Patricia Marx Quotes
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Under conditions of tyranny it is far easier to act than to think.
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I'm proud to support Secretary Clinton.
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It is easy to be nice, even to an enemy - from lack of character.
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When I was governor, I was looking for a way to unify our state. I realized music is about the only thing that unifies Tennessee.
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This is my favorite area in New York - the West Village is the heart of New York. I could never move somewhere else.
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Underwriting is probably the smallest part of our business.
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It's a massive consumer frustration around the world about how long they have to wait after the U.S. to see television shows and movies. In the U.S., there's the frustration of having to wait a year to watch a movie in the format that you choose.
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A lot of guys try to mingle with me because of who I am. If I encounter a guy with a clean heart, I will go by my instincts. I guess my man won't be from the film industry.
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One thing that we decided very early in the relationship is that when he goes, we all go - the whole family.
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I don't do the gym and I don't diet. I'm vegetarian but I don't diet.
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I was not getting work, even after auditioning for films. So I started working in a studio as a photographer; I assisted a cinematographer for two ads. I was thinking that I will get into photography or cinematography or assist someone. But then the 'Dangal' offer came, and I was busy with the auditions.
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I want to give my followers a positive message. I want to give those girls a positive message who have been forcefully married, who continue to sacrifice. I want to be an example for those people. That's my aim.
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I don't think there is much value in trying to use the moon as a base to go to Mars. That's going into one gravity belt and having to get back out of it again. And the moon doesn't have a lot to offer as a resource base.
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The mistake that straight people made was imposing the monogamous expectation on men. Men were never expected to be monogamous.
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A friend is someone who will allow me to be a really bad friend and not hold it against me.
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One of the issues I kept saying to my students is you have to learn to interrupt. When you raise your hand at a meeting, by the time they get to you, the point is not germane. So the bottom line is active listening. If you are going to interrupt, you look for opportunities. You have to know what you're talking about.
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My sister was always very motherly, babysitting and stuff.
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One of the greatest gifts of Black feminism to ourselves has been to make it a little easier simply to be Black and female.
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The real bombs are my books, not me.
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I firmly believe caretaking the soul is incredibly important for happiness.
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Waste paper is like a forest - paper recycles itself, generation after generation.
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When I was first elected I got 50% of the vote in '77 in the general election. In '81 I got 75%. In '85, I got 78%. No mayor has ever gotten that high a vote. So it was not an issue. Except for people who were very hostile to me. They thought they would injure me.
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So, from a very young age, my mom tells me that I wanted to be Michael J. Fox. I didn't want to be an actor. I just wanted to be Michael J. Fox for awhile. And then, I realized that he was an actor, so I pursued that.
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Being serious just makes me a little bit embarrassed.
