General quotes
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Anything you put your mind to and add your imagination into can make your life a lot better and a lot more fun.
Nobody just leaves medical school, especially given it's fiercely competitive to get in. But I had a sister who was a doctor, another who was a pharmacist, a brother who was an engineer. So my parents already had sensible children who would be able to make an actual living, and I think they felt comfortable sacrificing their one strange child.
Womanist is to feminist as purple is to lavender.
Every right implies a responsibility; Every opportunity, an obligation, Every possession, a duty.
Faith is the strength by which a shattered world shall emerge into the light.
It is virtually impossible to compete in today's global economy without a college degree.
My parents had very high expectations. They expected me to get straight A's from the time I was in kindergarten.
Somebody's boring me. I think it's me.
It is the hour to be drunken! To escape being the martyred slaves of time, be ceaselessly drunk. On wine, on poetry, or on virtue, as you wish.
One thing about television, it brings out personality. People are able to watch me in action. They hear my voice and see my eyes. There's nothing I can hide. That's me. Television brings out your flaws, your weaknesses, your strengths, and you truths. The audience either likes you or it doesn't.
A man's feet should be planted in his country, but his eyes should survey the world.
I'm fascinated by power, especially veiled power. Shadow power. The National Security Agency. The National Reconnaissance Office. Opus Dei. The idea that everything happens for reasons we're not quite seeing.
There is no abstract art. You must always start with something. Afterward you can remove all traces of reality.
Let us be bold. Let us be brave. Let us be together.
First of all, I choose the great roles, and if none of these come, I choose the mediocre ones, and if they don't come, I choose the ones that pay the rent.
The most exciting happiness is the happiness generated by forces beyond your control.
One thing I didn't think upon getting married: that my style would — or could — change.
Few men have virtue to withstand the highest bidder.
Nature makes woman to be won and men to win.
I've been given an opportunity to make a difference.