Frances McDormand Quotes
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I've always been proud that my name stands for peace.
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My songs have a lot going on in them -they're packed with sounds. When I have only three or four minutes to capture something, I guess I can't stand the idea of any bar going unloved.
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Language is the most extraordinary invention in the history of humanity, the one which came before everything and which makes it possible to share everything.
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I hope to make movies that are so small they don't need to make anything to be profitable.
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A damn independent boy; independent as a hog on ice.
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Relationships can be very traumatic. But being in a healthy relationship can be very empowering.
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The senior members of the royal family work very hard and I don't think people quite realise that.
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I went to a military school between the ages of six and 12 and later into the air force. You learn discipline and strength of character.
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All women become like their mothers. That is their tragedy. No man does. That's his.
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Success is about dedication. You may not be where you want to be or do what you want to do when you're on the journey. But you've got to be willing to have vision and foresight that leads you to an incredible end.
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I do not make any apologies for my manner or personality. I come from a long line of very strong, black African-American women who neither bend nor bow. I haven't had very good modeling in submission.
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I still enjoy doing the things I've always done, like going to a monthly dance party at a club downtown.
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I've laid my friends bare.
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Let blockheads read what blockheads wrote.
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People will always challenge you on an idea as long as it has not been concretized by somebody else.
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You should have high expectations for yourself and others should come second.
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To keep your job, you fire others or bench them or trade them. You have to do the thinking for 25 guys, and you can't be too close to any of them.
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I think there is a poem out there for everyone, to be an entrance into the poetry and a relationship with it.
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If I hadn't been fair, I would never have made the $6 billion in real estate deals that I did. I mean, if you're not fair, people don't want to deal with you.
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The problem in Venezuela is not that socialism has been poorly implemented. It's that socialism has been faithfully implemented.
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'They can hopscotch around us,' Chris told Laura. They can pop ahead in time to see where we show up, then they pick and choose the easiest place along the time stream to ambush us. It's sorta like… if we were the cowboys and the Indians were all psychic.'
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I'm quite curious and excited about seeing a new script for 'Blade Runner.' If, in fact, the opportunity would exist to do another, if it's a good script, I would be very anxious to work with Ridley Scott again; he's a very talented and passionate filmmaker. And I think it would be very interesting to revisit the character.
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Over the years, I have really figured out what works for me. It's not about what anyone else is doing. I can't worry about whether I am doing everything that another player is doing, which can be hard sometimes. I have to trust my training and know my body and figure out what will get the best out of me.
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I never trusted good-looking boys.
