Marilyn vos Savant Quotes
What is the essence of America? Finding and maintaining that perfect, delicate balance between freedom 'to' and freedom 'from.'
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We keep, in science, getting a more and more sophisticated view of our essential ignorance.
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I always say that I am a big fan of films but I am an even bigger fan of the filmmaking craft.
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Marriage is a commitment for life. It is a permanent, lifelong relationship.
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I wish there was a painter who could paint as well as Ted Williams could hit.
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People are making judgements about Russian people based on me. This is why I never allow myself any aggression towards my opponent.
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People sort of went crazy when 'BTWAM' came out. I'm happy a bunch of people read it. I'm happy it touched so many people. I'm less happy that it became an object for certain folks or was discussed that way. I'm less happy that journalists started scrolling through my kid's Instagram account.
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I went to the Technion and studied with Avram Hershko. I found it more exciting than practicing medicine.
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For me, I love California. I feel like it's my second home in that I moved out by choice at eighteen. It gave me opportunities that I didn't have anywhere else.
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Anytime I'm involved with anything that's well-received, it's a surprise to me.
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All working parents should have paid family leave. That's one of many reasons I'm working to elect Hillary Clinton. She has a plan to guarantee workers - men and women - up to 12 weeks of paid family leave to care for a new child or a seriously ill family member.
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I have my own voice and can focus only on that. I know what I like; I find my inspirations in so many other places than just online and bring that into my work.
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I was a commercial girl. In drama school, I was a mediocre model occasionally to pick up some extra cash, and because clearly I'm not six feet tall, and I had baby weight, I would mainly just would do promotional stuff.
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The stakes are high on every film now because there's the opening weekend. The first week is extremely crucial; increasingly, films are being judged in terms of opening day, opening weekend, then first week. People are going berserk promoting their films.
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If I pop off and do something drastic, everyone's going to realise because they know I'm 50. Anyway, middle-aged women are sensational.
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Children like being a little scared, but they don't want to be disturbed.
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When I am going out, I am in ponytail, jeans, tees. I am just like any girl-next-door. Beauty is not external; it's internal. When you are a happy soul, you would be beautiful any time.
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Is not the whole world a vast house of assignation of which the filing system has been lost?
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Well, I took ballet for many, many years, so my whole childhood really revolved around dance class. I grew up around dance; my mother was a dancer.
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When trying to innovate, most people stop after 10-15 possibilities, failing to recognize that their first ideas are usually the most obvious ones.
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Certainly, I, as an audience, am stricken with terror if I see only two people onstage. And one person, I think, is even harder for people to take.
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One said he wondered that leather was not dearer than any other thing. Being demanded a reason: because, saith he, it is more stood upon than any other thing in the world.
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I would rather face the terrorists than lose my civil liberties. If protecting our safety means taking away our Bill of Rights, then could I be so crass and bold as to scream 'Give me liberty or give me death'? Once freedom is gone-the bedrock foundation that built our country-what's left to stand for and believe in?
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What is the essence of America? Finding and maintaining that perfect, delicate balance between freedom 'to' and freedom 'from.'
