Lisa Edelstein Quotes
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Be polite; write diplomatically; even in a declaration of war one observes the rules of politeness.
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America tends to worship the modest talent because it doesn't put us in an uncomfortable position vis-a-vis the artist.
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There is nothing more likely to start disagreement among people or countries than an agreement.
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As far back as I can remember though, I always loved performing.
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I changed that system in Florida when I was the Speaker of the House - I was the Minority Leader; I saw for 16 years the way a power system works.
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Gymnastics, especially in my family, is more than a sport. It's our life, it's our careers, it's our family business.
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Having a couple really great basics makes it easy to dress well every day.
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It takes having your golf peak four different times throughout the year. You have to like all four golf courses. You've got to be the best of that week for the four weeks.
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I think all television has to be about relationships and I don't think horror for the sake of it can work unless you're able to ground it in some kind of relationship.
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You know, it's always good to have seen a track before, just to kind of know where the little bumps are here and there, and just the general feel for the size.
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Women are, in my view, natural peacemakers. As givers and nurturers of life, through their focus on human relationships and their engagement with the demanding work of raising children and protecting family life, they develop a deep sense of empathy that cuts through to underlying human realities.
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My brother is really, really slow.
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My mom has every issue of 'Billboard' I've ever been in.
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Life is God's art.
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For me, it's not necessarily interesting to play a strong, fearless woman. It's interesting to play a woman who is terrified and then overcomes that fear. It's about the journey. Courage is not the absence of fear, it's overcoming it.
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I went to a French immersion school, and French-Canadian improv is a big thing, and we had an improv team at school, and 12 of us would get up and make things up against other elementary schools. I'd always wanted to perform, and that was just another extension of it.
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Washing dishes as a 17-year-old in an Oxford college and seeing the privileged lifestyles of the undergraduates there convinced me that a system that allowed luxury for the few at the expense of the many needed to be challenged.
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I never worry about diets. The only carrots that interest me are the number you get in a diamond.
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I think we should all have a private audience with Helen Mirren.
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The bigger you become of a celebrity, the bigger the expectations, the pressure on you - to make change, to say what people want, to target the people they want to target. Fame is toxic; it is quite toxic.
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I don't trust doctors. It's not to say there ain't some good ones, but on a general level, no, I wouldn't trust 'em at all.
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I like talking to priests, to Catholics. Everyone has their beliefs.
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High-stakes lying is out of control. And it's costing us big bucks in one way or another. It's not simply a matter of quantifying losses in dollars. It's costing us emotionally and psychologically as well.
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I like adventures and people who live with the volume on high.
