Meryl Streep Quotes

I let the actions of my life stand for what I am as a human being. Contend with that, not the words.

Meryl Streep

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I think one of the things that I picked up from Nigeria is the constant pressure to be excellent. Parents drill in this responsibility towards family, but also a responsibility toward making sure your family name is heralded.

Jidenna

FamilyResponsibilityParentsThink

I'm not technical. When I listen to music, I gravitate more toward the sonic aspect of it. The technical stuff of it, I get bored with it. These long solos? OK, already. You know your scales, big deal. I know it, too, but I don't want to do that.

Joey Santiago

MusicLongYouKnowWantListen

When I was a young boy in San Francisco, I remember being sent home from playing with a friend, and I remember the mother saying, 'Tell Jeffrey to go home.' And I said to the girl, 'Why?' She goes, 'My mother says that you're the people who killed Christ.'

Jeffrey Tambor

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I would love to do something for TV... I wanna do 'Kavalier & Clay' on HBO as an eight-parter. It'll be so much better as a series, honestly.

Stephen Daldry

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I just see myself as a guy who's trying to make a film or, make art.

Steven Rodney McQueen

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I just didn't realize the unbelievable impact Disney films had on American society until my assistant coached me on the stories and brought me up to speed.

Roger Ross Williams

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I bemoan the fact that all my famous friends have places in St. Bart's and I have to go to Montauk.

Rufus Wainwright

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If we just wanted positive emotions, our species would have died out a long time ago.

Martin Seligman

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'Bionic Woman' really enriched my career. It was a big, amazing thing to do.

Michelle Ryan

WomanAmazingCareerBigReally

I don't think we can afford to wait when it comes to cybersecurity. I think that every day we wait, if an attack occurs - and we're getting hit every day - but if a greater attack occurs, it's going to be on the head of Congress for not acting.

Michael McCaul

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'Back To Love' is a way of letting people know that sometimes you get caught up in trying to be successful in school or in your social life, and it's a reminder not to forget that each day people are getting older. Nobody is promised tomorrow, so we should make sure that we spend quality time with quality people.

Anthony Hamilton

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What I do for a living is so high-risk that I try to make sure my portfolio is as conservative as possible.

Scooter Braun

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