Maria Cornejo Quotes
My parents, they were both Socialists; they were young - 30, 31. They were both successful career people. They had been teachers, and my dad spoke English.
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I love French films, and I copy things I see in them. I read magazines and also look at Tumblr. I love nails, so I literally just search the word 'nails' on Tumblr and start looking.
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I don't regret doing any of my films. All of them have been great learning experiences, and they have contributed to making me what I am today.
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Life is a game. Money is how we keep score.
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At times, it seems as if the only women effortlessly balancing their jobs, kids, husbands and homes are the ones on TV.
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It's really important to me that my sound is a combination of beats and melody. I love hearing strong, confident beats in music because I love to dance. At the same time, melody is really important to me because I love singing.
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Small companies need capital to invest, expand, and create jobs. And the economy needs a healthy small business community to bolster and sustain its recovery.
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Common Core results finally give families an accurate barometer of whether our kids are mastering the skills they need to succeed in a knowledge-based global economy, early enough that we can intervene.
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I don't think Bosnia is ready for reconciliation, but I do think it is ready for truth.
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A good scare is worth more to a man than good advice.
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I think 'Tap Dogs' has lasted so long because people have a natural interest in tap dancing. This form of dancing can't be dated, it's such an intriguing form of dance because the feet are also an an instrument.
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If something pops in my mind and it's easy, I write it.
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I'm obsessive. That's the word for me. I obsess – perhaps to the point where it's moderately dysfunctional. I tend to put a book through about 100 revisions. If anything, that's an understatement. If there's another author out there who does this sort of revision, I would really like to meet him. Maybe we could form some sort of support group.
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Human experience depends on everything that can influence states of the human brain, ranging from changes in our genome to changes in the global economy.
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It is faith that drives us to build, a belief that we cannot be limited by lack of nerve or airspace.
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Sometimes I'll have an idea for a story or have a subject, and that will inspire lyrics, but most of the time, hopefully, they already exist somewhere else.
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To go behind a man's hall-door is mean, cowardly, unfair opposition.
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I'm of a fearsome mind to throw my arms around every living librarian who crosses my path, on behalf of the souls they never knew they saved.
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Polo is a great thing to do with your kids and your family - it is a great day out. And to me, horses are amazing creatures that give you this cable to Earth and put you in contact with nature.
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My Aunt Sheila was terrifying! She would put a napkin in her mouth and say, 'You've got something on your face, dear. Let me just scratch that off your face. Let me sand your cheek.'
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There are 1.3 billion people in China, and they all want a Buick.
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Children begin by loving their parents; as they grow older they judge them; sometimes, they forgive them.
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Every day is different; you never know what to expect, and you have to be ready to pivot on a dime.
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People have a right to have their lives witnessed; if we coexist with the systems that abuse people, then we have a duty to understand.
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My parents, they were both Socialists; they were young - 30, 31. They were both successful career people. They had been teachers, and my dad spoke English.
