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The great gift of human beings is that we have the power of empathy.


Meryl Streep

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C. JOYBELL C. And then they went after Meryl Streep. But (Bernadette) is amazing.
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LEONARDO DICAPRIO I would watch anything with Meryl Streep in it.
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CHER 'The River Wild' was great, with Meryl Streep. That guy was really a bad dude who was ultima...
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C. JOYBELL C. The doubt has the mysterious power to bring out the hidden reality of life.
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SERGIO ORTIZ The profound ability to use aural and written language has enabled our species to collectively explo...
KATHERINE VUCICEVIC I remember when Meryl Streep did an ad for American Express, the press harassed her.
ANDIE MACDOWELL We could live several lifetimes and never exhaust the power of our minds.
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JANE LYNCH I love Madhuri Dixit, Meryl Streep, Jennifer Lawrence, Leonardo Di Caprio, and Sandra Bullock.
POOJA HEGDE I would love to have the honor to get to work with Meryl Streep. I love her and I love her work.
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GERALDINE BROOKS O Brother, Where Art Thou? I was really impressed hearing Meryl Streep belting out these songs.
BOB BERNEY The empathy I found reading 'Heidi' and 'Little Women' is empathy we have as human b...
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JOHN GREEN The fires that burn deep within our hearts, fueling our deepest loves are indestructible; the power ...
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JACKI WEAVER Only the strong will remain, all the weak will be consumed by fire
BANGAMBIKI HABYARIMANA Meryl Streep is my favorite actor. She is so classy and a brilliant actress. Her performance in '...
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QUENTIN TARANTINO Meryl Streep once testified famously before Congress, saying that she was there to represent the uni...
JONAH GOLDBERG The history of philosophy is to a great extent that of a certain clash of human temperaments.
WILLIAM JAMES I saw that Meryl Streep said, I just want to do my job well. And really, that's all I'm ever...
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KJELL MAGNE BONDEVIK She said 'Over my dead body!' so I took her at her word.
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NEIL GAIMAN What is the Other?" they ask.
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PAULO COELHO Words don’t take you anywhere, at the most they aid in a mental projection; it’s the experience ...
RAMANA PEMMARAJU It's all to do with the training: you can do a lot if you're properly trained.
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QUEEN ELIZABETH II At Christmas, I am always struck by how the spirit of togetherness lies also at the heart of the Chr...
QUEEN ELIZABETH II For many, Christmas is also a time for coming together. But for others, service will come first.
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QUEEN ELIZABETH II I declare before you all that my whole life, whether it be long or short, shall be devoted to your s...
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QUEEN ELIZABETH II We lost the American colonies because we lacked the statesmanship to know the right time and the man...
QUEEN ELIZABETH II Madam President, speaking here in Dublin Castle it is impossible to ignore the weight of history, as...
QUEEN ELIZABETH II These wretched babies don't come until they are ready.
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QUEEN ELIZABETH II In remembering the appalling suffering of war on both sides, we recognise how precious is the peace ...
QUEEN ELIZABETH II Like all the best families, we have our share of eccentricities, of impetuous and wayward youngsters...
QUEEN ELIZABETH II No one who knew Diana will ever forget her. Millions of others who never met her, but felt they knew...
QUEEN ELIZABETH II I have been aware all the time that my peoples, spread far and wide throughout every continent and o...
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