Tia Carrere Quotes

I play a female Indiana Jones, a professor who hunts down precious objects, like a bowl that belonged to the Buddha. They tailored the role to me: I wanted to be smart, funny, and to kick some ass.

Tia Carrere

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FunnySmartMeDownPlayPrecious

I was raised in a strict Southern household in Lexington, South Carolina, and I remember sneaking off to watch 'Pet Cemetery' as a kid. After seeing those animals reincarnate, I screamed and couldn't sleep for weeks, but watched it again and again.

Jessica Stroup

PetSleepRememberSeeingAnimals

I'm pretty committed to the Constitution.

John F. Kelly

ConstitutionPrettyCommitted

I don't have a visa for the U.S., and I don't want to apply for one. And I don't want to fly for that long.

Jean-Luc Godard

FlyLongWantVisaApply

If you're going to be hosting any event or a performance or having dinner with people after a performance, it is work, but it's also social: food and a glass of wine would be involved often.

John Tiffany

WorkFoodPeopleDinnerPerformance

The further forward we go, the further back we have to explore in order to go forward again.

Stephen Gardiner

ForwardBackGoExploreOrderAgain

Germans have an understanding of history and cannot allow themselves to forget it. It may be a curse, but in some ways, it's a blessing. It makes them cautious.

Simon Rattle

HistoryBlessingUnderstandingForget

The thing about gay people is that until we come out of the closet, we're always protecting other people: 'I can't do this, because it's gonna hurt so-and-so.' We're trying to live the lives of other people, and that's the worst thing you can do.

Rob Halford

LivePeopleHurtTryingYouGay

In the business world and the volunteer world, each job has certain requirements that must be met in order for that job to be done properly and for that organization to survive and prosper.

Ron D. Burton

BusinessJobOrganizationWorldDone

I've had the fame and the joy of getting laughter - those are gifts.

Mary Tyler Moore

JoyLaughterFameGiftsThoseHad

In Britain, the major public holiday used to be Guy Fawkes Day... that was celebrated on November 5th with things like bonfires and fireworks... I think that made Halloween seem preferable. The idea of having pumpkins and costumes and parties seemed much more appealing than burning down your neighborhood.

Lisa Morton

DayThinkHolidayDownMoreSeem

Give a member of Congress a junket and a mimeograph machine and he thinks he is secretary of state.

Dean Rusk

CongressGiveMachineStateHe

Everybody wants to be Doug Stanhope; everybody wants to be Bill Hicks - and those are great people to aim for, but they had the fundamentals down. They knew how to be funny.

Chris Cubas

FunnyGreatPeopleDownFundamentals

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