Carrie Brownstein Quotes

I was always drawn to performing. I took improv and acting classes during the summers and was involved in middle and high school plays. But when I discovered indie and punk music in high school, those things sort of took over.

Carrie Brownstein

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The printed newspaper is a powerful showcase for news, opinion and advertising.

Jill Abramson

AdvertisingOpinionPowerfulNews

You can always find time to do the thing you really, really want to do.

Jennifer Rowe

TimeYouFindWantAlwaysReally

I keep working with fairly inexperienced directors. You know, if you have a good crew, a good cameraman, you know, I know what I'm doing. If the actors know what they're doing, we can all pull together, and it works.

Jeremy Irons

GoodTogetherDoingYouKnowCrew

Nick is 11 and a half years younger than I am, so his mom is only, like, 11 or 12 years older than me. I didn't call her Mrs. Offerman because that would be weird because we're, like, the same age, so I think I went straight to Cathy, but there's a mom element, and his parents are so great.

Megan Mullally

AgeGreatI AmParentsMeMom

I'm obsessed with insects, particularly insect flight. I think the evolution of insect flight is perhaps one of the most important events in the history of life. Without insects, there'd be no flowering plants. Without flowering plants, there would be no clever, fruit-eating primates giving TED Talks.

Michael Dickinson

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Lacking a profit motive, workers in the government by and large have a different work ethic from those in private industry. When they could make one call, federal workers take a meeting. When they could find an answer on the Internet, they form a study committee. Instead of appointing one supervisor, they appoint five.

Ronald Kessler

WorkGovernmentInternetWork Ethic

You can't take money from the taxpayers out of the treasury to give it to pay off your political donors. That's corruption to do that.

Michele Bachmann

MoneyPoliticalCorruptionYouPay

There's got to be the same rules for everyone.

Mo Farah

RulesSameEveryoneGot

I am critical of myself.

Jason Babin

MyselfI AmCriticalAm

When you get new people around you, the excitement is new because they have different take on your music. They play it in a different way, and that's always exciting to be around. It elevates everybody onstage.

Jay DeMarcus

MusicPeopleYouPlayNewWay

My clothes are great for a honeymoon: They're light and sexy, colorful and pretty, and not expensive.

Diane von Furstenberg

GreatLightSexyClothesColorful

I grew up listening to all kinds of music. When I came up, you would hear people like Marvin Gaye talking about Sarah Vaughan. You would go to a show and see Ella Fitzgerald performing the music of the Beatles.

Dianne Reeves

MusicPeopleListeningTalkingYou

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