Maria Semple Quotes
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I consider myself a blue-collar actor, just chugging away.
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Anyone who knows me knows what I'm about - how much I'm into empowerment, equal rights and everyone just loving themselves.
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You possess a potent force that you either use, or misuse, hundreds of times every day.
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It used to hurt me that people thought I didn't have the technique and the temperament to play Test cricket.
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I have reservations about everything I do.
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Any deal that allows Iran to enrich uranium, which allows them to ultimately break out within a few months with a nuclear weapon, is a disaster for the world.
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I love theater. I love the idea that you can transform, become somebody else, and look at life with a completely new perspective. I love the idea that people will sit in one room for a couple of hours and listen.
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If I were governor, and a bill came to my desk that provided for background checks at gun shows, I would sign that.
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We are a weird bunch, we are very disparate.
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I do think that the audience thinks it's funny when you break, but if you do it all the time, it loses something.
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Going out for a meal, especially for young urbanites, is less about socialising over enjoyable food than about enjoying food as a way to socialise.
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They're called 'angels' because they're in heaven until the reviews come out.
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It no longer counts as remarkable that Egyptians organized their uprising on social media.
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The emotions have been seen as the center of woman's soul. For that reason, emotional formation will have to be centrally placed in woman's formation.
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Of course I wanted children. Bright, gorgeous, loving children. I could almost see them.
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If I only had a little humility, I would be perfect.
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Aim for the moon. If you miss, you may hit a star.
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You can take as much as you can from the generation that has preceded you, but then it's up to you to make something new.
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You make movies for the people. If critics happen to like them too, well, that's a home run.
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I always wanted my work to speak for itself, and have opportunities to do interesting work and not just puff pieces.
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As long as Property exists, it will accumulate in Individuals and Families. As long as Marriage exists, Knowledge, Property and Influence will accumulate in Families.
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I worked with Marlon Wayans on the show 'They Wayans Brothers,' and we hit it off. One thing about Marlon, when he casts a movie or a TV show, he expects you to bring it. You've got to be ready to improv, because Marlon will say anything, and you've got to be ready to come back.
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We need to preserve our neighborhoods, our small business, our local economy.
