Christine Sneed Quotes
It is hard to dispute the evidence that we are a race defined to a significant degree by our pettiness, by how vicious our desire is to keep track, to compare, to win.
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People in my confirmation process, on the right and the left, really loved that idea of having someone who's going to be in meetings arguing on behalf of the dignity of people who sometimes aren't represented in meetings. But by the same token, they have somewhat unrealistic expectations that I can kind of make my own policy.
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Coco Chanel once said that what makes a woman look old is trying desperately to look young. Why should one be ashamed to be 84? Why do you have to say that you're 52? Nobody's going to believe you anyway, so why be such a fool? It's nice that you got to be so old. It's a blessing.
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Social revolutions are never simple.
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In order to change the conversation about Muslims in American media, we need a diverse, unified movement of people who are willing to take a stand against anti-Muslim bias.
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I didn't mean to hit the umpire with the dirt, but I did mean to hit that bastard in the stands.
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I compose music for films, and by the grace of God, I've got a few awards. That's it.
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I think TV has been a little bit irresponsible in how they portray these people because homicide detectives are not brooding, tortured souls who are stained with the stink of the city and who have blood on their hands. They are real, live people that are incredibly entertaining.
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I was never a practicing Muslim. But I do consider myself a Muslim.
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The American dream is still to own your home.
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I've always been fascinated by the concept of reincarnation. I learned that many brilliant people were interested in reincarnation, including Carl Jung. I'm a big Jungian. So I began writing novels involving theories integrating past and present, even if the past element in the novel took place 500 or 1,000 years ago.
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We owe it to all our veterans to make sure they have a chance to achieve the American Dream, just like the rest of us.
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I think jazz is good, but I don't enjoy it. It's not for me.
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I drive a big Dodge truck. I drive American cars.
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I have to look at my career as 'it was what it was,' but I do wish there was more of it.
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I love to set up my teammates. I am not here to be a star, to show off. I am here to play for the others, but if I have to try and clinch a game, then I will.
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'Taxicab Confessions' always cracks me up. And if you are in the mood for a good game show, I like 'Survivor' because it's well made.
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The Chinese are good at repression and can be pretty ruthless about it.
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I feel like I ask people who have been in the industry for a while a lot of questions.
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For an actor to have the chance to go and play something that's far away from yourself, physically and also in terms of personality, character, is so much fun.
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Make it about them, not about you.
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I wish in my own mind I were more definite - that I was absolutely convinced I'd never direct someone else's script, but I keep reading scripts, because I might find something.
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The biggest part of my job now is to quickly develop successors, and around the world I am working to develop new business leaders in the company.
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It is hard to dispute the evidence that we are a race defined to a significant degree by our pettiness, by how vicious our desire is to keep track, to compare, to win.
