Alison Gopnik Quotes
What happens when children reach puberty earlier and adulthood later? The answer is: a good deal of teenage weirdness.
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I have to wear two sports bras when I do my cardio. It takes a lot to hold these puppies up!
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I've always been proud that my name stands for peace.
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In the beginning, I didn't dance that much and stuff.
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Metaphysics is a dark ocean without shores or lighthouse, strewn with many a philosophic wreck.
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In human years I am 29. In actress years I'm the ripe, promising age of 18 to 35. That's how it works here in Hollyweird.
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I don't follow anything blindly. I have to know the entire thing, if I have to get in to it. It might sound funny to you, but it's like using English language. I use an English word only when I know its meaning and understand its connotation. You won't hear me say, 'What's up, dude' or anything like that just for the heck of it.
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What I try to keep an eye on is I don't work for the party bosses in Washington. I work for 26 million Texans.
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A high-quality public education can build much-needed skills and knowledge. It can help children reach their God-given potential. It can stabilize communities and democracies. It can strengthen economies. It can combat the kind of fear and despair that evolves into hatred.
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People are needed to take up the challenge, strong people, who proclaim the truth, throw it in people's faces, and do what they can with their own two hands.
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This result was confirmed by different researchers using various experimental arrangements.
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My dad was in a hospital for months. The doctors told my dad he would never be able to walk again. My dad beat all the odds. He came back and was able to walk and start boxing again. He went to No. 1 in the world at welterweight to fight for the world title. But he never had his chance to fight for a world title.
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I love mixing with comedians when I'm working with them, but when I'm not I don't feel the need to hang around with them.
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I'm not going to lie. I check the iTunes charts. It's all about the iTunes charts. I only go on the Internet for the iTunes charts and basketball blogs.
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My specialty was baked potatoes with cheese melted over broccoli. I was also very good at melting cheese on bread.
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It's stupid to say that I don't like being in the public eye, but I don't like doing stuff that's not needed.
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My voice and the styles and genres I sing all express my appreciation for what I hear.
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Basically, I'm living the life of an actress in L.A. And I've recently had some pretty good fortune.
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Defeating racism, tribalism, intolerance and all forms of discrimination will liberate us all, victim and perpetrator alike.
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I can't imagine I'll be the new George Clooney. That's not really on the cards.
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Acting was the only place that I ever felt like I belonged so went for it with everything I had.
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Chuck Cooper is a friend, and I adore him. He can do so many things.
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When women turn on women, and take cheap shots at their decisions purely to score political points it serves as proof that feminism, as a movement, is dead and no longer relevant or credible.
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What happens when children reach puberty earlier and adulthood later? The answer is: a good deal of teenage weirdness.
