Jack McDevitt Quotes
And because she so desperately wanted it to be true, she knew she could not manage an objective judgment.
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At first, before you meet her, you're like, 'I'm gonna meet Angelina Jolie! I'm talking to Angelina Jolie!' And then, within a matter of five minutes, you're like, 'Oh, I'm just talking to my director,' and it's just back to work. She really is all about the work. She's so surprisingly down-to-earth.
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I am fighting vigorously for less spending, less waste and limited government. I strongly believe that the more government grows, the less freedom Americans have.
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I don't know who Little Richard is.
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I was studying political science; I was adamant that I was going to follow in my father's footsteps.
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The manager accepts the status quo; the leader challenges it.
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I very much want to be in the business of creating content, of doing stories all over the world rather than figuring out what the business model is for 'Newsweek' on the iPad, although that's very important work as well.
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Live shows are pretty much like the center of the storm... where the power comes from, the most raw experience. That's the juice. That's where we hit the hardest.
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Because I'm a designer, I'm quite good when I shop. I know what I'm looking for.
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It's so hard to be the girl in a country song, so we're speaking up.
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So we're living by that sword, and we're going to cut every now and then from it's backlash.
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When I remember my life in Russia it is in totally dark colours.
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The thing that's changed the way I do my stand-up act is having kids and getting older and wiser and smarter. There might be a joke or two in the past that I wish I hadn't done, but in the past, you can't have it back.
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I don't listen to my old stuff very often at all.
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To communicate the truths of history is an act of hope for the future.
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Even when I turn 60, they'll call me a child actor.
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I'm good at working, but I'm very good at playing.
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The big thing in my family growing up is that everybody had to play a musical instrument. We were like the von Trapps.
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I remember my father, when I said I was going down to Little Rock to work for Governor Clinton's run for president, he thought maybe somebody needed to check the medication cabinet. He thought somebody was playing around with it. He had never heard of him, he said. I said, 'Well, I think he's going to be the next President of the United States.'
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I went into performing for the community. Being backstage with your company of fellows is the best part of working in live theater. That energy, that combined focus, the synergy - it's addictive.
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My mom, the fabulous Bertie Kinsey, is an amazing seamstress. She quilts and sews and is so crafty. We call her the Southern Martha Stewart!
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I'll always be working on five things at once, usually with those documents open at the same time because if I get stuck somewhere I'll jump over to something else. That's how my head has always worked.
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Could you imagine if I said that 'I short circuited'? They would be calling for my execution, - electric chair. They’d bring back the electric chair. It would be a whole different ball game if I said it, believe me.
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And because she so desperately wanted it to be true, she knew she could not manage an objective judgment.
