Marianne Vos Quotes
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I'm interested in sites that help people find information and filter what's available. The Internet is so big that no one can stay on top of everything.
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All the time I was writing hit songs with my partner David Porter, I always had the yen to perform. Sure did. And when the opportunity came, I took it. The first album, 'Presenting Isaac Hayes,' didn't do so hot, but it was like a prelude for what was to come.
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The best part of being blonde is forgivable momentary lapses of common sense.
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Being innovative in your philanthropy allows you to stride forward in your giving journey; you can marry your mind and heart to turn charity into lasting impact; and you can become more ambitious in your giving.
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The Touchables, whether they are vegetarians or flesh-eaters, are united in their objection to eat cow's flesh. As against them stand the Untouchables, who eat cow's flesh without compunction and as a matter of course and habit.
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Effective teacher support in my mind is the same thing as effective management. Our teachers need strong management, just like anyone in any profession.
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I love going to theatres and seeing honest little indie films I know nothing about... being surprised by a beautiful film I had no expectations about but just got lost in. I'd like to do more well-written indies. I don't know exactly what my dream role will be yet, but it's somewhere within that realm.
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I always say I write my own novels and the characters don't take control of me, but in fact, I look at the characters in the early stages and I think, 'What is he or she like,' and they slowly come together and they become the person they are.
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I've learned how to stay humble. I don't want to get in over my head because when you do that it takes you off your game.
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I didn't realize it. It looks like my career happened overnight, but it didn't. I was basically living on my own from when I was 17 on.
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To be a friend means that they are always there, for the good or the bad.
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My philosophy is generally to keep things as simple as possible.
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I am not a person who pursues luxury. I am not like those people who, once they have money, compulsively squander it or show it off.
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Climbing to the top demands strength, whether it is to the top of Mount Everest or to the top of your career.
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It's a risk casting anyone against type or what they're known to do. But there's one thing better than having a great actor, which is having a great actor who's never done what you're asking him to do. He's hungry to get out of the trailer every day and hungry to test himself.
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I love everything about playing for Newcastle, the club, the fans and the city.
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I design all of the costumes for my movies, actually.
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I think somebody ought to do a survey as to how many great, important men have quit to spend time with their families who spent any more time with their family.
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You cannot stop me; I spend thirty thousand men a month.
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When you're a mid-list writer, it pays to write fast.
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I want the traditional family upheld, but I don't want it upheld to the detriment of other people.
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Log Log Log (x) goes off to infinity with x, but has never been observed to do so.
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I don't think anybody deserves to be defined totally by his enemies.
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I like to keep my wheels on the ground.
