Amanda Beard Quotes
I always tell people, I'm a better swimmer because I'm a mom and a better mom because I'm swimmer.
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My concept of government's role in people's lives is that it is limited but legitimate, and essential when people have nowhere else to turn.
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My mom just understands about stuff. We have a really good trust, and she knows I can take care of myself.
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I think the Mama people remember is from 'Mama's Family.' She really turned into a pretty cool character. The sketches from the 'Burnett' show, if people are old enough to remember, were written by writers who all hated their mothers.
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It's my job to make sure that the people I'm gonna team up with for my music see everything that I'm about: Put all my cards on the table and don't make them guess.
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I think Jesus was about bringing people together and connecting people in love, hanging out with the people who other people didn't want to hang out with. Spending time with the worst of the worst because He knew those are the people who needed Him most.
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No matter where your lot may be cast, no power on earth can keep you from making a man of yourself, a superb character, a masterpiece.
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My hope for this country is that we remain a people who value freedom, who have the courage to face the realities with faithful hearts instead of anxious ones.
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The American people... want change. They want big ideas, big reform.
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Some people look for a certain structure in their lives that they're comfortable with. People who work hard on the road as truckers, people who work hard using their hands. Then there are people who are fortunate enough to have my life, people who play these characters who embody these qualities.
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It is true that some people are interested in the buying part of things... They want to buy everything from the movie reviews to the media net to the opinions and so on.
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In spite of what some people claim, we are not in a post-racial era. I think it's still an important issue to bring up.
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Yes, I love playing Mom.
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Some people care too much. I think it's called love.
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We look at science as something very elite, which only a few people can learn. That's just not true. You just have to start early and give kids a foundation. Kids live up, or down, to expectations.
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There are no warlike people - just warlike leaders.
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I think the way it works is that when you're casting a movie, you usually want to work with people that you believe in.
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My mom is a great entertainer.
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It's different in Scotland. People who come to readings are more interested in literature as such, but the readership in general is really quite diverse. It's a cliche, but it's said that people who read my books don't read any other books, and you do get that element.
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I grew up listening to Nick Drake. Without him, I would not write music - and 'Pink Moon' is my favourite LP.
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I don't know how many people feel strongly about what I do.
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Growing up, my dad was a pastor, and much like The First Family or people in front of the public eye, we were highly scrutinized as a family within the church and looked at as - well, I guess you would call an example of what that family image should be.
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I think all children draw, as soon as they figure out the thumb and can grab crayons. The only difference with people like myself is that we never stopped drawing.
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When my father arrived in Kenya, he had found the Kikuyu way of life similar to that of the British at the time the Romans invaded England 2,000 years ago.
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I always tell people, I'm a better swimmer because I'm a mom and a better mom because I'm swimmer.
