Marian Wright Edelman Quotes

A lot of people are waiting for Martin Luther King or Mahatma Gandhi to come back - but they are gone. We are it. It is up to us. It is up to you.

Marian Wright Edelman

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KingWaitingPeopleYouBackGone

I was a theater dork in high school and did all the plays. My theater teacher in high school, Janet Spahr, was absolutely incredible and mentored me throughout school. She taught me a lot about relying on my instincts.

Melissa Rauch

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We do jigsaw puzzles. Here's a pro tip: Listen to an audiobook while doing it.

Megan Mullally

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I'm a very bad Christian, but I am a Christian.

Ruth Rendell

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Most biographers are apt to be discouraged by the sheer volume of papers left behind by their subject.

Michael Korda

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Everyone is beautiful, and the world isn't equal - and we need to fight towards that.

Logic

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It's very interesting how Washington works. It's not about speeches. It's about relationships.

Lois Frankel

InterestingWashingtonRelationships

There's a touch of the gambler in anybody really competitive and somebody that's willing to concede that to succeed, sometimes you need to cut corners and to make bold choices.

Josh Charles

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Then in college I became obsessed with film, and wanted to be part of that.

Christopher Durang

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I was definitely a 'Full House' fan.

Christina Milian

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A life of very, very serious, po-faced films would drive me nuts. I need - and I'm fortunate to have - a fairly varied menu in that respect. I mean, I was shooting 'Mamma Mia!' at the same time as I was doing Michael Winterbottom's 'Genova'. That was a very, very bizarre summer.

Colin Firth

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If you keep your mouth shut you will never put your foot in it.

Austin O'Malley

YouMouthWillNeverKeepFoot

There is no such thing as a lovers' oath.

Plato

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