Joan Jett Quotes
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It is by a wise economy of nature that those who suffer without change, and whom no one can help, become uninteresting. Yet so it may happen that those who need sympathy the most often attract it the least.
F. H. Bradley
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'Sister Act' was my first audition out of school. I was 21 and cast as the understudy. It was non-Equity, so I lived in L.A. on $300 a week. I did that for a month and then came to New York to do a couple of gigs, including 'Hair' in the park, before going to London with 'Sister Act,' where I played the lead.
Patina Miller
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If you want to cultivate a habit, do it without any reservation, till it is firmly established. Until it is so confirmed, until it becomes a part of your character, let there be no exception, no relaxation of effort.
Mahavira
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I'm a big handbag lover and will always have one with me.
Tamsin Egerton
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It is absolutely critical for competitiveness in the United States for us to really raise the bar in education, especially in math, in science, in technology.
Safra A. Catz
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In terms of Hurricane Sandy, I really do see some hopeful grassroots responses, particularly in the Rockaways, where people were very organized right from the beginning, where Occupy Sandy was very strong, where new networks emerged.
Naomi Klein
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The problem with rich lists is... it is impossible to know what someone is worth until they have died and you have sold it.
Felix Dennis
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The 77 cents that women make for every dollar men earn makes a real difference to our families - families stretching to make every dollar count.
Barbara Mikulski
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I was a huge comic book fan as a kid. The only problem I had with comic books is how expensive they got. I didn't have a lot of money, so I had to be very specific about what I wanted to collect. I think they're all somewhere in the basement of my folks' house.
Nathan Fillion
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In the U.S., diversity is a politically correct slogan. In India, it is a historical fact. Much as we in the West may resent it, India has a lot to teach us when it comes to religious tolerance.
Gary Weiss
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I think every movie is its own little world, and a director certainly sets the tone.
Famke Janssen
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You think, 'You hired me because I'm a creative artist with a vision. Don't try and knock it out of me.'
Sam Taylor-Johnson
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We don't normally think of it as such, but writing is a technology.
Ted Chiang
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I grew up in a mostly Buddhist environment.
Uma Thurman
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Friendship is a disinterested commerce between equals; love, an abject intercourse between tyrants and slaves.
Oliver Goldsmith
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I am convinced that only by applying the values of an entrepreneur to philanthropy will you ever be able to meet the needs of the greatest number of people.
Naveen Jain
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Music is God's gift to man, the only art of Heaven given to earth, the only art of earth we take to Heaven.
Walter Savage Landor
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I like to hike with my dog, Webster. It helps clear my mind.
Calista Flockhart
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Don't dwell on what went wrong. Instead, focus on what to do next. Spend your energies on moving forward toward finding the answer.
Denis Waitley
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Cruel people are ever cowards in emergency.
Jonathan Swift
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Meditation is a great way to keep my body well-centered while juggling shooting schedules and recording sessions.
Ariana Grande
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I'm not a slave to objectivity. I'm never quite sure what it means. And it means different things to different people.
Peter Jennings
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People are very sincere in their praise, and you can't take it lightly.
Joan Jett