Ann Macbeth Quotes
In 1975 Australia was producing things like Picnic at Hanging Rock, in other words films that I would consider still some of the finest products to come out of Australia. I think that our quality now is less than it was then.
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Number 4 should have been number 1. Thanks, Honey.
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Today we try to identify a gene and then study its properties.
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When I sit down with my notebook, when I start scribbling words across the page, I find out what I'm feeling.
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I was born a proud daughter of Pakistan, though like all Swatis I thought of myself first as a Swati and Pashtun, before Pakistani.
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Politics is the attempt to achieve power and prestige without merit.
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I think the Supreme Court has not yet caught up to an era in which one keeps one's papers in a cloud, not a castle.
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You must enjoy the journey because whether or not you get there, you must have fun on the way.
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There's an awareness of fashion in this country, and it's not limited to gay people.
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Every day, turn off your phone/email for some part of the day.
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I don't really watch all that much television, I have to say, because I'm so intimidated by how many channels there are. I really cannot find my way back to anything. But I'm compulsively addicted to '24.' I love that show.
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All fame is is having people you don't know coming up to you and saying, 'Hello.' I'm always polite and people are always nice, but it's weird.
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I needed something to challenge myself a little more. I found fighting, and it completely fit my personality.
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Food can bring people together in a way nothing else could.
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Sometimes you think you aren't a good mama; you always feel a bit guilty when you're a mom. You want to be everywhere.
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The Confederations Cup is interesting. It served Spain very well to take part and then go on to win the 2010 World Cup. We knew the stadiums, the atmosphere, the conditions and also the difficulties of a tournament which simulated the World Cup format.
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I like singer-songwriters, and I find sad songs comforting rather than depressing. It makes you realise you're not alone in the world.
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When people think about reparations, they immediately think about people who've been dead for 100 years.
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I hope telling the story of how I went from being a single mom to serving in the Texas State Senate to running for governor will remind others that with the right leadership in government, where you start has nothing to do with how far you go.
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In a funny way, poems are suited to modern life. They're short, they're intense. Nobody has time to read a 700-page book. People read magazines, and a poem takes less time than an article.
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You know, there are artists who are 35 and up that still make rap and that still works for them. I don't know if I want to be that guy.
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I don't know; it's hard for me to understand people that want to get out there and protest on the first day we elect a new guy.
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I used to take on trust a man's deeds after having listened to his words. Now having listened to a man's words I go on to observe his deeds.
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When we eat something at a restaurant, however simple it may look, there's something in it that makes you think, 'Well, I couldn't quite do this from home.'
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In 1975 Australia was producing things like Picnic at Hanging Rock, in other words films that I would consider still some of the finest products to come out of Australia. I think that our quality now is less than it was then.
