room with other people.
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There's millions of gay people in the world. In 2011, you've got to hide that you're gay? Like, you know what I'm saying? Like, be real.
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Violence would be a huge gift to those who want a divided Lebanon.
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Prostitution presents a moral, economic and social problem that cannot be resolved juridically.
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I like things simple.
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I don't feel the need to prove myself by writing the next generational novel.
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I have been vain since birth. I expected other people to like what I did, although my vanity has definitely diminished over the years.
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My dad is a Chatty Cathy, the social butterfly; friendly; knows everybody in the whole world by six degrees; tells me that every performance is the greatest he's ever seen, every new outfit is the coolest. Constant cheerleader.
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In India, there's a way of seeing life as a cosmic play. It's called Lila. I can watch my life, and I can see my guru playing with me.
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I made some good pictures, and I made some bad ones. I wasn't trying to build an image, though; I was trying to build a life for myself.
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I was from a tough neighborhood, and we didn't have a lot of money, but my dad worked hard, and my mom is good at budgeting things. That made me appreciate things.
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I think the first step is to understand that forgiveness does not exonerate the perpetrator. Forgiveness liberates the victim. It's a gift you give yourself.
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Is there in all the history of human folly a greater fool than a clergymen in politics?
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I moved when I was 16. I had no clue what to expect in moving to L.A. I had no clue, really, about what acting was. I just knew that I wanted to do it.
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When I'm not acting, I'm writing, building an inventory of scripts. Even if they sit on the shelf, I just keep stacking them up.
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A lot of the tabloid stories are written so well, they're very clever and very funny. But you have to focus on what's really important and not read them - don't dive into it and don't get caught up in it.
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What's really important to me is that we have fiscally responsible balanced budgets.
