Ben Shahn Quotes
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An economically peaceful and prosperous Sri Lanka is the dream of youth of the nation. My message for the youth is to collectively work for an inclusively developed Sri Lanka.
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I don't really care about gossip. I care about building great businesses.
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What Shakespeare was able to do in English he would certainly not have done in French.
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Upon the subject of education, not presuming to dictate any plan or system respecting it, I can only say that I view it as the most important subject which we, as a people, can be engaged in.
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My size is a huge part of me. You just have to appreciate those kinds of things. So I wasn't born with long legs - who cares. You just have to embrace it. Being body positive is really important to your overall happiness.
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Usually, in musical theater, if you sing operatically or if you sing in a legit style, you're the heart of the show. You maybe get to be moving and do dramatic stuff, but it's very rare to be that funny.
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And it's a lot harder to hide with four musicians than it is with eight.
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My parents opened a bank account for me when I was really little, and I think I paid for some of my university education with my savings. I've always been a bit of a saver.
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I don't think there is anything magical about the language of flowers in real life or in my book.
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Until 45 I can play a woman in love. After 55 I can play grandmothers. But between those ten years, it is difficult for an actress.
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We live in America. We live in a free society where we are able to make choices. It's about giving individuals freedoms and holding them accountable.
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I have a new show now called 'The Bridge,' where I play a guy who's a real-life guy. My character's based on the life of a guy named Craig Bromell who was a cop for 12 years and then became head of the police association, so basically the president of the union for 85,000 cops.
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I'm going to fire everybody - that’s how. You're either going to stop leaking, or you're going to get fired. If I've got to get the thing down to me and Sarah Huckabee, then the leaking will stop.
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If there is one who’s not free, then I am not free. If there is one who suffers, then I suffer.
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Being polite and grateful will make people more inclined to help you. And if people are willing to help you, you may accidentally get something you want.
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I don't want to lead an organization where I have no sense of what the members think of me - and by arrangement. I would never do that.
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Kids are more drawn to animal characters than human.
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When things begin accelerating wildly out of control, sometimes patience is the only answer. Press pause.
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When you think about it, media's the intersection of content and technology - it's all about storytelling, like photography and the camera.
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I agree, intellectualism in photography is overrated. I just wish it could be replaced by common sense.
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People often get upset when you teach them what is in the Bible rather than what they presume is in the Bible.
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I became interested in photography when I found my own sketching was inadequate.
