Dianne Wiest Quotes

Don't think I'm always nice. I know that's how I've been cast... If they want me to be mean, I can step up to the plate more easily than I would like to admit, as my children will tell you.

Dianne Wiest

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ChildrenStepMeThinkYouI Can

We are not a Zappa cover band. We only play Frank's songs that were recorded by the Mothers of Invention and I think a lot of those songs were complex.

Jimmy Carl Black

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You get into sports with the idea that you want to win. If you aren't trying to win, what's the point in being involved? Once you do get involved, you realize the team draws so much from the community, and it would be nothing without the support of it. You've got to give back. It needs to be a two-way street.

Jerry Reinsdorf

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I hated being a public company CEO.

John Katzman

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My life/career is more filled with left-field thrills than I could ever have hoped for.

Michael Cerveris

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By the time I received my doctorate in American studies in 1957, I was in the twisted grip of a disease of our times in which the sufferer experiences an overwhelming urge to join the 'real world.' So I started working for newspapers.

Tom Wolfe

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Michelle Obama is a major asset for the president.

Monica Crowley

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You ain't supposed to get salmon when they're swimming upstream to spawn. But if you're hungry, you do.

Loretta Lynn

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I didn't take the typical path and go to college after high school. Instead, I saved up money from teaching dance classes and moved to L.A. But my family was so supportive - I never felt pressure from them. It's crucial to find a support system, even if it's not your family.

Dianna Agron

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I never wrote for children. I wrote with respect for the audience, which I've maintained all my life. Doesn't mean I couldn't be risque, but I did it smartly, without being vulgar.

Chespirito

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Something I really hate more than anything else is clogs.

Christian Louboutin

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Being involved in the well-being and advancement of one's own community is a most natural thing to do.

Clarence Clemons

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We are a country that has always been known for providing opportunities to people. We have lost a lot of that opportunity.

Pramila Jayapal

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