Charlie Jane Anders Quotes
At last, Roberta had found an authority figure she could please without hating herself.
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I teach my children that in life, there is no control of what tomorrow is going to bring. There really isn't. But in whatever it brings, we have choices, and I'm glad because I made more right choices than wrong, but in the wrong choices, there are lessons to be learned.
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Did anyone ever have a boring dream?
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Indie movies got co-opted by the studio system. The studios insisted that only stars could make movies successful.
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I would rather lose in a cause that I know some day will triumph than to triumph in a cause that I know some day will fail.
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The Tea Party has very close affinities with independent third-party movements like the George Wallace movement. The Tea Party is still inchoate, still trying to figure out what it's going to become.
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I think it's really important to remind, reinforce people that their lives have value, you know? That their lives have worth.
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Writing, overall, has never been what I'd call fun. It's fulfilling. It doesn't come real easy for me.
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I thought everybody could sing, because everybody in my family could.
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God’s grace is not infinite. God is infinite, and God is gracious. We experience the grace of an infinite God, but grace is not infinite. God sets limits to His patience and forbearance. He warns us over and over again that someday the ax will fall and His judgment will be poured out.
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Without the gospel, a gathering of people, though they claim otherwise, cannot be an authentic church.
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Acting is a specific discipline. Just because you can sing doesn't mean you have the sensitivities of being an actor.
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Being a working mother is not easy, but I think it helps you choose what's important in your life. If I think about starting a new project - whether it be music, a movie or a fragrance - I always stop and think: Is this something I feel really passionate about? That way, if I'm not at home at least it's for something I really love, and my son can look up to that.
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And it is a very important thing to be and do, if not the most important 'cause how you interpret a story can then make the difference. So it is a very powerful thing to be. And when misused, it's very sad.
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I have a certain energy on screen, and it's either needed or it's definitely not needed. I know that I can stick out like a sore thumb, and there are some women I'm not ready to play.
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Perhaps it is this specter that most haunts working men and women: the planned obsolescence of people that is of a piece with the planned obsolescence of the things they make. Or sell.
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It takes spiritual authority to bless others. Many Christians say, "God bless you," but one clearly senses that although the words express a kind wish, they lack real spiritual authority.
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Classic was Jimmy Savile’s use of the cloak of authority and kindness. Savile’s celebrity allowed him to acquire this authority. As we consider the regulation of the media and the legal right to privacy it is worth reflecting on how the Savile scandal happened. It happened because the aura of Sir Jimmy’s celebrity protected him from scrutiny by the press.
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At last, Roberta had found an authority figure she could please without hating herself.
