Amanda Foreman Quotes

We moved around so much when I was young. I was very shy, so shy that I would walk across the street if I saw someone I knew rather than deal with talking to them.

Amanda Foreman

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WalkSomeoneTalkingYoungStreet

I take my fun very seriously, whether it's playing the drums or acting in comedy bits. The need to be disciplined about it, and not take it lightly, and not be too casual, is something I take deeply to heart.

Max Weinberg

HeartFunComedyActingSeriously

Bankruptcy laws allow companies to smoothly reorganize, but not college graduates burdened by student loans.

Robert Reich

CollegeStudentStudent LoansLaws

Most of the contract people at MGM stayed and stayed and stayed. Why? Because the studio looked after them. Warner Brothers wouldn't - they were always spanking somebody or selling them down the river.

Ann Rutherford

RiverPeopleSellingDownWhyMost

If you work in the studio system in America, they've almost got to the point where a computer programme could write scripts. Effectively, they hire and fire enough writers until they get something generic.

Simon Beaufoy

WorkFireAmericaEnoughYouWrite

Since the Gulf War, since the new World Order, America is now the number one arms dealer in the world.

Rob Walton

WarWorldAmericaNewNowOrder

Improvisation has to do with exploring something like two brothers in a room together. You find out things about situations by discovering the things that they aren't saying. It's a way to explore scenes. Sometimes it's more useful than others, but it's always there to see if there's anything that you might improve.

Mike Nichols

TogetherSayingYouFindSometimes

People always ask me, 'Hey, what's Matt Damon like?' He's just a dude, just a really good person and one hell of an actor.

Michael Kelly

GoodPeopleMeHellGood PersonAsk

I want to be a country singer more than anything in the world.

Diana DeGarmo

WorldCountryWantMoreSingerThan

Having billions of dollars immediately available to plug budget holes without raising taxes is very appealing. And to the delight of Wall Street investors, state and local governments often fail to ask the important questions or consider the long-term impact.

Dick Durbin

ImpactBudgetQuestionsWallStreet

I grew up in the once segregated South. I experienced forced integration during my formative school years. I lived the sacrifices, burdens, and tears. I also lived the moments of understanding, of acknowledgment, of fellowship and success. I saw my parents and grandparents coming home beaten down - and some of my friends beaten up.

Donna Brazile

SuccessHomeSchoolParentsTears

After joining theatre, I started thinking that acting in films was not half as challenging as theatre.

Arfi Lamba

TheatreThinkingActingHalfStarted

I hope I don't have to buck the system. But if it requires bucking, I will do it.

Todd Rokita

HopeWillSystemBuckRequires

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