Glad Quotes - Page 11

• Personally, I'd be really glad to have a national conversation about whether to outlaw most forms of birth control. For once, the kids and their grandparents would find themselves on the same side.

  Gail Collins

  Kids, Grandparent, Birth Control

  "Apocalypse Iowa". Interview with David Brooks and Gail Collins, opinionator.blogs.nytimes.com. January 04, 2012.

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• America the Beautiful, or so you used to be,
  Land of the Pilgrims' pride, I'm glad they're not here to see,
  Babies piled in dumpsters, abortion on demand,
  Oh, sweet land of liberty, your house is on the sand.

  Roy Moore

  Beautiful, Baby, Sweet

  Source: www.washingtonpost.com

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• I'm not a person that thinks back in the first place. I think forward. And it's always been less that people didn't get the character, but more people being mad that the movie fell short. Or people would say they are glad the movie went in the toilet. And I totally agree with them. I think there are some movies I made that it was a good thing they went into the toilet, because they weren't good enough. The director f - -ed up, or the production was too small, or I screwed up, whatever the reasons are.

  Arnold Schwarzenegger

  Character, Thinking, People

  Source: www.businessinsider.com

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• I loved working in stand-up, and I always dreamed that I could make a movie about it. I didn't know if I would have the courage to, because if you make a bad movie about stand-up, then comedians will mock you for the rest of your life. They're still mad about movies made 25 years ago. But it was always a dream of mine, and I was glad I finally came up with an idea that allowed me to explore it in such a way that it's not all about stand-up, but stand-up creates a great backdrop for another type of story.

  Judd Apatow

  Dream, Mad, Comedian

  Source: film.avclub.com

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• I was raised by a strong mother who always taught me to speak up, I never had difficulty leaving an uncomfortable situation or cutting eye contact; people used to call me cold. Girls need to learn that they're allowed to say no and to speak up. This is what I work on in Africa with the girls, but the issue is global and I'm glad that women are speaking up and saying that we won't put up with it anymore.

  Toni Garrn

  Girl, Mother, Strong

  Source: www.harpersbazaar.com

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• It was something that hopefully sparked a few people to do similar things down the road and will keep a certain flavor of magazine publishing alive. I have to say at the end of the day I am glad not to be spending all day, every day in the High Times office, you know, covering this particular angle of life.

  John Buffalo Mailer

  People, Office, Publishing

  Source: bigthink.com

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• I had success as an actor relatively early. When I was 22, I got nominated for an Academy Award for The Last Picture Show, so that road, you know, had the least resistance. I was doing my music all that time, but it's pretty hard to turn down these great movie offers. And my father counseled me; he said, "You know, one of the wonderful things about acting is that you can incorporate all of your interests into the different parts you play." I'm glad I listened to the old man, because that's the way it turned out.

  Jeff Bridges

  Father, Men, Acting

  "Jeff Bridges Abides". Interview With Tim Mcdonnell, www.motherjones.com. November/December 2011.

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• Looking back, I feel like I was really young, and at the time I didn't think that I was that young. It was extremely traumatic and awful and horrible. At the same time, it turned out for the best. I'm glad that I'm not there. I'm glad that it didn't happen when I was 50. I'm glad I didn't have kids. And I got that out of the way. Hopefully. Like, that's probably not going to happen again.

  Elisabeth Moss

  Kids, Thinking, Candid

  "The Very Bright Future of Mad Men’s Elisabeth Moss" by Willa Paskin, www.vulture.com. March 9, 2014.

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• I'm fascinated by what makes up a self, how one becomes a self, how much is it an answer to others and how much is it an essence of self. We learn how to be people from other people. Then you think - what's personal freedom? Is self-creation possible? This book is dedicated to a friend of mine who really did re-create herself. I didn't do that - I stayed in the circus and am a circus performer like my parents were. I did what I was raised to do - I'm glad I did but I'm fascinated by the people who managed to do something else. I was always very curious about other people.

  Rebecca Miller

  Book, Thinking, People

  Source: www.guernicamag.com

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• I feel like in American fiction we're moving out of a period of intense irony, and I'm very glad about that. I feel like irony is fine for its own sake but shouldn't be the sole reason to write a book. It has been an ironic world view: that's the best way I can describe it. I'm a fan of earnestness. I feel like there's a new wave of earnestness and I'd be happy if I'm some small part of that.

  Lauren Groff

  Book, Moving, Writing

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• I'm really glad to have made a movie that way on Superbad, because I learned a lot about what can be done and what the limitations are.

  Greg Mottola

  Done, Limitation

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• I'm not a movie star like other actors in the way that I need to walk around with a bodyguard. My goal is just to get some interesting parts and make enough money to live free. Otherwise, to be a movie star, it's a lot of compromise and also a lot of headaches. You can't do what you want. You become a prisoner of your fame. This happened to me in France and I don't want it. I want to go to the terrace of a café, have a coffee. I have no problems with the fact that people recognize me, I'm very glad about it, but to be a movie star is kind of unreal for me.

  Olivier Martinez

  Coffee, Goal, Interesting

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• If you had asked me moment, as a lawyer, I would have said I would rather have had a male Democrat on the court. Like most lawyers , I love to win. But I was glad to see O'Connor because she made me normal. Just the fact that she was there with a soprano voice and a ruffley collar made my physical presence less weird and less fraught.

  Linda Hirshman

  Winning, Sopranos, Lawyer

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• I'm often asked if I regret not going to Hollywood. I'm glad I didn't go, because if I had I wouldn't have my extended family, which is the fabric of my life. Only recently have I realised how special and unusual it is.

  Francesca Annis

  Regret, Special, Hollywood

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• I'm glad I've never been so successful that I couldn't stop doing one thing. I've kind of been able to just kick it along and switch around.

  Kate Beckinsale

  Successful, Able, Kind

  Interview with Steve Head, www.ign.com. September 10, 2003.

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• A peasant becomes fond of his pig and is glad to salt away its pork. What is significant, and is so difficult for the urban stranger to understand, is that the two statements are connected by an and not by a but.

  John Berger

  Animal, Pigs, Two

  John Berger (2011). “About Looking”, p.7, Vintage

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• I'm glad I was in the Navy.

  Yogi Berra

  Navy

  "Serby's Sunday Q&A With Yogi Berra". Interview with Steve Serby, nypost.com. June 26, 2008.

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• I'm glad I was born when I was. My time was the golden age of variety. If I were starting out again now, maybe things would happen for me, but it certainly would not be on a variety show with 28 musicians, 12 dancers, two major guest stars, 50 costumes a week by Bob Mackie - the networks just wouldn't spend the money today.

  Carol Burnett

  Stars, Two, Dancer

  "Comedian Carol Burnett dishes". Interview with Kate Fillion, www.macleans.ca. May 11, 2010.

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• I know that two and two make four - and should be glad to prove it too if I could - though I must say if by any sort of process I could convert 2 and 2 into five it would give me much greater pleasure.

  Lord Byron

  Math, Two, Giving

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• Green Screen was a total experiment. I'm glad we did it, but it was just tough on that network to get it going.

  Drew Carey

  Green, Tough, Experiments

  "Drew Carey remembers when The Tonight Show really meant something". Interview with Will Harris, tv.avclub.com. July 17, 2012.

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• I thought I would try to be gay for a while, but I'm just more sexually attracted to women. But I'm really glad that I found a few gay friends, because it totally saved me from becoming a monk or something.

  Kurt Cobain

  Gay, Trying, Becoming

  Interview with The Advocate, www.queerty.com. 1993.

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• You know, I did not like being famous. It was a stressful and ugly time, and I'm glad it's over.

  Diablo Cody

  Ugly, Fame, Stressful

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• I'm glad that my parents missed one thing that was really unbelievable. They saw me hit this great success. It was a blast and we had a lot of laughs. And it was just an amazing time. They passed away. And then after I got, you know, famous, all these haters came out of nowhere.

  Dane Cook

  Laughing, Parent, Saws

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• Columbia tried to put me behind other groups, so I didn't wanna wait, they let me out of the contract and I'm glad they did.

  DMX

  Waiting, Groups, Columbia

  "Biography/ Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.

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• I'm glad that young black people are successful with the music. I'm not a hater.

  DMX

  Successful, People, Black

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