Eileen Collins Quotes
Whether your commander is a man or woman doesn't really matter when it comes to getting your mission done.
Quotes to Explore
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You go where you think it's good for your work and your soul to go. I need to go someplace where I am reminded about why I wanted to act in the first place, and for me, that's the theater.
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Our life ripples out, and it has influence. That's why it's important that we're at our best and that we're influencing others for the good.
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President Obama's over in Indonesia when guys like me were at a paper route. President Obama, I don't know what experience he had at that same age when he was in Indonesia. So I think it's hard for him to grasp that America entrepreneurial spirit.
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I would love to have been around in the Keystone Studios days.
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I've programmed myself musically to come up with love-feeling tracks that are romantic, sexy, but classy, all in one. And that's the challenge. Once I create that music, then the lyrical content starts to come - you know, the stories and things like that.
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I never could get on with representative individuals but people who existed on their own account and with whom it might therefore be possible to be friends.
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My little circle of friends know how twisted my brain is. I'm constantly reading and people always think, 'Ah, we didn't know that about you', but that's part of my charm.
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I believe that leaders should inspire you to be more like them.
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I think your most intimate thoughts are only honest when they're in your head.
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Sure, I'll have characters drop in and out of books but the main cast of characters always changes. Maybe I'm wrong but I think if had the same joe detective guy or gal, I wouldn't write them as well; I wouldn't do as good a job.
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In England I am not English, in India I am not Indian. I am chained to the 1,000 square miles that is Trinidad; but I will evade that fate yet.
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I never wanted to be one of those 'Where are they now?' kids.
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We all know funny people who can't get it down on the page - even funny writers who can't get it down on the page.
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I'm easy to hate. I get it.
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In a perfect world, I only act when I really want to. I don't do most of the stuff that is out there, but it's a joy and a pleasure to do anything that promotes this higher power - this light, if you will. I just think there aren't enough projects in the world that do that.
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You know when you find a great dress, you've gotta hold on to it.
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The moment an athlete doesn't train, things start to get a bit rusty.
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I always wanted to get out of Tokyo and in 1977, New York seemed like the most interesting place to visit. I didn't intend to live here- I just wanted to get out and see what was happening. I just happened to stay here then.
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I consider myself West African, among other cultural identities, and a writer, among other creative ones.
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So I got into growing grapes, not realizing that there was a heck of a lot more to it than meets the eye.
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I am sick and tired of the hollow parrot-cry of "Apartheid!" I've said many times that the word "Apartheid" means good neighbourliness.
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If you wish to understand a philosopher, do not ask what he says, but find out what he wants.
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Whether your commander is a man or woman doesn't really matter when it comes to getting your mission done.
