Leandra Medine Quotes
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One thing everyone seems to agree on is that Republicans face a perceived compassion deficit.
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My kids like their eggs with catsup. I like mine with salsa.
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I'm in a loft and the kitchen is in the very center of the apartment. The whole place revolves around it.
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Building sustainable cities - and a sustainable future - will need open dialogue among all branches of national, regional and local government. And it will need the engagement of all stakeholders - including the private sector and civil society, and especially the poor and marginalized.
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It is always nice when you are honoured. The Lifetime award makes me feel old. I am only 55.
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My father was in Congress when I was born. He was mayor my whole life from when I was in grade school - first grade - to when I went away to college.
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A failure is not always a mistake, it may simply be the best one can do under the circumstances. The real mistake is to stop trying.
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Pakistan is a free country, so according to me, in a free country, it's every right of the citizen to live the way they wish.
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The tires were scorching hot, in fact I burned my fingers on one.
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I love thriller writers. My favourites are Harlan Coban, Lee Child, Ian Rankin, Kathy Reichs and Ed McBain.
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There is something about guns that inhibits understanding. It is not just that they can put an end to argument. They somehow generate beliefs that are obviously contrary to observable fact.
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To me, it's really not about how I look - it's about who I can be. It is my job to bring the character to life and my duty to fit into the jigsaw in that story.
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You have to know your value, demand to be respected, speak your mind, and dare to ask for what you want. I struggle with every single one of these.
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Twelve years ago, if someone attacked me, I wouldn't let them get away with it. I'd take them on. I now perceive my job to include allowing people to vent their rage.
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The chocolate and crisps come in at times. You have to allow the little things that make you happy. I'm not extreme about what I eat.
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And understand: class differences will not save you.
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With acting, when you're reading a script, you're regurgitating someone else's words. There's a whole part of your brain that's off duty.
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Enthusiasm is that secret and harmonious spirit which hovers over the production of genius.
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You leave home to seek your fortune and, when you get it, you go home and share it with your family.
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In our lifetimes, we can only know a small portion of what exists. The world is endless and its treasures are inexhaustible.
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The whole of organic nature on our planet exists only by a relentless war of all against all. ... The raging war of interests in human society is only a feeble picture of an unceasing and terrible war of existence which reigns throughout the whole of the living world.
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The speakers I value don't just sound intelligent but can boil down complex issues in a clear, understandable way that encourages the public to think about the solutions.
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She quietly expected great things to happen to her, and no doubt that’s one of the reasons why they did.
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I am comfortable with how I look.
