Lauren Ambrose Quotes
The idea is that we're doing it just for the joy of the actual physical experience. We may record something just for the fun of it, but the idea is just to be truly joyful and truly fun, especially for me, because I take myself too seriously all the time.
Quotes to Explore
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I would love to have some sort of 'Back To The Future' Delorean time machine travel device so I could go back to 1981 to see that very first Jackson 5 concert I went to, back when I was a kid.
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You don't want to take the world over with a whole hamper full of dirty clothes. That's the main thing people overlook. And take a shower, take a bath every day.
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I had a lovely childhood. For family holidays, we went as far as the car could take us - we would drive to Florida, even though it would take three days. I didn't know we didn't have a lot of money because there was always food on the table. I didn't have a lot of stuff, but I did figure skating for a long time, and I always had my skates.
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The really clever people now want to be lawyers or journalists.
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When I was growing up, in L.A., I went to these schools, Fairfax High School, Bancroft Junior High School, and they had great music departments. I always played in the orchestra, the jazz band, the marching band.
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Fortune cookies are a good idea. If the message is positive, it can make your day a little better.
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A modern health and social care system has to be completely focussed on the needs of its users.
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I'm at the age most people are sending their kids off to college.
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I've got some gift for languages. You follow your gift. But Latin's not easy.
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I remember feeling that Michael was extremely sensitive when it came to that moment. Most directors are and they usually rely, at least in my experience, on the actress to take over. And Michael is a gentleman.
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Every country has the right to determine its own laws. And India can't afford monopolies.
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Investments are a real partnership, with an expected return; donations are a gesture made as a result of ethical, religious, or political passions.
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I really fought to make my character not a stereotype. I play a soap star with dyed blonde hair.
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In the Senate, there is a wide spectrum of views on foreign policy.
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I admired the work ethic of the cowboys I read about. The idea of these young people taking on this much responsibility was impressive. I would like modern readers to have an appreciation of this.
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I feel the emotion that life conjures up and the songs I write get me closer to my feelings and realising who I am. It's a natural process.
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In Henry Adams, I discovered not only the prototype of the modern thinker but also someone who is more interesting: a viper-toothed, puling, supercilious crank, thwarted in ambition, aging gracelessly, mad at the cosmos, and ashamed of his own jejune ideals. He is nevertheless very dear to me.
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Creative writers are always greater than the causes that they represent.
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There is something very utopian about what I do. But utopia is nothing more than a truth that the world is not yet ready to hear.
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I am an artist no matter what I do. I live for creativity. I think everyone should. It is the antithesis of being destructive.
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I've always been the type of person that has told friends, if they're going through a rough time, I'm always there to talk to.
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We can't get serious about immigration reform until we stop people from crossing the border illegally.
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The idea is that we're doing it just for the joy of the actual physical experience. We may record something just for the fun of it, but the idea is just to be truly joyful and truly fun, especially for me, because I take myself too seriously all the time.
