Amy Adams
Actress
"I come from musical theater, and a lot of musical theater is about accepting fantasy. I think it is more about just being open and accepting."
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Just Being
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Margaret Thatcher
Politician
"You don't win by just being against things, you only win by being for things and making your message perfectly clear."
Franklin Graham
Evangelist
"Just being the son of Billy Graham won't get me into heaven."
Sufjan Stevens
Musician
"I'm terrified of just being myself because I think it's boring. I know who I really am and I think it's boring."
Lucinda Williams
Singer-songwriter
"I'm not just a doormat. I'm not just being stepped on all over the place. If you look at the bulk of my material, it's about trying to find some strength through that."
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"I find that the very things that I get criticized for, which is usually being different and just doing my own thing and just being original, is the very thing that's making me successful."
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"I've got a new life now, a new future, there's a lot more to Lennox Lewis than just being a boxer."
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"When I was younger, the pressure was just being cool. I never thought of myself as a cool guy. I always thought of myself as more of the goofy guy."
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"My goal beyond being an actor, is just being an open channel."
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"Just being a human being, I’ve realized that before every big problem you create for yourself, before every huge mess you have to clean up, there was a crucial moment where you could’ve just said no."
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"I've seen stand up comedy, and after a while you start to notice that a lot of people are doing things that are like a lot of other people. There can be a bit of a herd mentality, and that's obviously less interesting because there's less going on. I'm just being totally frank with you."
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"And when all is said and done, there is no greater success in the world than just being happy."
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"What I saw over all that time were so many deals disappearing and producers disappearing, fewer movies getting made, and it just being a bit more difficult. Working with Joel, we were in a bit of a bubble because he was always making things that were working for the studio and that kind of thing. We were always in production on something."
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"It's not just being overweight that's dangerous. Stress is dangerous."
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"The combination of what's written and just being in the moment is always the best way. You gotta start out with something solid and then you play."
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"I didn't know how to explain what I meant; sociopathy wasn't just being emotionally deaf, it was being emotionally mute, too. I felt like the characters on our muted TV, waving their hands and screaming and never saying a word out loud."
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"Whether it means having a show, or a movie, or just being on a stage, I need an avenue to say what I have to say."
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"Living in America and, of course, just being women in general, we've got more strength than we think we do."
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"It's not normal, what I do. Just being on television isn't."
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"Animals were not made for us, or our use. They have their own use, which is just being who they are."
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"God is love and doesn't ask for anything back in return. So it's that process of letting go and just allowing, and just being in that pure state."
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"Lots of women are getting involved. They're not satisfied just being passengers anymore."
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"To narrate is to create, for living is just being lived."
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"Danny DeVito later told me that he knew he wanted me for 'Matilda' the second I walked in the door. I'm not sure if this is true, or if he was just being nice, but I was thrilled when I got it."
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"I am aware of the talent I was gifted and had to execute against it. It is just being very self aware and betting on your best strength."
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