Madeleine M. Kunin 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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I love watching the old movies. I love Katharine Hepburn. I just adore her and everything that she stood for. I find it interesting watching the likes of Gene Tierney and those classic movies of the '40s.
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I have to change a lot of things before I become a good marathon runner.
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California has always led the way on environmental protection and always reaped the benefits, pioneering everything from catalytic convertors on cars to stationary source reduction.
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I like to dress for my body type and for my coloring.
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I'm ambidextrous when I eat. But playing tennis right-handed - I can't do it. I'm clueless.
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Being a model, you're always the product of somebody else's vision.
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There's nothing that will change someone's moral outlook quicker than cash in large sums.
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New Zealanders have conventions and pleasantries, but we are direct. We are encouraged to be transparent with our behavior and not to employ passive aggression.
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I'd rather be strongly wrong than weakly right.
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The underdog often starts the fight, and occasionally the upper dog deserves to win.
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I think any time you bring those guys in, one with a lot of playoff experience, with rings - those guys won - guys in the locker room gravitate towards those guys. Those guys have been there, so there's a lot that they can teach the guys.
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While on top of Everest, I looked across the valley towards the great peak Makalu and mentally worked out a route about how it could be climbed. It showed me that even though I was standing on top of the world, it wasn't the end of everything. I was still looking beyond to other interesting challenges.
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I was under the false impression that I could sing in high school, so I did a lot of musical stuff. I can't sing or dance, so that was entertaining for everyone.
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I'm attempting to put myself in a bottle that will one day wash up on the beach for my children.
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There's a lot of risk in putting what you suspect you really are into your music.
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Vegetarians in general don't like me.
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But even if I'm left high and dry at the end of this wild journey, just taking it is a great feeling.
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I'm terrible about people wanting to take pictures with me. I'm a giant baby about it. They treat you like a cartoon. There's nothing you can do except make light of it. That's if I'm in the mood – sometimes I get superbummed.
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The challenge of directing and interviewing helped me with confidence, and I learnt so much. If I hadn't had the brain hemorrhage, I might never have done it.
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I don't paint anymore. I haven't since I abandoned it at 19, in order to begin writing seriously.
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I can't live just being content. I can't have a routine. I can't be settled because then I just get really frustrated.
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Poor privileged white men. Their stranglehold on power is slowly being loosened.
