Anna D. Shapiro Quotes
I consider myself a pretty good extemporaneous speaker. Even though I don't like speaking in front of people, I don't think I'm bad at it.
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I know some black actresses who have to wait every 19 films for a role. I can be cast in practically every one as a young white male.
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We as children went up the mountain to find feed for livestock, like goats, cows and horses, and because in the winter time we would light the fire in the house, we would climb the mountain to collect firewood as well. Because of that, I suppose I became used to climbing mountains.
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For every three scripts that you get through, one will be made, and that doesn't even necessarily mean that they're going to cast you in it.
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In a marathon, if you run too fast, you get exhausted. If you run too slow, you never make it.
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When you are a successful business person, you are only as good as your team. No one can do every deal alone.
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I don't ever want to stop making country, and I don't want to stop making electronic music, either.
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It was the best route to get folks to understand segregation fast. Civil rights and women's rights had a clear history. Making the transition to rights for people with disabilities became easier because we had the history of the other two.
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I am only 33, I've got a lot to do. This is the first half of my career. I'm looking forward to the future and I'm proud about the past.
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Five sets is a kind of lottery. Anything can happen.
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The Spirit of the Holy Ghost is the teacher in the temple. He teaches principles of eternal significance. It is during these instructions that we see the relationship between the earthly and the eternal. We must remember that the Spirit teaches only those who are teachable.
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Whenever you're in a relationship, you have that favorite song that reminds you of when you first got together or when you first kissed, and then every time you hear that song, it reminds you of that person.
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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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In the Philippines, the host should always be willing to defer to the wishes of the guest.
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I wasn't into sports, but I was really into Shakespeare.
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Human behavior in the midst of hardship caught my attention very early on, and my first stories were all pictures, no words.
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The things I learned from the army - and I think it was a lesson for life - was how to work in unison with other people. How to take responsibility.
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When I was writing my dissertation, I wrote about Freud and the process of sublimation, which is when you learn to stop breast-feeding, or stop going to the toilet whenever you want to. It's about learning to repress a desire for instant gratification.
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Rather than fretting about IQ scores, voters should try to determine what candidates read - other than the Bible, which they all say they read - and the kind of people with whom they spend their time.
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I was always looking up to supermodels. They were, like, my superheroes.
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I've always loved the 'Weekend Update' people.
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You're always having those life-skills type discussions about decision-making. It's just making sure you're making good decisions and going about your business. There are distractions in every city.
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I hate to sound cliche, but I understand why people love to cook. It's fun!
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I think professionally I admire people and the way they've handled their careers and being in the media. But the people that I used to inspire me and keep me going were my peers in Toronto - I would see the same girls going to audition after audition, and their resilience to do it again, and I found that inspiring.
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I consider myself a pretty good extemporaneous speaker. Even though I don't like speaking in front of people, I don't think I'm bad at it.
