Barbara Mikulski Quotes
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As one grows older one becomes more critical of oneself and less of other people.
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The 1992 crisis proved that the existing system was unstable. Not moving forward to the euro would have set up Europe for even more disruptive crises.
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You've got to be taught to hate and fear.
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When you're not under a 'series regular' contract, and other jobs come up, you try to juggle everything.
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If you're famous, you're not free.
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There is always an emotional element to anything that you make.
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It's called talent. I just have it. I can't explain it. You either have it or you don't.
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Gratitude is the healthiest of all human emotions. The more you express gratitude for what you have, the more likely you will have even more to express gratitude for.
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You either get better, or you don't progress.
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When you run into something interesting, drop everything else and study it.
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The world can be very small. That's why you have to be very careful, whoever you meet.
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Liberalism is assisting quality of life, whatever you may choose.
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I tried for years to get an agent because I was told you needed an agent. The agent-hunting process was grim indeed.
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There's nothing worse than a director who feels more like a cop than a comrade, so I try to never give orders or create an environment where it's 'my way or the highway,' because actually allowing talented people to bring their originality and insight always brings more depth and complexity than if everyone has to do what you tell them to!
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It's not enough to attend church and pray every Sunday; you have to act.
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If something is personal to you, you are much more likely to act.
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Love, and do what you like.
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You have to tease your family. You tease the ones that you're closest to.
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Having a guy on a microphone yelling lines at you is counter to a lot of acting techniques.
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It's a rare and special feeling to ride a racehorse.
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Success is a completely abstract thing - it has no bearing on daily life, family matters, the matter of artistic creation, but it can affect grace, and if I lose that, I really have gained nothing from success.
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Because I saw my parents relaxing in armchairs and reading and liking it, I thought it was a peaceful grown-up thing to do, and I still think that.
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Historical science is being left in the dust.
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You can't get more for less. You get what you pay for.
