Maria Semple Quotes
I'm consistently blown away by 'Mad Men.' Having spent so much time in the writers' room, I'm cursed in that anytime I watch something, I'm always calculating what the writers are up to.
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I was a little hesitant at first because there's so many ways you can get 'Straight Outta Compton' wrong. You know, it's such a great story; it's such a classic tale. I was a little nervous 'cause it's like a very narrow road to success with that type of story - you got to get it right - but when I read it, I was pleasantly surprised.
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Some borrowers are pretty damn good at fraud.
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I've always thought that I'm sexy in my own right, but not in a way that people thought was bankable.
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It makes no difference who or what you are, old or young, black or white, pagan, Jew, or Christian, I want to love you all and be loved by you all, and I mean to have your love.
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Cobnuts have a fresher flavour than any other nut I know of and go very well with autumnal fruit and light cheeses.
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My children are magical creatures and I love them to death.
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I'm in love with music, and I'm pregnant by it. It's like having twins. Or triplets. Or eight-lets!
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The promotion of family continuity and stability is a legitimate state interest.
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Love cures people - both the ones who give it and the ones who receive it.
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Cyberespionage and cyberattack is exploding from our adversaries inside our country. We don't seem capable of stopping it.
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I don't talk in ifs.
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I'm just going to have fun. Maybe that will be the most important thing to do.
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You lose the speed before the stamina.
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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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AIDS today is not a death sentence. It can be treated as a chronic illness, or a chronic disease.
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I love shorts in the colder climates, because you can wear them with chunky sweaters and jackets. It's cute and funky.
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I think, by nature you know, I'm very attracted and I gravitate toward the very strong girl who can watch a ballgame, but who's also extremely feminine.
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My country right or wrong; when right, to keep her right; when wrong, to put her right.
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It has been extraordinary, wonderful, I've been three feet off the ground since I made that first record.
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Art historians agree that Da Vinci's paintings contain hidden levels of meaning that go well beneath the surface of the paint. Many scholars believe his work intentionally provides clues to a powerful secret... a secret that remains protected to this day by a clandestine brotherhood of which Da Vinci was a member.
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I heard one time that the Superman glyph is the second or third most recognizable symbol on Earth after the Christian cross.
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I'm all about taking chances. You have to ask yourself, if you're not taking any chances, are you actually even living? Every time you walk out of your door and you're out in the world, you take a chance on not coming back. That is the danger and the dynamic of being alive.
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Allowing guys to celebrate and get the fans involved and excited - it makes the game better.
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I'm consistently blown away by 'Mad Men.' Having spent so much time in the writers' room, I'm cursed in that anytime I watch something, I'm always calculating what the writers are up to.
