Mary Chapin Carpenter Quotes

I was a liberal arts junkie and I figured, well, I'll go work for somebody somewhere. All I knew was that I was going to have to come home and figure it out.

Mary Chapin Carpenter

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I wish when I was 15 that I realized my voice was important and that even my thoughts and my opinions had value. Had I known, I probably would've spoken up more. I probably would've found my activism sooner and become a writer sooner.

Angie Thomas

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The greatest things in life tend to happen outside our comfort zones, and doubting your ability to step outside of your comfort zone will keep you stuck.

Amy Morin

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I'm such a sucker for love and I believe in it and I always want it to win.

Sophia Bush

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We have seen levee breaks and flooding in the wake of storms, some of which have caused the loss of life, and USDA is ready to assist in any way we can.

Sonny Perdue

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I need to make the characters that I play in movies more accessible to audiences, more real. As an actor, you're always passive; you're not making that many choices, so when something allows you to open up a bit, you want to explore your newfound freedom.

Shu Qi

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There's no taking trout with dry breeches.

Miguel de Cervantes

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Throughout my 20s I spent a lot of time just playing and not really working, but fortunately for me I continued to get just enough work, and have a reason to wake up in the morning. I really empathize with some of my peers who had success in the early years then it dries up, and so there's no reason to get up in the morning.

Jason Bateman

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I was playing baseball, and I tripped over first base - I'm very clumsy - and I fell and broke my wrist. That was pretty painful.

Christopher Mintz-Plasse

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With the new ways of getting music out, you don't need a label if you're a legacy artist.

Bonnie Raitt

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I suppose it's whether you want to be a famous person, or whether you want to be an actor. You have to decide what your priorities are. Great actor, huge star. Sometimes, the two walk hand in hand. Most of the time, they don't.

Anne-Marie Duff

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We know what makes babies smart and happy and thrive. It's having human beings who are dedicated to caring for them - human beings who are well supported, not stressed out and not poor.

Alison Gopnik

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A holiday is an opportunity to journey within. It is also a chance to chill, to relax. It is when I switch on my rest mode.

Prabhas

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