Bridget Everett Quotes
It sounds very simple, but the truth is most people don't give themselves the opportunity to do what they really want to do, because they feel trapped by their circumstances. But it's critical to trust your heart... it's personally taken me 20 years to get there myself.
Quotes to Explore
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It's hard to have people talking about you and trashing you in the media and saying they think your career is over... and you are only 25.
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We've got a dictatorial president and a Justice Department that does not want Congress involved. Your guy's acting like he's king. His dad was at a 90 percent approval rating and he lost! And the same thing can happen to him!
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One of the things I like best about the Halloween show is that I change outfits about six times in the show. It is a lot of fun to play the different characters.
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I didn't come from any money, but even when I was on 'Big Love' - people think you're on a series and you're making bank.
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For all of the continued awareness of systemic violence and oppression, there isn't a lot of talk about that psychological toll of racism, at least in white circles and white media.
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I think movies lost a lot when they went to stereo and five-track sound.
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We must keep both our femininity and our strength.
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Male athletes don't get dropped when they father kids.
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Under the law, the government, whether it's state, local or federal, cannot give the Catholic Church or any religious institution money directly.
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While it's easy for South Sudan to feel distant, the situation is all too real for the South Sudanese mothers choosing which child gets to eat tomorrow. This is a time when we must look outward together and declare that humanity has no borders - no one deserves to suffer like this, especially in a world of such abundance.
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Now it is human nature to want to eat to ones fill when hungry, to want to warm up when cold, to want to rest when tired. These all are a part of people's emotional nature.
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Affection is responsible for nine-tenths of whatever solid and durable happiness there is in our lives.
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When I was young, a lot of things were closed off to me. I was always told, 'Don't do this, you can't do that' – instead of stopping me, it made me think, 'I can do that, I must do that.'
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I have been married for 58 years to the same woman. Our secret? Separate bathrooms.
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The function of memory is not only to preserve, but also to throw away. If you remembered everything from your entire life, you would be sick.
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There is a school in Israel called Hand in Hand which I support. There Arab and Jewish students study together on a daily basis.
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I like things that make you grit your teeth. I like tucking my chin in and sort of leading into the storm. I like that feeling. I like it a lot.
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It's important to know what motivates you, not what motivates somebody else.
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The worst thing about our political system is that people debate; I wish our politicians were able to talk to each other rather than scream while trying to gain sound bites.
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At 35, I'm definitely starting to feel more like a grown-up than I ever have. There's nothing in my life that is childish or whimsical. Having fun is fantastic and I never want to lose a sense of that - and also, I think, you have to have that to put into your work or else it's going to feel stiff.
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It is possible for two people who have wide differences of preference and opinion, of habits, of teaching, of training, of background and belief to enjoy the company of each other in many ways. Indeed, a diversity of friendships is one of life's real enrichments. To learn of the goodness of those who are unlike-their worth, their sincerity, their good hearts, their good minds, their good company-is rich and rewarding. It is wonderful to have a wide range of choice friends who can be counted on, friends who can be enjoyed and loved and trusted. Such is the meaning of friendship.
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I don't want you to misunderstand me. You might get up and state what you believe to be Seventh-day Adventism, and I might not agree with everything you said.
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It sounds very simple, but the truth is most people don't give themselves the opportunity to do what they really want to do, because they feel trapped by their circumstances. But it's critical to trust your heart... it's personally taken me 20 years to get there myself.
