Dalia Grybauskaite Quotes
If women decide that their mission, their political career, balances out what they have to give up, they can be and are equally successful as men.
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I think the best president - because he changed the whole mood of the country, the whole economy of the country, and stood up to Communism... that was continuing its causes around the world, and backed them off and caused them to collapse - and that was Ronald Reagan.
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Comic book readers tend to be pretty secular and anti-authoritarian; nothing is above satire in their eyes.
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Elegance is not a dispensable luxury but a factor that decides between success and failure.
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Nothing is as obnoxious as other people's luck.
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With the mega – fame came the mega – downfall – you know, with the press and everything – and at a young age, it was very stressful to me.
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I don't think there's anything worse than your parents being alive and telling you to go give them some money and just act like they're dead.
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Someone has to stand up for wimps.
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The tax incentives in place for 'House of Cards' in Maryland have resulted in hundreds and hundreds of jobs and not just for actors, but for carpenters and waitresses and hotel workers. The amount of hotel nights and meals that the production of a television series brings to a state is staggering.
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My parents were really loving, open people to be around. I don't remember them ever telling me this profession is difficult. There was never, 'Uhhh, what else are you interested in?' They were just, 'Great. Done. Go for it.'
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It also seems that the Afghans themselves want to avail themselves of this opportunity and all recognize that the UN is uniquely qualified to help bring them together.
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When I go to clubs, I don't have to wait outside.
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You should take notes whenever you hear interesting or original language.
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You're not going to have something set on a council estate that explores all elements of human existence, the variety of experience inherent in any community.
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Make health care a right, not a privilege.
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Books are humanity in print.
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I've always written about social concerns. My first book was about Spanish Harlem.
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I'm glad I'm Southern. I'm the Southerner who's very Southern in that she left to move to New York.
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Ever since I was a kid, whatever situation I was presented with, I always made the most of it.
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I want to try it to see what it's like and see what my stuff looks like when I take it from inception to completion.
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I just think 'Broad City' - Comedy Central's answer to 'Girls' - is the best thing that's been put on television in years. It's amazing.
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I have resisted the term sociolinguistics for many years, since it implies that there can be a successful linguistic theory or practice which is not social.
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There's nothing wrong with having a plan. Plans are great. But missions are better. Missions survive when plans fail, and plans almost always fail.
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If women decide that their mission, their political career, balances out what they have to give up, they can be and are equally successful as men.
