Gina Barreca Quotes

We should learn to take genuine pride in a job well done and not expect praise for one simply carried out.

Gina Barreca

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No one gives a damn what Iran thinks on any significant issue. The only reason Iran is at the big boys' table is because of their nuclear weapons program.

Jim Mattis

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But hey, controversy - well, it hasn't hurt me in 50 years.

Joe Arpaio

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Commitment is an act, not a word.

Jean-Paul Sartre

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Commercials certainly pay more than films. I was pleasantly surprised at the profitability of commercials when I did my first ad for a popular soap brand years ago. I was paid a huge amount of money for a mere 30 seconds of screen presence. After that, ads have been a regular feature in my career.

Amruta Khanvilkar

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If we repealed all the laws of the world marriage would still exist.

Tom McClintock

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For a writer, capturing that elusive Christmas morning magic can be deeply problematic.

Mary Kay Andrews

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I'm actually one of the more reluctant celebrities you will ever meet.

Jason Alexander

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I could have played more complex stuff. I could have been a busier player. But that's not what I wanted to do. I played what I wanted to play.

Don Henley

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A strong sense of identity gives man an idea he can do no wrong; too little accomplishes the same.

Djuna Barnes

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I am in earnest - I will not equivocate - I will not excuse - I will not retreat a single inch - and I will be heard!

William Lloyd Garrison

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Maintain democracy or go to dictatorship: that is what is at stake in these elections.

Mario Vargas Llosa

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I thought my book was done, then we went to Hawaii and the whole last chapter happened.

Mariel Hemingway

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