Rachel Sklar Quotes
Less than two weeks before my 34th birthday, I bought pots. Most people were amazed that I did not previously own pots, but that was before I explained that I had never used my oven, and used my stovetop for my dishrack.
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I went to Briar Cliff College initially, and then I transferred to Georgetown University, because I was a Russian major, and I was one of two girls accepted that year. This was September 1969 - well, that would have been 1970 - into the School Of Languages And Linguistics in Georgetown.
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You should only have so many accessories. You have to make sure you have the right ones at the right time.
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My parents have been with me every step of the way.
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Some people write heavily, some write lightly. I prefer the light approach because I believe there is a great deal of false reverence about. There is too much solemnity and intensity in dealing with sacred matters; too much speaking in holy tones.
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The problem with rich lists is... it is impossible to know what someone is worth until they have died and you have sold it.
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None are more taken in by flattery than the proud, who wish to be the first and are not.
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I am hopeful that no one will forget what happened in Bosnia.
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I grew up on Don Knotts and Jerry Lewis and all the guys from Second City.
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I call Alibaba '1,001 mistakes.' We expanded too fast, and then in the dot-com bubble, we had to have layoffs. By 2002, we had only enough cash to survive for 18 months. We had a lot of free members using our site, and we didn't know how we'd make money. So we developed a product for China exporters to meet U.S. buyers online. This model saved us.
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Public opinion is a permeating influence, and it exacts obedience to itself; it requires us to drink other men's thoughts, to speak other men's words, to follow other men's habits.
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When I let go of what I am, I become what I might be.
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I wish I had read more and majored in literature rather than theatre. I think I would have been a better artist for it. I am trying to play catch-up now.
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Every newspaper editor says the heart of the paper is the reporter - which is true - except for the pay!
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I think I owe it to myself to put my best effort forward and prove how good I can be.
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My brother is really, really slow.
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Being a celebrity is a business.
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Music was always part of my life - my mother says I came out singing. I wanted to be Gene Kelly - or Judy Garland.
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There's definitely a delicate line you have to walk in telling someone else's story that's not quite as delicate in telling your own story. I think when I'm working on a personal story, there's less pressure to try to get it exactly right.
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I don't think many people anticipated how the Internet was going to revolutionize the way we disseminate information.
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I mean, I think everybody realizes that calling people racist is a waste of time; nobody buys it anymore.
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You know what, rip me off once, shame on me. But twice? I'm coming after you and taking back what's mine.
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Fear of life in one form or another is the great thing to exorcise.
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Less than two weeks before my 34th birthday, I bought pots. Most people were amazed that I did not previously own pots, but that was before I explained that I had never used my oven, and used my stovetop for my dishrack.
