Amber Valletta Quotes
Art is for entertainment purposes, but it's also to reflect our dreams, our hopes, the present, the future the past - whether it's good or bad.
Quotes to Explore
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Everyone in society should be a role model, not only for their own self-respect, but for respect from others.
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First responders will be on the frontlines if there is a terrorist attack in our communities, and we must provide them with the tools they need to do their difficult jobs.
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Any form of art is political if you make it that way.
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Human affairs are not serious, but they have to be taken seriously.
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Never sit staring at a blank page or screen. If you find yourself stuck, write. Write about the scene you're trying to write. Writing about is easier than writing, and chances are, it will give you your way in.
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I'm Cuban, so I like a bit of curve. I just want my booty to have a little lift!
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Although he's no longer with us, Steve Jobs is still inspirational to me, as he managed to find the balance between right brain/left-brain thinking that is crucial to building a creative technology business.
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A church is a place in which gentlemen who have never been to heaven brag about it to persons who will never get there.
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I was really a charmer; I was the guy who would get to the office, the principal would sit me down and within 10 minutes, we'd be, like, talking about some movies or something.
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Your life is like a play with several acts. Some of the characters who enter have short roles to play, others, much larger. Some are villains and others are good guys. But all of them are necessary; otherwise, they wouldn't be in the play. Embrace them all, and move on to the next act.
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There's nothing I would love more than to host an awards show where I'm nominated for an award - that is so funny to me.
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I think feminism's a bit misinterpreted. It was about casting off all gender roles. There's nothing wrong with a man holding a door open for a girl. But we sort of threw away all the rules, so everybody's confused. And dating becomes a sloppy, uncomfortable, unpleasant thing.
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I didn't know what a stockbroker was when I was eight, but I would just tell everybody that's what I was going to be.
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It's kind of comfortable portraying characters who are kind of unsavoury and not so nice. That can be refreshing sometimes.
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I have no superstitions. I don't have to have a Sunday outfit. I don't have socks or underwear I have to wear.
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Thought is the labor of the intellect, reverie is its pleasure.
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My mother took great relish in introducing me as 'This is my son - he's a doctor but not the kind that helps people.'
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It is a struggle for the minds of the people... No cause justifies recourse to terrorism.
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The West won the world not by the superiority of its ideas or values or religion (to which few members of other civilizations were converted) but rather by its superiority in applying organized violence. Westerners often forget this fact; non-Westerners never do.
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I have no agenda at all. I just want to do stuff I like. It can cost $200 million or $200 thousand.
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Non conosce la pace e non l'estimaChi provato non ha la guerra prima.
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I wanted to have a book that showed there's no one way to sound black. I wanted to tell teens that the way you speak is okay; you're good the way you are.
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I'm willing to meet with anyone, Democrat or Republican, who has a good idea, an open mind and a willingness to come together to tackle the challenges we face.
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Art is for entertainment purposes, but it's also to reflect our dreams, our hopes, the present, the future the past - whether it's good or bad.
