Linda Hunt Quotes

People are always casting me for what they call my 'authority.'

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• All institutions have lapses, even great ones, especially by individual rogue employees - famously in recent years at 'The Washington Post,' 'The New York Times,' and the three original TV networks.

  

  Carl Bernstein
  • Great
  • New York
  • Employees

• On my mother's side, I'm English, so that's where the freckles come from. On my father's side, I'm German, and he has the fantastic olive hues... I was given mum's skin, whereas my brothers and sisters were given my dad's skin. I do tan up quite well, but it takes me a bit longer.

  

  Dan Feuerriegel
  • Father
  • Fantastic
  • Brothers

• Sustainable development is the pathway to the future we want for all. It offers a framework to generate economic growth, achieve social justice, exercise environmental stewardship and strengthen governance.

  

  Ban Ki-moon
  • Future
  • Justice
  • Growth

• We hope the stories of the 14 kids in 'American High' provide something for many people to relate to.

  

  R. J. Cutler
  • People
  • Kids
  • American

• Playing evil is just not interesting. I don't think anyone who does evil stuff thinks they're doing evil stuff. That's the scary part.

  

  Carice van Houten
  • Think
  • Interesting
  • Evil

• You have to find something there that relates to the characters and reality on some level.

  

  Victor Garber
  • Reality
  • You
  • Find

• I learned very early on in life that not everyone wants to hear every fact in the world, even if you want to tell them everything you've ever read.

  

  Randall Munroe
  • Life
  • World
  • Want

• If people think they've found my biggest weakness, let them try to take advantage of it.

  

  Fedor Emelianenko
  • People
  • Think
  • Weakness

• Inventions have long since reached their limit, and I see no hope for further development.

  

  Ursula K. Le Guin
  • Long
  • Hope
  • Development

• A woman caring for her children; a woman striving to excel in the private sector; a woman partnering with her neighbors to make their street safer; a woman running for office to improve her country - they all have something to offer, and the more our societies empower women, the more we receive in return.

  

  Queen Rania of Jordan
  • Women
  • Country
  • Children

• I wouldn't let a biopic be made on me. That's because I don't believe in them. I don't like them.

  

  Lata Mangeshkar
  • Believe
  • Me
  • Like

• Musical theater is one of my passions.

  

  Patrick Wilson
  • Theater
  • Musical
  • Passions

• This is my trademark: I rip my T-shirt. I'm into the whole showing-a-bit-of-chest-hair thing.

  

  Ed Westwick
  • Hair
  • Rip
  • T-shirt

• I gratefully look forward to oblivion, but I must be sure of it.

  

  Taylor Caldwell
  • Look
  • Forward
  • Sure

• I prefer more to kind of show people different things than tell them 'oh, here's what you should believe' and, over time, you can build up a rapport with your audience.

  

  Nate Silver
  • People
  • Up
  • Time

• Played tennis for years. But you can't improve at tennis after you're 50. You get to be in your 40s, and suddenly you're a doubles player.

  

  Jack Nicholson
  • You
  • Player
  • Tennis

• Medical debts are the number-one cause of bankruptcy in America.

  

  Barbara Ehrenreich
  • America
  • Medical
  • Bankruptcy

• This result was confirmed by different researchers using various experimental arrangements.

  

  Walther Bothe
  • Different
  • Result
  • Using

• My two essential ingredients are chilies, any kind, dried or fresh; and acid, whether it's citrus - lemon, lime, yuzu - or vinegars. Food has to pop.

  

  Jean-Georges Vongerichten
  • Food

• The best thing you can say about libertarians is that because their views derive from abstract theory, they tend to be highly principled and rigorous in their logic.

  

  Jacob Weisberg
  • Logic

• In the end, we are all determined by the place and the time in which we were born.

  

  Patrick Modiano
  • Time
  • End
  • Born

• Why are cancer patients so hard to buy for? This question always puzzles me. When people are healthy, things are so simple, including gift buying. A jaunt to the local mall or a day in front of the TV watching QVC can be just enough for all the loved ones on your list.

  

  Jenna Morasca
  • People
  • Why
  • Question

• It's difficult for people to visualize from my drawings what it's going to be, so I often find myself talking them into things that they go along with, and when they see what's been made, they are surprised.

  

  James Turrell
  • People

• People are always casting me for what they call my 'authority.'

  

  Linda Hunt
  • People