Laurie Metcalf Quotes

I wasn't turning down film roles, let's put it that way. I was never really on that radar.

Laurie Metcalf

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I had left everything because of my marriage. As a girl, I know what my responsibility towards my husband and his family is, and I used to do everything according to his will. I kept all his family members in mind, but he still expected more from me.

Shilpa Shinde

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If I wanted to change the world, the last thing I would do is write a play.

Tom Stoppard

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Having my son on drums has made a huge difference. I can't stress this strongly enough, in terms of the groove space and style that Joachim gave me to instinctively play what I felt in a more free way, rather than feeling constricted. That's true on record and on stage.

Ry Cooder

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Look at the international bodies that came out of U.N. - international, publicly funded bodies that neither you or I know their names, because they are completely outdated and still publicly funded because there are no sunset clauses.

Mo Ibrahim

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If you look at the history of Notre Dame, if you hire a coach who's been successful at another college program, they're going to be ultra successful at Notre Dame because the talent will always be there.

Lou Holtz

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The difference between a Marvel superhero and a DC superhero is that we place Marvel superheroes in the real world that we recognize and that we know.

Cheo Hodari Coker

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If you smash a city when you're trying to capture it, you actually end up providing the perfect terrain for the defenders while blocking the access for your own armoured vehicles.

Antony Beevor

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Quite simply, we're re-telling the very first adventures of 'Daredevil', as originally seen in DD #1-6, but in a modern style and setting - being faithful without being slavish. And I'm using those adventures as a framework to delve into Matt's psyche a little, as he learns to become a hero.

Antony Johnston

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The middle class has just fallen further and further behind the rich.

William Julius Wilson

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Before the Second World War, I believed in the perfectability of social man; that a correct structure of society produced goodwill; and that, therefore, you could remove all social ills by a reorganisation of society. It is possible that I believe something of the same again; but after the war, I did not because I was unable to.

William Golding

ManWarWorldSocietyBelieveYou

We're not accustomed to judging things on philosophical importance.

Mark Manson

JudgingThingsImportanceAccustomed

Good taste - that's all you really need when you're playing an instrument.

Kristin Hersh

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