Anne Sweeney Quotes
To have influence, you really don't need to have power. But what you need more than anything else is to have that almost uncanny understanding of what matters to people.
Quotes to Explore
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While I recognize the necessity for a basis of observed reality... true art lies in a reality that is felt.
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Whatever you got you have to accentuate. I ran my female card up and down the ladder my whole career, because I was in a man's world. It was worked by women but owned by men. I was the only female owner in my field at that time.
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In thinking about it, the villains often have a little bit more range because their morality is different. You can have just a really good time as an actor, and there is just more there that you can explore on that side of the story.
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As Senator, I will always put the health and safety of New Hampshire's families first.
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I think people really marry far too much; it is such a lottery after all, and for a poor woman a very doubtful happiness.
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I've certainly not got any famous people's numbers on my phone. It's just not my thing, really.
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I don't want to be the type of person to have my relationships plastered in magazines.
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I was supposed to go see Led Zeppelin when I was in, like, the 8th or 9th grade, and then John Bonham died and I never was able to. For me, music is such a huge part of my life, and I use songs like memory triggers. So a lot of my memories of being a kid and growing up are associated with different songs.
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I want girls to feel the confidence you get from being smart. They get so many messages that tell them the most important thing is to be beautiful.
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I just can't read music.
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I'm having a vacation, and it's so beautiful, and maybe I'll never get another film idea in my life.
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Even when they have nothing, the Irish emit a kind of happiness, a joy.
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Anything that I can do with Jennie Garth, I would love to do it. I really like her. I got along with her really well, and I enjoyed her perspective on life. I think she's really talented and very, very funny.
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I mean, I can get things done if I need to, but I can really be completely irresponsible and procrastinate until the very, very, very bitter end. In fact, sometimes I work better under pressure.
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I love being a mother. My children fill me up in many ways, and inspire me in many ways, but I need a partner in my life, and I think most people feel that way.
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If Roosevelt were alive today, he'd turn over in his grave.
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While we are making up our minds as to when we shall begin, the opportunity is lost.
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It's not in baseball's interest or the players' interest to be taking this stance. It's the people's game.
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A lot of people are waiting for Martin Luther King or Mahatma Gandhi to come back - but they are gone. We are it. It is up to us. It is up to you.
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I'm sporty, active, bubbly, I like to make people laugh... I'm the jokester. But I'm also very traditional.
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Whether it comes from a despotic sovereign or an elected president, from a murderous general or a beloved leader, I see power as an inhuman and hateful phenomenon.
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I had one guy pretend to be me, go to a hotel room, and tell the people at the front desk that it was me, and then he went in and stole all of our luggage. There's always that eager beaver that wants to be a part of the team and comes off as a sticky fly.
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Be involved; be informed. Try to be understanding and tolerant and to appreciate diversity.
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To have influence, you really don't need to have power. But what you need more than anything else is to have that almost uncanny understanding of what matters to people.
