Lois McMaster Quotes
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But there's no reason why we should abdicate our foundational principles because certain groups don't believe in them. You know, no majority should surrender its deeply held beliefs to those who don't believe in anything.
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Sometimes new voices have the most spectacular vision. It is uncluttered and organic.
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A big thing that gets people in trouble in the kitchen is not reading the recipe from start to finish before you cook it. Before you start anything, read through the entire recipe once.
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One of the rules of the road is that if you want to create the sense of silence, it frequently has more pungency if you include the tiniest of sounds. By manipulating what you hear and how you hear it and what other things you don't hear, you can not only help tell the story, you can help the audience get into the mind of the character.
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The Medicaid system currently steers people toward nursing home care. Far more people can be covered in community-based care programs for significantly less.
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Even before ObamaCare, the government took care of the bottom 5 or 10 percent of the public who were on Medicaid.
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'To Die For,' with Nicole Kidman, is great - her desire to be a part of news, how she uses news to further her career and how it can drive you insane. I love that movie.
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A day on a film set is maddening.
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Lovely Rita, Meter Maid, nothing could come between us. When it gets dark I'll tow your heart away
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When you talk with famous scholars, the best thing is to pretend that occasionally you do not quite understand them. If you understand too little, you will be despised; if you understand too much, you will be disliked; if you just fail occasionally to understand them you will suit each other very well.
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I thought it might be fun to set my books in Nevada, which is in the West and still pretty Wild. You can still gamble, carry a loaded pistol, and go into a silver-mine, and they still have saloons with swinging doors, boardwalks, and horses.
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There's a bright spot in every dark cloud.
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Movie dialogue is movie dialogue. It can sound real, but no one speaks that way.
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I'm a cynical person who's normally attracted to the dark side of things.
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I joined the Party definitely in 1923 after having already been in sympathy with it before.
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In Missouri, where I come from, we don't talk about what we do - we just do it. If we talk about it, it's seen as bragging.
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Anytime you can promote young artists and designers is a cool thing.
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I don't like being at food festivals and have someone from some weird cable access show that's all about lifestyle get in my face with a microphone and wants to know which party I'm going to later... That just is pointless kind of stuff to me.
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A man's true state of power and riches is to be in himself.
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I love comics. Comics are something I've always wanted to do.
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Acting is a tough industry. There are a lot of kids out there at drama schools and not a lot of money about, especially as the arts are being cut.
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The more dubious and uncertain an instrument violence has become in international relations, the more it has gained in reputation and appeal in domestic affairs, specifically in the matter of revolution.
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I graduate with honors. I balled Nead O'Connor. I did a free style then I got a shoutout from Obama.
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Guard your honor. Let your reputation fall where it will. And outlive the bastards.
