Alice Foote MacDougall Quotes
Much of the success of life depends upon keeping one's mind open to opportunity and seizing it when it comes.
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There is no sense in making a film that no-one will go and see, just to create a perfect, but useless, work of art.
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Lobbying is a legitimate profession... Many congressional spouses act as lobbyists.
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Every morning I wake up and thank God.
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They're like a weird couple. If you were to personify the artichoke and the oyster, they would have a great date. They would totally get along.
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In this era in which we live, the old-fashioned virtues grow increasingly unpopular.
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We have to embrace the good over the bad. That has to be one's personal project.
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There are a lot of female directors in documentary, very talented. But it's always lower budget.
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I was a dancer when I got discovered, and I started working immediately. I started being in commercials and doing guest star roles. My first big thing, which happened maybe six months after being discovered, was 'Bring It On: All or Nothing.'
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I learned that when you stand up for what you believe in, you'll get a lot of support. But there are always going to be negative things said about you.
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I think the sidekick makes the number one look good.
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I was the youngest and on my own a lot. I think this probably taught me independence and how to be okay with my own company. Also, it meant I read a lot.
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Christmas is a season for kindling the fire for hospitality in the hall, the genial flame of charity in the heart.
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I write a book a year while creating TV and film projects. And being a writer isn't just writing: I have to chase down paychecks and manage foreign tax payments. I maintain a vibrant relationship with readers and bloggers. And when it comes to Hollywood, I typically have to have fifteen business meetings in the hopes that one leads to a project.
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Both my parents had heart problems: my mother had type 2 diabetes, and my father had a stroke.
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Human writing reflects that of the universe; it is its translation, but also its metaphor: it says something totally different, and it says the same thing.
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Little boys have amazing minds.
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During the Cold War, the U.S. instituted a policy of sending money to governments in poor countries to buy their political loyalty. While studies show that sending aid to foreign governments creates allegiance, it does not lead to economic progress.
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I never considered myself a movie star, and I didn't want to become a movie star, because as soon as you do, you throw away that possibility of playing character. You really do. All of a sudden you're just an entity, you know?
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I read about two reviews early on when my first record came out, and it just freaked me out, good and bad, so I've never really kept up with that side of it.
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It isn't money itself that causes the trouble, but the use of money as votive offering and pagan ornament.
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Debts that must be paid ... that sums up the concept of karma. But I would add that karma is not a burden that you have to carry. It is also an opportunity to learn, a chance to practice love and forgiveness, a chance to learn lessons that are valuable to us. Karma offers us the chance to wipe our dirty slate clean, to erase the wrong doings of the past.
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What's the point of being efficient if you're only leading an efficiently blank life?
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Tranquilizers work only if you follow the advice on the bottle - keep away from children.
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Much of the success of life depends upon keeping one's mind open to opportunity and seizing it when it comes.
