Lauren Lapkus Quotes
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The billable hours is a classic case of restricted autonomy. I mean, you're working on - I mean, sometimes on these six-minute increments. So you're not focused on doing a good job. You're focused on hitting your numbers. It's one reason why lawyers typically are so unhappy. And I want a world of happy lawyers.
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The coolest person to yourself is yourself, and we're like nerds, and we love to be smart, and that's okay.
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A lot of news is just entertainment masquerading as news.
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Start every day off with a smile and get it over with.
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He who improves an opportunity sows a seed which will yield fruit in opportunity for himself and others.
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The Sherpas play a very important role in most mountaineering expeditions, and in fact many of them lead along the ridges and up to the summit.
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What impresses men is not mind, but the result of mind.
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After the revolution, it might very well remain necessary to place people where they could not do harm to others. But the one under restraint should be cut off from the rest of society as little as possible.
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The whole point of music is being able to share your story. I've been songwriting for a long time, usually while on the road, as a way to get my feelings out.
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I've been designing since I was 8. I started sketching dresses I could wear when skating. I was always involved in all aspects of skating, not just the technique, the choreography, the music, but the visual aspects, too - what I should wear.
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NBA games are exciting to watch and have global appeal. They are very popular in China. I do watch NBA games on television when I have time.
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Make no mistake: the anti-war voices long for us to lose any war they cannot prevent.
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My choosing Islam was not a political statement; it was a spiritual statement.
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My wife attends a Presbyterian church.
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Dance is something which I like to do, but acting is my passion. I would like to do good and meaty roles.
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I always want to work on things that really scare me and interest me at the same time, and you know, I definitely had some projects in the past that did that, but the stars never aligned in getting them up. So 'Lion' was another project that really interested me, and the stars did align on this one. It just happened to be my first film!
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I don't necessarily like being defined by my profession.
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You can hit as many revolutions as you want, but women are always going to wear uncomfortable shoes that look good.
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I think we all have a little dark side we keep under wraps.
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I think all villains have something in common: they have something that they need or want very, very badly. The stakes are very high and they are not bound by moral codes or being ethical, so they can do anything and will do anything to get what they want.
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When I was a kid, I wanted a Chanel bob and bangs. My mom said no. I went to the salon anyway, and they said, 'No way - we are not going to do that to your hair.' So I did it myself. Big mistake. Instead of my bangs going down straight, they were sticking up like a cat. It was horrible.
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Sometimes I even now feel like a stranger in my country. But I knew there would be problems because I had seen the world as a skater. And now? A lot of people in eastern Germany have lost jobs, rents went up, food costs went up, unemployment went to 20 percent. Freedom is good, but it is not easy.
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There's now a Fat Tony doll, which cracks me up. But you feel honored that they asked you to do a voice.
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When I was growing up, I watched every sitcom imaginable.
