Charles Dickens Quotes
Do the wise thing and the kind thing too, and make the best of us and not the worst.
Quotes to Explore
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The ability and desire to transform the mundane materials at hand that we both bring into the collaboration well beyond the sum total of the parts - to birth a new baby neither of us could claim single parentage of.
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I don't know much about Americanism, but it's a damn good word with which to carry an election.
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Look at the sky. We are not alone. The whole universe is friendly to us and conspires only to give the best to those who dream and work.
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First of all, I'm pretty private about my personal life.
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Your private life is really very important for you. You know, all of us, you know.
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We were like a white family from the 1920s or something. My parents had this bizarre, different way of looking at things from the people that surrounded us. I went to an all-Mexican grade school and an all-black high school, and not many people in those places liked the same stuff as me.
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You don't boo at a Kemp rally. You boo at football games.
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I am interested in the idea of 'taste.' And by 'taste,' I mean opinion, inspiration and the craft of creating a personality through fabric and design.
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Kids have a great sense of humour. If you don't, you're going to miss out.
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Becoming a mom made me more contentious about expressing my true taste.
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Having kids is something I want to see in my future - I hope.
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I am very lucky I got fans, and I interact with them personally. I know that they have poured their love on me unconditionally, and all I can do is work hard and be kind to them.
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If I had a choice, I'd rather be admired less and have my husband tormented less. I'd prefer that people concentrate on a fair assessment of him and his Presidency.
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At no point am I ever threatened by people who question who I am, or why I like the things I do, or my legitimacy. Because I know who I am very strongly, and I think that's what geek culture can reinforce.
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I love Bob Altman. I always admired him so much because I always thought he was a genuine voice.
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Boxing is real easy. Life is much harder.
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I doubt there's any government in the world that guides itself primarily by strategy or conceptual documents or worldview. Anybody who has the reins of power has to look at practical limitations and tradeoffs - the fact that you can focus at most on one or two things at a time, that resources are limited.
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There are 309 million people out there that are trying to improve their lot in life. And we've got a system that allows them to do it.
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I thought of Jeff Bridges in 'Hell or High Water' and Ben Foster, and I kept trying very hard not to, because you're terrified you're going to write this thing that then feeds specifically to this one person that then won't do it.
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If you're going to be born ugly and be an actor - the least they can do is let you play Lincoln.
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Then, all of a sudden, here I am in the Press Room in the White House and walking in with the guards, who handed me three little pieces of paper asking me to send pictures to the guards at the White House.
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I once said to a boy, 'You're a really good kisser,' and he said, 'You're only as good as the person you're kissing.' I think it's the same with the music.
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What's your hurry? There is nothing up ahead that's any better than it is right here.
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Do the wise thing and the kind thing too, and make the best of us and not the worst.
