Lawrence Bender Quotes
Being with Al Gore on the red carpet in Cannes was exciting - he's like a rock star unto himself!
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My dad and I would watch Ray Lewis a lot. His tenacity, and he was everywhere. I wanted that mindset, too.
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I lose film roles because I'm a person who doesn't keep quiet about certain things. But if my heart tells me something is wrong, I'm going to go and do something about it.
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People shouldn't have to spend a lot of money to get high-quality clothing.
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For decades, Iran has covertly worked to develop a nuclear weapons program and has repeatedly violated its international obligations.
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You eventually get used to looking at girls picking their leotards out of their bums and that sort of stuff.
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There was one man in the Labour government, Robin Cook, whom I had a very high regard for. He had the courage to speak out and to resign over Iraq. He was an admirable man. But resignation over a matter of principle is not a very fashionable thing in our society.
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Politics is largely a matter of heart.
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Reputation is rarely proportioned to virtue.
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It is better to suffer wrong than to do it, and happier to be sometimes cheated than not to trust.
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I believe that everything has a shelf life.
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I like seeing advanced acrobatics, but I also like to see more than tumbling. It's important to combine the artistry of gymnastics with the tough skills. It's called artistic gymnastics. We should stand by the name.
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I would describe my look as 'ladylike rock chick.'
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I've found that you don't need to wear a necktie if you can hit.
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I've always had an interest in sports across the board.
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Every school should have well-rehearsed emergency response protocols covering a variety of possible scenarios, from fire to armed intruders. Schools should have good lines of communications with local emergency response officials and practice those relationships in drills and special exercises.
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In real life, too, women love to be that girl who tames the bad boy.
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We give a lot of others significance in our lives even when they don't deserve it. It doesn't matter if they're family or if you've known them forever. If they're not good for you, they've got to go.
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If there's no fire, there's no scream. If there's no scream, then no one hears you and no one comes to help you in the first place. The depth of my struggle has definitely determined the height of my success. To be able to teach my kids not just about success but about the struggle that comes with it.
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I am a Marxist Leninist and I will be one until the last day of my life.
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The legal difference between the sit-ins and the Freedom Riders was significant.
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I'm not really a musician. I'm a performer, and I love rock n' roll. I've embraced rock n' roll because it encompasses all the things I'm interested in: poetry, revolution, sexuality, political activism - all of these things can be found in rock n' roll.
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I have an office in my house, with a comfy red print reading chair and a soft cream-colored desk. After I walk Winston the Wonder dog and have my breakfast, I head to my office. Every single day. Sometimes, when I'm working on revisions, I print off my manuscript and go to a coffee shop to work. But mostly you can find me in my office.
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I think my sensibility is very literary; all my books were built as books, and I wasn't thinking about them being movies.
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Being with Al Gore on the red carpet in Cannes was exciting - he's like a rock star unto himself!
