J. Robert Oppenheimer Quotes
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Love is important. I didn't have the energy to be giving it to somebody else in a way that they deserved, and I knew that. So I've always been scared to go too far with somebody I care for because I knew there would come a day when I'd need to pick up and finish a painting for the next three months. That day is inevitable.
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I've grown up with girls that are like Precious. I've grown up with people that are like everyone that I read about in that book. And so years later, when I was given the role, I just felt a huge responsibility to show the reality of that situation and to show that we're not making it up.
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Don't go getting mixed up in the business of your betters, or you'll land in trouble too big for you.
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Growing up, I didn't feel cool; I didn't fit into any crowd.
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One's past is what one is. It is the only way by which people should be judged.
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If I have caused just one person to wipe away a tear of laughter, that's my reward.
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There are places where writing is acting and acting is writing. I'm not so interested in the divisions. I'm interested in the way things cross over.
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Even if you throw your hair up in a quick topknot or ponytail, you can add instant polish by wearing a headband or bejeweled barrette.
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I lived near Arthur's Seat when I lived in Edinburgh. It was the perfect playground as a child. I always have a wee run up there when I'm back.
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I started playing trumpet when I was 11 years old. All I wanted to be was a jazz trumpet player when I grew up.
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I grew up watching my mom and dad selling rooms in our motels. We had CEOs coming to our house so that my dad could persuade them to have their executives stay in Hyatt hotels.
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Every little girl looks up to her mom so much - that's your first hero.
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Crazy old people are our entire source of polling information.
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Indian writers have appropriated English as an Indian language, and that gives a certain freshness to the way we write.
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I'm not a stand up at all, it's such a fear of mine. My sister does it, and she's really great at it.
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All writers, in all viewpoints, must choose which information and scenes will be presented, and in which order. In that sense, the author is always represented as a point of view in a work of fiction. His hand can always be detected by the discerning.
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I was brought up to think a lot about food and have respect for it, both as medicine and something to eat and enjoy.
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When we stand up for America, we stand up for what America stands for, which is a safety net for our seniors and really helping our families be able to help themselves.
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In my generation, history was taught in terms of grand figures, men on whom the destiny of the nation hinged, quintessential heroes.
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My mother taught us to sell food in the market so we could pay for school. I would get up at 4:30 A.M. and start selling bread and cheese before going to class. School cost $65. The average salary was $125 a year, and with 10 kids, how are you going to pay for that?
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For me, the Lord has opened the windows of heaven and showered blessings upon my family beyond my ability to express.
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There are a lot of actors - I'm probably one - who are most at home when they're on stage.
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The funny thing about any cop uniform is that people will do what you say when you're wearing a cop uniform.
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The best way to send information is to wrap it up in a person.
