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Actually I've never had formal training, I was lucky enough to continue working most of my caree...
NANCY MCKEON
Personally I had the opportunity to go on several ride alongs with the LA County Sheriff's Depar...
NANCY MCKEON
One person I've always wanted to work with who would be an amazing guest star would be James Ear...
NANCY MCKEON
I'd never played a cop before, and this particular role with what she is going thru, especially ...
NANCY MCKEON
At the moment I really love listening to the Dave Matthews Band.
NANCY MCKEON
I was a very shy, overly big, kind of creepy-looking kid.
NANCY MARCHAND
I wasn't a glamour-puss, and there were more interesting roles for an actress like me in the the...
NANCY MARCHAND
Acting was something I had to do.
NANCY MARCHAND
There are a lot of different facets to my personality that I don't use all the time in my house,...
NANCY MARCHAND
I'm always very uncomfortable with people. It's something that I get upset with myself for, ...
NANCY MARCHAND
My Christian Louboutins are also one of the secrets to my not-for-profit success. Here's why - a...
NANCY LUBLIN
Teens look at cause-related efforts with some scrutiny. They know they are often a target market, bu...
NANCY LUBLIN
Many think kids have lots of time and few responsibilities. And that's just not true. They are s...
NANCY LUBLIN
For a long time, the for-profit world has told us in the not-for-profit sector to behave more like b...
NANCY LUBLIN
Picking and choosing what kind of love is worth recognizing is an expensive choice. Is discriminatio...
NANCY LUBLIN
I'm an entrepreneur. I'm married to an entrepreneur. So I haven't just sipped the entrep...
NANCY LUBLIN
Entrepreneurship is the very back bone of our country and what makes us great - we are a nation of f...
NANCY LUBLIN
If most people were to take a moment to picture in their minds the average, not-for-profit, save-the...
NANCY LUBLIN
I don't take fancy vacations. I buy all my jewelry at Claire's. I can't remember the las...
NANCY LUBLIN
I believe in helping young people rock causes they care about because I was one of those young peopl...
NANCY LUBLIN
I don't run a non-profit. There are lots of non-profits in America - in Detroit, parts of Wall S...
NANCY LUBLIN
When I was 23, I founded an organization called Dress for Success, which is now in more than 100 cit...
NANCY LUBLIN
I run a charity. If my name pops up in your call ID, chances are I'm about to ask you for someth...
NANCY LUBLIN
Simply, I believe the United States should lower the voting age to 17.
NANCY LUBLIN
Commit yourself to an organization or cause that genuinely fires you up.
NANCY LUBLIN
Young people are this awesome, creative, hopeful untapped resource out there.
NANCY LUBLIN
I'm proposing a change: love thy worker-bee. Celebrate the ones who toil without complaint, play...
NANCY LUBLIN
Do-gooders are easily overlooked. We're supposed to be soft, touchy-feely types, who wear Birken...
NANCY LUBLIN
When I have a bad day, I dream about opening up a gelato stand on the streets of Sydney, Australia. ...
NANCY LUBLIN
Social change isn't something you should do just to help pad a resume. Follow your passion.
NANCY LUBLIN
I loved junior golf.
NANCY LOPEZ
If I get involved in a charity, I really want to be a part of it. I don't want to just put my na...
NANCY LOPEZ
Our players are mad, but it's good mad.
NANCY LOPEZ
I never taught my girls to play golf; they all played softball.
NANCY LOPEZ
I try to be very modest with what I do. I'm not a frivolous spender.
NANCY LOPEZ
My swing is no uglier than Arnold Palmer's, and it's the same ugly swing every time.
NANCY LOPEZ
The simpler I keep things, the better I play.
NANCY LOPEZ
Great champions have an enormous sense of pride. The people who excel are those who are driven to sh...
NANCY LOPEZ
Doubt yourself and you doubt everything you see. Judge yourself and you see judges everywhere. But i...
NANCY LOPEZ
If you're writing a thriller, mystery, Western or adventure-driven book, you'd better keep t...
NANCY KRESS
As a writer, you must know what promise your story or novel makes. Your reader will know.
NANCY KRESS