Frances McDormand Quotes

I think that there's a clinical mental illness called depression, but I believe that post-industrial America has been narcotized by progress. There's a cultural malaise - mental illness or no - that everybody suffers from at some point in their life.

Frances McDormand

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LifeDepressionProgressBelieve

I grew up thinking you're either a winner in the world, or you're not. I presumed I was not. I had no reason to think I would be, and my inclination is towards self-deprecation. I wish I'd known no one was judging my every move, but I'm still like this!

Jennifer Egan

WorldThinkThinkingWishWinnerUp

Ninety per cent of being a parent is just being present and available.

John Cho

PresentParentBeingAvailableJust

In the maxim of the past you cannot go anywhere.

Maxim Gorky

PastYouGoCannotAnywhereMaxim

The more I've done work with the IOC the more I've come to realize I'm really excited about this, the work that I'm doing and the impact that I can have if I'm fully committed to it.

Angela Ruggiero

WorkImpactDoingI CanDoneMore

I think great romance needs great obstacles and textures.

Ang Lee

GreatObstaclesThinkRomanceNeeds

I don't have to worry about how my movies sell because I'm not the guy in front.

John Slattery

WorryMoviesGuyBecauseSellFront

I actually credit Twitter with fine-tuning some joke-writing skills. I still feel like I'm working at it.

Steve Martin

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The idea of finding things out, I hope that will stay with me until I drop.

Robyn Davidson

HopeMeFindingWillOutThings

What often, too often, happens in magazines is that you end up with a great editorial product, and then you're selling things that you don't really approve of.

Ruth Reichl

GreatEndYouSellingProductUp

That we have children coming into this world already polluted, at the same time we don't know what the effects of that pollution will be on their mental and physical development, is both bad policy and immorally wrong.

Louise Slaughter

ChildrenTimeWorldBadWrongKnow

MMA makes you sore and tired every day. I wonder what we're going to be like when we're 50 or 60. I wake up some mornings and just say, 'Oh, God.' And then I go scuba diving.

Donald Cerrone

GodDayTiredWake UpYouEvery Day

There's a difference between knowing what to do when you're rehearsing it, and being able to do it once you're adrenalized and emotional. That's when the injuries occur. Actors all want to try to pretend that they're experts at everything, but we're not.

Antony Starr

InjuriesYouWantTryKnowingBeing

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