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Octavia Spencer Quotes

I like to read, even though it was really tough, because I could go anywhere in the world in a book, and I could have so many adventures in a book.

Octavia Spencer

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

Author Profession: actress
Nationality: american
Birth: May 25, 1970

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World Book Tough Go Because Even

I just didn't see anyone on TV who looked like me, and then I saw George Takei being cool and piloting the spaceship on television.

Me Cool Television See Saw Just

I think if there's any difference between me and a traditional CEO, it's that I've been unwilling to change myself or shape my personality around what's expected.

Change Myself Personality Me Think

I'm your average Joe guy. I don't really care for politicians.

John Mellencamp

Care Politicians Average Guy Your

My parents were of the generation that lived through the Second World War, but I grew up listening to my mother recounting her dad's tales about his terrible experiences during the Gallipoli campaign in 1915 and later on the Western Front.

Mother War Parents Listening World

I was in the military for over 40 years, and one of the principles I kept with me was that there's an expectation globally that the U.S. will lead. Questions about that expectation have certainly risen in recent years. The fact that there's even a question about that is worrisome to me, and I think needs to be for a lot of people.

People Me Think Questions Principles

Among the weeds choking out growth and good government are the hundreds of boards, commissions, and advisory committees that have sprouted over the years. They devour time, money, and energy far beyond any real contribution they make.

Good Growth Time Money Government

My mother's suicide attempts were a way to release anxiety and get attention. Some of the attempts were drug reactions she didn't even remember later on.

Mother Anxiety Remember Suicide Way

The good thing about being an actor, and the gift of being an actor, is that you are beautifully forced to see the world with different eyes.

Good Eyes World Gift You Actor

One of the hardest questions I have been asked is 'How will you manage the army if you are having menstrual cramps?' I have also been asked if I will have the courage to face criminals. My answer is that courage is not a matter of gender.

Josefina Vazquez Mota

Courage Face Questions Gender You

What you learn at university is a good discipline but has little relevance to a real job.

Good Discipline Job Learn You Real

We will not reform the yuan until the time is right even if there is external pressure.

Time Pressure Will Right Reform

At Liverpool, I studied Steven Gerrard all the time and improved my game that way. Here, I absorb all I can from Iniesta and Messi.

Philippe Coutinho

Time Game I Can Way Here Liverpool

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