Frances McDormand Quotes

I portray female characters, so I have the opportunity to change the way people look at them. Even if I wasn't consciously doing that, it would happen anyway just because of how I present as a woman, or as a person. I present in a way that's not stereotypical, even if I'm playing a stereotypical role.

Frances McDormand

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ChangeOpportunityWomanPeopleLook

I've used the prestige and influence of having been a president of the United States as effectively as possible. And secondly, I've still been able to carry out my commitments to peace and human rights and environmental quality and freedom and democracy and so forth.

Jimmy Carter

FreedomQualityPeaceEnvironmental

Obedience to the word in humility of mind never confuses.

John Nelson Darby

HumilityMindObedienceNeverWord

I don't think I've ever had more fun doing anything in my life than trading verses with Daryl Hall on 'Private Eyes.' That's as fun as it gets.

Mayer Hawthorne

LifeEyesFunThinkMy LifeDoing

I have a lot of my mother in me, but I was just born with the same parts as my father. I don't sound like him. I mean, I can do an impression of him right now, and I do not sound like him. I sound like me. My sense of rhythm I learned from my mother. My melodies, I think sometimes, I get from my mother.

Jeff Buckley

FatherMotherMeThinkI CanBorn

I love getting dressed up and having someone do my make-up and feeling pretty.

Amanda Peet

LoveSomeoneFeelingDressedUp

Islamophobia, in all its guises, seeks to minimise the importance of the individual and maximise the importance of the group. Yet our instinctive stance ought to be one of suspicion towards such endeavours. For individuals are undeniably real. Groups, on the other hand, are assertions of opinion.

Mohsin Hamid

OpinionGroupHandRealIndividual

The media is going to treat you good one day and bad the next day.

Jason Williams

GoodDayTreatMediaYouBad

I'd love to do more woodworking, and maybe will someday, but I wasn't brought up in that environment. My wife is better at woodworking, and most around-the-house skills, than I am.

Joseph Monninger

LoveWifeI AmBetterEnvironment

Working with Dolly Parton was one of the coolest experiences of my life.

Diana DeGarmo

LifeMy LifeExperiencesWorking

The best advice I ever got as an organizer was that if you can organize your family, you're a good organizer.

Alicia Garza

FamilyGoodBestAdviceYouGot

To be a good researcher is to be a good detective, and I enjoy ferreting out tidbits of information. For a diary book like 'A Coal Miner's Bride,' newspapers come in handy for small everyday details such as weather reports.

Susan Campbell Bartoletti

GoodWeatherSmallBookBrideEnjoy

I think standing and fighting and working alongside all of these people that raise their right hand and serve their nation... really wipes away the distractions of some of the petty things we think are important at home.

Pete Hegseth

HomePeopleThinkFightingImportant

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