Maria Zakharova Quotes
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I'm an atheist and a humanist, so I have no desire to evangelize anyone.
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I love being a mum, but it's much more intensive work than being an actress - going to work feels like you've got a day off. Not that I want a day off from being a mum; it's just perhaps I had this impression before that mums don't work. But they work more than anyone.
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Being famous was extremely disappointing for me. When I became famous it was a complete drag and it is still a complete drag.
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Every generation has someone who steps outside the norm and offers a voice for the unspeakable attitudes of that time. I represent everything that's supposed to be wrong, everything that's forbidden.
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That's actually how my parents met. They were pen pals. My mom was in the Philippines and my father was in the States, and they wrote to each other. He went out to meet her, and they wed not too long after.
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Yes, I did feel a special responsibility to be the first American woman in space.
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Beauty is when you can appreciate yourself. When you love yourself, that's when you're most beautiful.
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Smart people tend to know what is happening in a group situation and how to deal with others in the most effective way. They ask good questions, listen to what others are saying, and stay engaged in conversations intently.
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Whenever I hear that I'm on the brink of stardom, I feel like I want to run into a cave.
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People, not just reporters, are more interested in politics than in government, so the actual issues wouldn't be something that interested them.
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Show me someone who never gossips, and I will show you someone who is not interested in people.
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When I was very young, maybe 12 years, I began to make investments.
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I do have a regular childhood.
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I feel better all day if I start off by eating healthy. Breakfast is simple: multigrain toast with natural peanut butter, oatmeal, yogurt, fruit, or healthy cereal.
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I've never been in a competition before, and I said I'm going to go. I think - I just love to sing.
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I don't carry the burden of the past or the madness of the future. I live in the present.
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The number of parts that were required were just prohibitive.
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There are no happy endings in history, only crisis points that pass.
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To what fortuitous occurrence do we not owe every pleasure and convenience of our lives.
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To us, the ashes of our ancestors are sacred and their resting place is hallowed ground.
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You're in the midst of a war: a battle between the limits of a crowd seeking the surrender of your dreams, and the power of your true vision to create and contribute. It is a fight between those who will tell you what you cannot do, and that part of you that knows...and has always known...that we are more than our environment; and that a dream, backed by an unrelenting will to attain it, is truly a reality with an imminent arrival.
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We chose to do a reality show with my husband Dean McDermott, because we wanted to give the reality of our situation, not to kind of mask it if the things got kind of uncomfortable. So we pretty much put it all out there and I think the viewers will appreciate that.
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The true mark of a leader is the willingness to stick with a bold course of action - an unconventional business strategy, a unique product-development roadmap, a controversial marketing campaign - even as the rest of the world wonders why you're not marching in step with the status quo.
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