Amy Adams Quotes
Once I moved to L.A., there was a dark moment of trying to keep up with the girls I thought were pretty. Until I realised that's the stupidest thing you can do because people are so pretty in L.A.!
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I didn't audition for 'SNL.' I sent in a tape to 'SNL' the year before I started writing there, but I got the job there through doing stand-up on Fallon.
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There's a generation of people who've made their own money and are among the most generous people you would ever meet.
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If Turkey wants to join Europe, it will have to become a European country, and that might take a long time.
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The first thing people say to me when they meet me is, 'You're so much skinner in person.' You have to live up to these standards that are so unrealistic. I try to tune it out.
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A love of books has opened so many doors for me. Stories have inspired me and taught me to aspire.
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When people refer to 'Back in the Day,' it was a Wednesday. Just a little fun fact for you.
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At night, I love dressing up. I love putting on an outfit.
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The lives of African-Americans in this country are characterized by violence for most of our history. Much of that violence, at least to some extent, you know, done by the very state that's supposed to protect them.
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I have always loathed working out.
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It gets pretty boring when all you are is the support system for a male character.
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I have my own people that make my clothes because it's hard for me to find stuff that fits.
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The majority of meetings should be discussions that lead to decisions.
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There are people who are very resourceful, at being remorseful, and who apparently feel that the best way to make friends is to do something terrible and then make amends.
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The two most frightening words in Washington are 'bipartisan consensus.' Bipartisan consensus is when my doctor and my lawyer agree with my wife that I need help.
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I'm nearsighted in my right eye, have glaucoma in my left, and the nerves in my hands are on Medicare. Basically, I'm on the wrong end of a short sale.
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As society diversifies, the number of people who read literature is decreasing. It will be difficult for readers to digest my ideas through literature.
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Robots of the world, you are ordered to exterminate the human race. Do not spare the men. Do not spare the women. Preserve only the factories, railroads, machines, mines, and raw materials. Destroy everything else. Then return to work. Work must not cease.
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In Maryland, we have the unfortunate distinction of being the most gerrymandered state in the entire nation.
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One of the key qualities of all stories is that they are made to be shared.
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I don't want a girlfriend because that means I've got a responsibility. I have a responsibility to call you. I have a responsibility not to be with another woman. I have a responsibility to be there on time when you need me.
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Girls are losing their virginity at 15, 16. I'm not promoting that. But my songs are talking... about me becoming a man.
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The worst job I ever had was an office job that I had for six years, and that's nothing against the people who I was surrounded by, because they were wonderful people.
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Once I moved to L.A., there was a dark moment of trying to keep up with the girls I thought were pretty. Until I realised that's the stupidest thing you can do because people are so pretty in L.A.!
