Patricia McBride Quotes
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I was a little hesitant at first because there's so many ways you can get 'Straight Outta Compton' wrong. You know, it's such a great story; it's such a classic tale. I was a little nervous 'cause it's like a very narrow road to success with that type of story - you got to get it right - but when I read it, I was pleasantly surprised.
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There is one confrontation scene toward the end of the picture. In the middle of the scene, I thought, That's Sean Connery! I don't know how else to describe Sean Connery. I still feel that way.
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I think that the mistakes that anyone can make going on dates is probably not being themselves because you can only trick people for so long.
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We think that we suffer from ingratitude, while in reality we suffer from self-love.
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As a black actress you've got to work doubly hard. But it doesn't ever get me to the point where I give up on myself. It just motivates me to be more prepared, focus and disciplined. That's why I care so much about doing black films and making sure that we represent and are represented correctly.
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My public in Guadalajara and the people from Guadalajara, they've supported me since day one.
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I want to toy around with producing a Broadway show.
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Incommensurables cannot be compared.
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I took the position from day one that it was the right decree, that the modifications I made to the decree were proper, that the correct outcome had been obtained, and that in due time all of that would become apparent. And it has become apparent.
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I want my son to become aware that he is in charge of the choices he makes, and it's good to make thoughtful, good choices.
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Africa is poor because its investors and its creditors are unspeakably rich.
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The more we learn about life, the less plausible is any evolutionary theory that relies on blind, undirected, piece-by-piece change.
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I've fondly dreamed of becoming the face of an important brand since I was a child, in the same way that others dream of becoming an astronaut. I dreamed of this as I first and foremost dreamed of becoming an actor and would look up at these huge posters of celebrities while driving along motorways or crossing under bridges.
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Cyberespionage and cyberattack is exploding from our adversaries inside our country. We don't seem capable of stopping it.
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People with water-borne diseases occupy more than 50% of hospital beds across the world. Does the answer lie in building more hospitals? Really, what is needed is to give them clean water.
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Economics has paid a terrible price for its dalliances with the Keynesian and neoclassical theories.
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The F.B.I. is about nuts and bolts. It's all about witnesses and procedure and walking the streets.
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You can never get complacent because a loss is always around the corner.
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You might as well try and dam Niagara Falls with toothpicks as to stop the reform wave sweeping our land.
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This week Disney opened its first ever theme park in China. More than ten thousand children showed up on opening day. And that was just to make the T-shirts.
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There is one prevailing key to success. Do what you resolve to do. Then you'll be a success. If you can discipline yourself to follow through on your promises to yourself, your self-esteem goes up. Persistence is self-discipline in action. Self-discipline is the foundation of self-confidence .
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Now my goal is to be strong. I get two classes in a week, and they'll be either barre or reformer Pilates.
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Most ballets are more interesting than most men.
