Alice Foote MacDougall Quotes
In business everyone is out to grab, to fight, to win. Either you are the under or the over dog. It is up to you to be on top.
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We are skinny; this is our work. There are lots of overweight people working in offices, but I'm not going to say, 'This girl is fat; she can't work in an office.'
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Every employee needs to know that there's somebody out there that they serve. And when we don't let people know that for one reason or another, we're depriving them of a fulfilling job.
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Realism hasn't fallen out of favor with most people, who are interested in people's lives rather than gymnastics of style or literary trends. It's a certain kind of academic who undervalues realism, largely because it is not amenable to endless exegesis.
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It ultimately becomes an asset to be part of a theatrical family if, indeed, you're good at what you do.
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Anyone who thinks it's smart to cut immigration is sentencing Australia to poverty.
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Dark chocolate, and salt and vinegar chips are my weakness - but not together.
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Acting is my number one, but dancing will always be a part of who I am and in my heart. I love doing stunts when they are a part of my acting.
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One who works for his own profit is likely to work hard. One who works for the use of others, without profit to himself, is likely not to work any harder than he must.
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You know, we're really destroying ourselves because we're really making the motivating force of anything we do selfish.
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I don't like books that play to the gallery, but I've become more concerned with telling a story as clearly and engagingly as I can.
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Every leading lady I work with, I'll see if I can get a song out of them and put it on an album.
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I got the chance to do things that I dreamed of when I was a kid: I got to travel around the world; I had my own 'Goosebumps' attraction at Disney World; I've been on TV and had three TV series.
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I am an ardent supporter of capitalism - but I also understand that while individuals have inalienable, God-given rights, corporations do not.
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Everybody goes through a phase of fatigue, and I am no different. Re-inventing yourself in your profession is the key to deal with fatigue.
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Things said by political parties are different from the decisions of the government which are taken to uphold the rule of law. The government takes decisions that are best for the country.
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There is a unique freshness when eating buckwheat noodles cold with plenty of herbs and citrus acidity. I can't think of any better use of chopsticks on a hot and sweaty evening.
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I was only 23 and just out of college when I filmed 'Casualty' and so nervous, but it was brilliant fun. I was really lucky, and it really helped my career.
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They're called 'angels' because they're in heaven until the reviews come out.
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There is one particular argument that I call our 'ancient war.' If it could be summed up in one phrase, it would be, 'You don't get it. You don't understand what it's like to be me living with you.' There is such truth in that statement. None of us can really appreciate what it is like to be the other person, what that point of view feels like.
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I have retired, but if there's anything that would kill me it is to wake up in the morning not knowing what to do.
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I've had a few conversations with people who are horrified: who tell me my work is demeaning, is sexist, is negative.
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The essence of the desert is that you are free to create your own world, your own visionary reality. … Both Burning Man and the Internet make it possible to regather the tribe of mankind.
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America is now a land that rewards failure - at the personal, corporate, and state level.
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In business everyone is out to grab, to fight, to win. Either you are the under or the over dog. It is up to you to be on top.
