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In theater, you really work out the kinks and figure out exactly what you want to do and what we want to say, so by the time we have an audience, we're really prepared. With TV, you have a day... Sometimes, just a few hours.

~Amber Stevens

Topics: Audience By The Time Day Exactly Exactly What Few Figure Hours Just Out Prepared Really Say Sometimes Theater Time Tv Want Work Work Out You

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Jimmy Baldwin was not only a writer, an international literary figure: he was a man, spirit, voice - old and black and terrible as that first ancestor.

~Amiri Baraka

Topics: Ancestors Black Figure First He International Jimmy Literary Man Old Only Spirit Terrible Voice Writer

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I don't write songs that don't affect me on some level, because I figure if I am not moved by it, if its not something that I have a longing to celebrate or to be reminded of, if it doesn't affect me, then how can I possibly think it is going to affect somebody else. My touchstone is write something that matters.

~Amy Grant

Topics: Affect Am Because Celebrate Else Figure Going How Level Longing Matters Me Moved Possibly Reminded Some Somebody Something Songs Then Think Touchstone Write I Am

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I've always tried to figure out what people think of themselves and what they think they're projecting.

~Amy Heckerling

Topics: Always Figure Out People Projecting Themselves Think Tried

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I have high expectations for the people who work for me. I figure that if they work really hard and do a good job on one of my campaigns or in my office, that experience will serve them well later on.

~Amy Klobuchar

Topics: Campaigns Expectations Experience Figure For The People Good Good Job Hard High High Expectations Job Later Me Office People Really Serve Them Well Who Will Work

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Don't treat your heart like an action figure wrapped in plastic and never used. And don't try to give me that nerd argument that your heart is a 'Batman' with a limited-edition silver bat-erang and therefore if it stays in its original packing it increases in value.

~Amy Poehler

Topics: Action Argument Batman Figure Give Give Me Heart Increases Like Me Nerd Never Original Packing Plastic Silver Stays Therefore Treat Try Used Value Wrapped Your

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I kind of had to figure stuff out on my own and get myself snowboarding competitively again. I went through all types of different legs to try to learn which were going to work for me. Luckily, I was able to figure it out.

~Amy Purdy

Topics: Able Again Different Figure Get Going Had Kind Learn Legs Luckily Me My Own Myself Out Own Snowboarding Stuff Through Try Types Were Which Work

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If you believe that you can't do something, then you're not going to do it. If you believe you can, and you're willing to put in the effort and figure out a way to do it, then the majority of the time, you can.

~Amy Purdy

Topics: Believe Effort Figure Going Majority Out Put Something Then Time Way Willing You

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I remember learning new words, trying to figure out what common things like cider, finding myself upset that my parents couldn't help me understand this new culture, that it was up to me to interpret for them as well as myself.

~An Na

Topics: Cider Common Common Things Culture Figure Finding Help Interpret Learning Like Me Myself New Out Parents Remember Them Things Trying Understand Up Upset Well Words I Remember

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I could never really figure out why people would live in a kibbutz. I'm such a city girl.

~Anat Cohen

Topics: City Could Figure Girl Live Never Out People Really Why Would

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