Cheryl Mendelson Quotes

Many books have mattered enormously to my life and work. 'David Copperfield' by Charles Dickens would be one of several contenders for 'most influential.' I first read it at 13 and have reread it dozens of times since.

Cheryl Mendelson

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The power to define the situation is the ultimate power.

Jerry Rubin

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The United States needs to stop putting Israel's wants above Palestinian rights.

Maysoon Zayid

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I've gotten a lot more comfortable with the audition process, but there's something that really turned me off initially when I was younger, to auditioning. The idea that I couldn't get to the person that was actually making the film really frustrated me.

Amy Seimetz

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I'm a micro-celebrity, about as small a celebrity as you can be.

Steve Burns

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I think in some ways, it can do a listener a disservice to explain a song. I think I'd rather leave a little room for people to put themselves in it.

St. Vincent

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I didn't really care about sales figures. I just wanted to get things off my chest.

Tom Cochrane

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I'm just as sick as the others, although I prefer to do my sickness in private.

Mick Mars

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When it comes to dating, I'm straightforward and traditional with a twist.

Luke Pasqualino

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I think a villain who starts his morning looking in the mirror, wringing his hands, and going, 'How can I be evil today?' is not an interesting villain. An interesting villain is a person who you understand on some level, I think.

Michael McKean

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I did not want to reject religion as nonsense because life seemed to have no ultimate purpose without it, and most of the good people I knew were Christians.

Luke Ford

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I always tell people if you want to do something, go to a great comedy show. And that's what I try to do: give people a really good comedy show.

Loni Love

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Everything worthwhile, everything of any value, has its price. Everything anyone has ever wanted has come neatly wrapped up in its penalties.

Loretta Young

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