Nanci Griffith Quotes
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There are two types of people in the world. People who like kids, and people who don't. People who complain about kids screaming on aeroplanes and in restaurants, and those people who love kids and enjoy their energy and enjoy hearing the noise they make and get off on their energy. I am one of those people who happens to love kids.
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The psychology of women hitherto actually represents a deposit of the desires and disappointments of men.
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The fact is that people are good, Give people affection and security, and they will give affection and be secure in their feelings and their behavior.
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I think coming to work and being absurd and neurotic and thoughtful at the same time is far more interesting.
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The people of South Africa are ready to stand up to the oppressions of the Pretoria regime, and they are ready to fight back.
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Now I am not against widgets, those small third-party applications that people can put on their Web pages on social networks like Facebook and MySpace, in general.
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I'm very kinesthetic, and when you're that way, you just feel it in your body. I know that other actors think with the logical part of their brain, but I wear my character inside my body, even when I'm away from the set.
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I had a moment where I was like, 'I'm so tired of waiting for other people to accept me.'
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I feel like unforgiveness, bitterness and resentment, it blocks the flows of God's blessings in life.
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Puberty extends into your twenties, for sure, and some people don't get over that until much later in life. I feel like I'm just starting to get over puberty - basically twenty years of insufferable, totally self-obsessed hell.
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Creative people are more prone to depression.
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I think I was 9, and my mom ordered them for me from a catalogue. They bred like crazy, and I was selling gerbils all around Michigan. They wrote a story about me in the local newspaper.
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I'm not a drunk anymore, but since they cut out my tongue, I sound drunk.
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Stan is a rescue Chihuahua mix. He was the role model for Bob, the dog in 'Ivan.' The drawings in the book look precisely like Stan.
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The most important thing that I've figured out is that things work out the way they're supposed to. We try to have all this control and fashion things the way we want, but everything happens for a reason, and in the end it works out the way it's supposed to.
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My face always looks bored or depressed. It's not an accurate impression.
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Cursing is highly effective in person - someone kicks his car in rage, forgetting he's wearing flip-flops, flames pour from his mouth, and it's impressive. But you see it in print, and it's just ugly.
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For me to own land in Detroit, it was a badge of honor, and it was support for the city.
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The most important thing for workers to understand is that you have to make yourself indispensable. You must make money for your employer or make his life easier, preferably both. Also, you have to learn as much as you can about your chosen endeavor.
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Have Ithaka always in your mind. Your arrival there is what you are destined for. But don't in the least hurry the journey.
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At times, I do Tabata, a high-intensity Japanese training regimen, in which I must do 20 seconds of a specific body part with 10 seconds of rest. This must be done eight times within four minutes. Your heart rate shoots through the roof, but you burn a lot of fat.
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To be a successful Viner, you have to find your own style and be consistent. That will help you stand out from the rest.
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Your money does not cause my poverty. Refusal to believe this is at the bottom of most bad economic thinking.
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...here's to all the dreamers, may our open hearts find rest.
