Maria Zakharova Quotes
Quotes to Explore
-
I'm an atheist and a humanist, so I have no desire to evangelize anyone.
-
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.
-
Being famous was extremely disappointing for me. When I became famous it was a complete drag and it is still a complete drag.
-
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.
-
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.
-
Yes, I did feel a special responsibility to be the first American woman in space.
-
Beauty is when you can appreciate yourself. When you love yourself, that's when you're most beautiful.
-
Life is an adventure, it's not a package tour.
-
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.
-
Whenever I hear that I'm on the brink of stardom, I feel like I want to run into a cave.
-
People, not just reporters, are more interested in politics than in government, so the actual issues wouldn't be something that interested them.
-
Show me someone who never gossips, and I will show you someone who is not interested in people.
-
When I was very young, maybe 12 years, I began to make investments.
-
I do have a regular childhood.
-
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.
-
I've never been in a competition before, and I said I'm going to go. I think - I just love to sing.
-
I don't carry the burden of the past or the madness of the future. I live in the present.
-
I am my own worst enemy. My friends and family will say, 'You've got everything going for you right now', and I say, 'Oh yes, but!' Which is not a good way to be.
-
Like a magpie, I am a scavenger of shiny things: fairy tales, dead languages, weird folk beliefs, fascinating religions, and more.
-
Things happen to everybody in the course of a lifetime. Relationships end, people die, tragedy befalls everyone. So everyone has this wealth of experience, and the older you are the more you have to draw on.
-
When I'm in Los Angeles, sometimes I hesitate saying that I'm an actor because people are like, 'Of course you are.' And I'm like 'No,' not, 'Of course I am.' In L.A., being an actor is like a pastime: everybody there is like, 'I was on this reality show; I'm an actor.' It becomes a word that is loosely thrown around.
-
I was a great base umpire, but I was the most mediocre plate umpire to ever come into the major leagues.
-
I spent a lot of time in London when I was growing up and I've always picked up accents without even really meaning to. It used to get me into trouble as a child.
-
This information does not correspond to reality.
