Meryl Streep Quotes

Some people are filled by compassion and a desire to do good, and some simply don't think anything's going to make a difference.

Meryl Streep

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GoodCompassionPeopleThinkDesire

With everything else that would swirl around me when I got involved in it, tennis was my main concern.

Jimmy Connors

MeTennisEverythingInvolvedGot

My belief is that the purpose of economic life is to meet the social needs of people.

Maurice Strong

LifePurposePeopleMeetBelief

Simplicity can have a negative impact when it's the crude reduction of nuances beyond appreciation: a Matisse presented as a 16-color GIF.

Matt Mullenweg

AppreciationSimplicityNegative

Knowing how to die is knowing how to live. What is death anyway? It's the outcome of life.

Jeanne Moreau

LifeLiveDeathDieKnowingOutcome

I grew up in Baltimore, which is, you know, a city of extremes certainly, but my parents were very conservative. But they made me feel safe, and even though they were mortified at what I was doing, they encouraged it. I think because they thought, what else could I do?

John Waters

ParentsCityMeThinkThoughtDoing

If we're compared to Metallica, the greatest metal band in the world, I think that's actually a pretty damn good compliment.

Johnny Christ

GoodWorldThinkComplimentDamn

Liberality consists less in giving a great deal than in gifts well-timed.

Jean de la Bruyere

GreatGivingGiftsDealThanLess

You can be very honest without telling the truth, at least in art.

Jason Isbell

TruthArtYouWithoutHonestLeast

I never get lonely; even as a child, I didn't.

Diana Rigg

ChildLonelyNeverGetEven

Historically, more people have died of religion than cancer.

Dick Francis

ReligionPeopleMoreCancerThan

Trade creates jobs and lifts people out of poverty. And when that happens, societies stabilize and grow. And there is nothing like a stable society to fight terrorism and strengthen democracy, freedom and rule of law.

Dennis Hastert

FreedomFightPeopleLawDemocracy

This is really honest: I have to remind myself not to look another black man as a threat.

Demetrius Shipp, Jr.

MyselfManBlackLookHonestThreat

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