Frances McDormand Quotes
I have friends who are movie stars, and I think it's just as hard a job as being a working actor. But it's a different job, and it's not the one I want.
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A healthy economics has got to have both conceptual, theoretical research and applied, empirical research.
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My dinner spot is usually in front of the TV. I'll grill a steak and whip up a salad and watch 'Hoarders'. I love it because a) I'm kind of voyeuristic, and b) every time I see an episode, I go to the one room where all my unpacked boxes wound up, and I throw out a box of stuff.
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I'm very proud to be a woman - you're part of a tribe. Automatically, you feel connected to another woman when you meet them. That's really special.
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I am often critical of Israel's policies when in the country, but then feel defensive of them when overseas.
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Think and grow rich.
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Chess was natural for me; I was extremely successful.
Garry Kasparov
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Any time Khaled comes to your video, it just steps it up that much more. He's so fun; people love him.
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I couldn't live on the singing at first, so I worked as a cleaner, in a launderette, in a garage, face painting and doing the windows of shops at Christmas, 'cause I had been to art college.
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Tonight we send a message to our party that here in Illinois, there will be a new generation of Republican leaders and we will fight to provide a better tomorrow for future generations. We've made clear the status quo is no longer acceptable.
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A love of books has opened so many doors for me. Stories have inspired me and taught me to aspire.
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The true Tarot is symbolism; it speaks no other language and offers no other signs.
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At the end of the day, you can't have a vision; you have to have a hope. This is where the miracle comes in.
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I want to thank all the women who have worn my clothes, the famous and the unknown, who have been so faithful to me and given me so much joy.
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I think it's important to experience kindness so that you can experience it more in the future. I believe that patterns of emotional behavior are set down before adolescence. And I think that if you have not observed kindness, you will not recognize it. You have to experience kindness in order to be kind.
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I went to a couple of Rangers games at the Garden, and someone at the NHL had seen me and figured I was a fan and decided to approach me about having a blog during the playoffs.
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In 1942, everyone was ready to go and fight for the good guys. It was so simple.
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If you get to my age in life and nobody thinks well of you, I don't care how big your bank account is, your life is a disaster.
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Afghanistan has moved forward and Afghanistan will defend itself. And the progress that we have achieved, the Afghan people will not allow it to be put back or reversed.
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Hearing the blues changed my life.
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The excitement you can get in classical concert is as big, in a different sense, as you can get when you go to the ice hockey or baseball game.
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People think coming in under the radar is like being a fighter pilot and actually coming in under the radar. It's a completely ridiculous idea to come in under the radar. It's the Olympics; everyone is on the radar here.
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The pace is different on a film set. It's slightly slower, allowing for a little more wiggle room. Sometimes there is a bit more room to explore and work on the floor. On a TV set, you really have to be ultra-prepared and ready to deliver because time is so tight. Not that you don't have to be prepared for film.
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Actors' performances in films are enhanced in a million different ways, down to the choice of camera shot by the director - whether it's in slow motion or whether it's quick cut - or... the choice of music behind the close-up or the costume that you're wearing or the makeup.
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I have friends who are movie stars, and I think it's just as hard a job as being a working actor. But it's a different job, and it's not the one I want.
