Barack Obama Quotes
What I've seen in my own life is that when I get something important done it's because of a lot of other people - some who get credit, some who don't.
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I'm very proud to be a woman - you're part of a tribe. Automatically, you feel connected to another woman when you meet them. That's really special.
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I went to school to study literature and writing, even though I didn't end up really doing that in the end. I thought I would be a teacher, but I didn't really think about it in any practical way.
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Some people are used to having things done for them by her parents, I am not. I can do it myself.
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We can have a World War, I see absolutely no reason why we shouldn't have a World Party.
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Although the evidence at this trial shows that Charles Manson was the leader of the conspiracy to commit these murders, there is no evidence that he actually personally killed any of the seven victims in this case.
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I want to keep a thread between the studio and the stage, and I want to flow more easily from one to the other.
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Sometimes I'm happy - you can tell via Twitter. Sometimes I'm pissed off - you can tell via Twitter. I just think, at the end of the day, I don't want them to see me as a celebrity; I just want them to see me and say, 'He's like a regular person at his job right now who's mad.'
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My style is schizophrenic! One minute I'll be wearing bright girly dresses, and the next I'll be swinging towards more structured masculine things.
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I have to admit that I can't take a whole fig and eat it on its own as I would a peach or mango. It's just too much.
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Italy advocates the adoption of a legal instrument on cultural diversity, guaranteeing every country the protection of its own historical identity and the uniqueness of its physical and intangible cultural heritage.
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It's very trying on a marriage when you're doing a one hour show, week after week after week. You don't have enough time for people that maybe you should have top priority.
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It's important to be able to keep things fresh, no matter what age you are, or how many years you've been in the industry.
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I wanted to look at the mentality that can breed that sort of intensity, that kind of cutthroat, pressure-cooker feeling, especially a form of music like jazz, that should be - or you'd think should be - all about liberation and improvisation and everything.
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I have a really great family, and when I'm not filming, I go home and walk the dogs, take out the garbage, clean my room, all that stuff. My family and my friends keep me in line, and make sure I don't get crazy.
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Life is not long, and too much of it must not pass in idle deliberation how it shall be spent.
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It costs a great deal of money to do a musical, and the more money involved, the more big business influences the artform.
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I'm an actor, and I'm supposed to reflect real people.
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I wanted to start working on something that had a lasting effect.
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I've found that when you roll up your sleeves and join people in their daily work, they tend to open up quite a bit and let you know what they really think about the issues facing our country and what kind of job they think the government is doing.
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When you solve big, hard problems, problems that fundamentally improve how an industry works, financial returns follow, giving you resources to do more of the same.
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I really had a problem with being 'the man.' I'm past it now, but that was my insecurity. I ran from that. I was cool with being No. 3 on the call sheet or No. 2.
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Importunate praying is the earnest inward movement of the heart toward God.
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What I've seen in my own life is that when I get something important done it's because of a lot of other people - some who get credit, some who don't.
