Marian Anderson Quotes
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Let us remember we are all part of one American family. We are united in common values, and that includes belief in equality under the law, basic respect for public order, and the right of peaceful protest.
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I believe that stories find writers, writers don't find stories. With the 'Pendragon' series, I actually had multiple story ideas and decided that instead of writing them individually, I would create a character whose journey would thread them all together.
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I taught Sandra Bullock when no one knew who she was. I talked her out of quitting. I put her in a showcase.
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We were these arty punks from Hollywood. I considered myself an intellectual.
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If you're going to make a sequel to 'Sicario', you have to - you know, you've got to go beat a brand new path.
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I went from 118 pounds to 135 pounds in a few months. But, I still didn't know anything about food.
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I think I would like to have lived in the 1930s and worn beautiful bias cut dresses all the time.
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What is wrong with George Bush? What is his problem?
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Writing is not a matter of choice. Writers have to write. It is somehow in their temperament, in the blood, in tradition.
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I suppose I am one of those lucky people who eats what they like and doesn't gain too much weight.
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I love baseball, and the door remains open.
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War can only be abolished through war, and in order to get rid of the gun it is necessary to take up the gun.
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The heavier crop is ever in others' fields.
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I think I have a better sense of my weaknesses - being self-important, selfish and having a big ego probably triggers all the other stuff. I can see myself more clearly.
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My father was overbearing. Very controlling. He was always the way he is, even before my success. He was not always a good person. He'd play mind games to make sure I knew my place. I don't see him, which is unfortunate. But I don't have any desire to see him. I vaguely know where he is, and I don't want to know.
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I have great admiration for the way the Americans do business. They drive a hard bargain, but once they do it, they stick to their contracts.
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There's nothing wrong with looking like a woman and going in the workplace and doing everything a man can do but looking 1,000 percent like a lady.
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The chemistry that you get from living with your band and creating music and recording with your band translates to the stage.
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The decision of a majority of people in the United Kingdom to vote to leave the European Union is profoundly disappointing.
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I've read science fiction my whole life. I never really dreamed that I'd be a published science fiction writer myself, but a short story I started years ago sort of demanded to be turned into a novel.
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It's like there's something very maternal about Wonder Woman: when push comes to shove, if nobody else wants to do it, Wonder Woman would step up and take care of business. But she doesn't want to do it, and she would never take any delight in it. That's Wonder Woman to me.
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I could probably die happy with a cheeseboard and a glass of French red wine - that's my idea of a perfect dinner.
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I can take critism, but if it's like 'I don't like you' then I want to know why people don't like me. Why do you hate me? What have I done?
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You lose a lot of time, hating people.
