Agnes Macphail Quotes
Most of the women who have offered themselves for public office over the years have done so, I believe, more because of the 'dirt' than in spite of it.
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Alan Rickman's Hans Gruber is the greatest bad guy in a movie ever.
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It is much more difficult to measure nonperformance than performance.
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The physicality of any character is always split up into fast, slow, high energy, low energy, what kind of personality he has. So that's where the physicality comes in. And flying through the air is just something you have to do if they ask you.
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And it was then that I realized wow, I'm able to write lyrics and sing and stuff like that.
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To be well turned out, a woman should turn her thoughts in.
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While teaching, I also worked undercover in the lower courts by saying I was a young law teacher wanting experience in criminal law. The judges were happy to assist me but what I learned was how corrupt the lower courts were. Judges were accepting money right in the courtroom.
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Brittany Murphy... who knows if she's going to be around. Kirsten Dunst, I think she's really boring. Reese Witherspoon? She can open a movie.
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In the past, the West had tried to export one formula of democracy which should fit to the rest of the world, and they discovered that this doesn't work.
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I know people think that a lot of sports stars are a little bit up themselves, but they all have their heroes, too.
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Right now too much American time and resources are spent dealing with situations caused by our dependence on oil that we import from unstable countries.
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I enjoy my life.
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Now I want to make it plain that 'The Virgin Spring' must be regarded as an aberration. It's touristic, a lousy imitation of Kurosawa.
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The local music community here was dying for a place to record, so we started doing acoustic, folk and bluegrass and then did rock projects for other bands, as well as for my son Tal and my own work.
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When I chased after money, I never had enough. When I got my life on purpose and focused on giving of myself and everything that arrived into my life, then I was prosperous.
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I love researching, I love interviewing.
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There's no one on this earth taken less seriously in a leadership context than a young woman - everything is against you.
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A Louisiana politician can't afford to let his animosities carry him away, and still less his principles, although there is seldom difficulty in that department.
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When I go home, I play with my baby dolls and strollers and diaper bags, and play with my sisters.
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Anything above 40 is a little too old for me. I just look for a girl who is funny and has nice eyes and a smile.
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Children simply don't make the distinction; a book is either good or bad. And some of the books they think are good are very, very bad indeed.
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I can totally understand why people say: 'I'm going to do this T.V. series so that I can buy a flat'. But you've got to see what's of value to you as an actor.
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When Stevie and I joined the band, we were in the midst of breaking up, as were John and Christine. By the time Rumours was being recorded, things got worse in terms of psychology and drug use. It was a large exercise in denial - in order for me to get work done.
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I have a strong, inspiring, and professional group of women around me with Boels-Dolmans. We race and train incredibly hard as a team.
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Most of the women who have offered themselves for public office over the years have done so, I believe, more because of the 'dirt' than in spite of it.
