Allison Janney Quotes
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I think I'm a lot like other moms out there who feel like if we don't have the pecan pie we have every year, then it just won't be Christmas.
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They have a crystalline sense of right and wrong; it disappears when they walk out the door with their M.B.A.
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Period drama is such a huge umbrella term: it seems to cover everything from Claudius to something from the 1920s.
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All that political stuff Delano was doing. Me, I've gone off the top, into total fantasy.
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Endurance in ministry is rooted in the eternal perspective. The absence of an eternal perspective makes you vulnerable to losing heart.
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The body dies, but the spirit that transcends it cannot be touched by death.
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To get away from poverty, you need several things at the same time: school, health, and infrastructure - those are the public investments. And on the other side, you need market opportunities, information, employment, and human rights.
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As the daughter of a 25-year veteran of the armed forces, I am incredibly thankful for the sacrifices our women and men have made in Iraq, and continue to make in Afghanistan.
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The most challenging thing is people do see me as a tennis player, but I've had a lot of opportunities because I am a tennis player. And I don't mind that.
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How you go about moving within the world you live in says so much about who you are.
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I've been a video game guy since I was eight years old and got my first Nintendo. I've been addicted to video games ever since.
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Since I began my practice of Forgiveness Therapy, it's now instinctual for me to choose to eat like I love myself - instead of eating like I wanted to punish myself. Plus I've not only lost weight, I've lost the anger and anxiety I was feeling, and so I feel happier and calmer within.
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The external world is committed to helping Georgia settle its problems.
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I always look for my mistakes so I can correct them in the future.
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We learn resignation not by our own suffering, but by the suffering of others.
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Free government is self-government. A government of the people by the people. The best government of this sort is that which the people think best.
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I wish I could prove that he hypnotized me... That would give me a reason for doing such a dumb thing.
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… just as the limb gives assistance to the body, likewise the member of the community helps the community and reigns supreme.
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Unbounded morality ultimately becomes counterproductive even in terms of the same moral principles being sought. The law of diminishing returns applies to morality.
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Talk to every woman as if you loved her, and to every man as if he bored you, and at the end of your first season you will have the reputation of possessing the most perfect social tact.
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Public schooling fosters our common identity as Americans sharing a land of diversity. It promotes the American ideal of opportunity for all, not just some. It cultivates the civic values of respecting individuals as well as collective responsibility.
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A boo is a lot louder than a cheer. If you have 10 people cheering and one person booing, all you hear is the booing.
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People simply don't make eye contact anymore.
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Birthdays are getting harder as I get older.
