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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I was a 'young adult' when I wrote 'The Outsiders,' although it was not a genre at the time. It's an interesting time of life to write about, when your ideals get slammed up against reality, and you must compromise.
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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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The enemy of liberal capitalism today is not so much socialism as nihilism.
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In the industrial age and in analog clocks, a minute is some portion of an hour which is some portion of a day. You know, in the digital age, a minute is just a number. It's just 3:23. It's almost this absolute duration that doesn't have a connection to where the sun is or where our day is.
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From beasts we scorn as soulless, In forest, field and den, The cry goes up to witness The soulessness of men
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You think about the legacy that you leave behind, and I've been very fortunate to be part of a very successful team, but I think the fight for equal pay and respect is something that goes beyond the field. I think it is very important, something that I'm very willing to take on to help the generations that come behind me.
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Indeed, man wishes to be happy even when he so lives as to make happiness impossible.
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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.
