Daphne Merkin Quotes
Much as I try to disguise myself, there is never a time when I'm not aware of being overweight.
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I am the daughter of the Chairman of the Board and thus, was raised with great music.
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How small a part of time they share, That are so wondrous sweet and fair!
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I have always believed the iron rule of politics was that women don't vote for men who yell.
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The art of life is to show your hand.
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The next step for me with the Up is how it talks with the rest of the home. It's an object that can tell the home where I am and what I'm doing.
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I'll tell you, in my life I've never once have seen a Hispanic panhandler, because in our community, it would be viewed as shameful to be out on the street begging. Those are all conservative values - faith, family, hard work, responsibility.
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I am always early to work but sometimes late to other things.
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I love 'The Guardian' series. Bianca St. Ives is one of my favorite heroines ever, and the combination of action, suspense, and romance makes her story pure fun to write.
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It's like everybody is shooting something, and everybody's a filmmaker; everybody can shoot a cat video and post it. So the big thing now is - for people that have talent and have something to say, and are creative, and are capable of making something good - is how do they get attention to it?
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A mom can't afford to be sick.
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The South Africans decided that they would like to prove to the world they did not have any nuclear weapons and their decision was not doubted because it was the end of the Cold War, it was also the end of apartheid.
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When I travel, I just take what I need and I run. I always have my briefcase stuffed with work, even when I go on a holiday.
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People always ask me, 'Is there a rivalry between the Nickelodeon and Disney stars? Do you guys hate each other?' Like everyone has to be on one team. If you're a Selena Gomez fan, you can't be a Victoria Justice fan. We're both half-Latin, and people put us in the same category.
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As a viewer, the minute I start getting confused, I check out of the movie. Emotionally, I'm severed.
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We should not underestimate the ability of people to do wrong if they want to do so.
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The way I work, things are very nuanced; not everything is explained.
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Inspiration may be a form of super-consciousness, or perhaps of subconsciousness I wouldn't know. But I am sure it is the antithesis of self-consciousness.
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In Kurdistan, there's a lot of hardship – a lot of wars, a lot of bitter and difficult lifestyles. And witnessing all those made me a director.
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You are God's own masterpiece! That means you are not ordinary or average; you are a one-of-a-kind original.
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Some things are just really difficult to do. That's what I find hard. I usually can find a way to do a character to make it real and work. But sometimes it's a struggle sustaining that, because there's such a level of personal involvement and personal, physical, and emotional distraughtness.
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I don't consider myself a celebrity. That would be kind of sad.
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I complained to my mother about wanting to look less like myself and more like my friends. My mother then gave me a lesson in embracing my differences and loving them despite what others said.
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And I haven't read a lot of blogs but if someone writes about what they care about I'm sure it's interesting.
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Much as I try to disguise myself, there is never a time when I'm not aware of being overweight.
