But I always had the ability to say no. That's how I called my own shots.
Sidney Poitier
Recitation: by Male by Female
The president has promised greater border security. We can agree to that. A literal wall might not be the most effective means to that end, but we can provide the resources necessary to secure the border with smart and affordable measures.
John McCain
SmartBorderEndSecurityWall
There's no way to really mock up or simulate what I'm doing until I'm there. An exhibition for me is not a statement but an experiment.
Robert Irwin
MeDoingWayExperimentUpUntil
Nobody likes a bad sport, no matter what the circumstances are.
Jeff Ross
BadNobodyCircumstancesMatter
The only thing I rely on is caffeine.
Amanda Knox
CaffeineOnlyRelyThe Only Thing
When women do take on traditionally male subjects, certain male colleagues can seem affronted that a woman has dared to trespass on their subject. I could given you dozens of examples, but here's one: Max Hastings's review in the 'Sunday Times' in 2009 of Miranda Carter's book 'The Three Emperors'.
Amanda Foreman
WomenWomanBookColleaguesYou
I've read in a couple stories that I was raised Episcopalian, but that's not true. I think that's just people assuming things. In some ways, I wish I was raised Episcopalian. I was kind of raised hodgepodge.
Sufjan Stevens
PeopleThinkWishKindTrueI Wish
Just live life. That's the best way to learn how to act. Just live.
Rory Culkin
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I myself had to grow a longer beard and Afghan clothes. I was in danger of being kidnapped by smugglers, though I didn't know it at the time.
Mohsen Makhmalbaf
TimeMyselfBeardGrowClothesKnow
There should really not be anything gratuitous in a work of art. Sometimes what seems as if it's gratuitous may be a passage in which a character is being characterized so that the reader comes to know him or her better.
Joyce Carol Oates
WorkCharacterArtBetterSometimes
After 'Game of Thrones,' having a character like that, that's like the pinnacle of your career.
Jason Momoa
CharacterGameCareerLikeYour
American power in the world relies on these ideals of openness and critical debate.
Joseph Nye
PowerWorldAmericanDebateCritical
Lynyrd Skynyrd has always been about writing songs and talking to people through them. That's what we do, and that's what we'll keep doing for as long as we can.
Johnny Van Zant
PeopleWritingDoingTalkingLong
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