Mark Helprin Quotes
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Money opens up wonderful worlds of possibilities.
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You have no power at all if you do not exercise constant power.
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I mean, I was always interested in people like Lenny Bruce, people who are breaking the old rules and making new ones.
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The whole world is starting to realize that it was the most unwise thing for our society to have ignored women power, to run the society with male priorities.
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It is not important what Rahul Gandhi thinks, its important what a billion Indians think.
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An ordinary kitten will ask more questions than any five-year-old.
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I think of myself as a performance artist. I hate being called a pop star. I hate that.
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I've written a screenplay that is a series of monologues and songs; they form this sort of human tapestry across time and place. The form is strange, but I find it really fascinating.
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I'm like all parents who try to shelter their children.
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I was raised a Christian. I'd like to think I have Christian values. I don't attend church.
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When I am in Egypt, I am along for the ride - I am a privileged outsider, but an outsider nonetheless.
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If any human being is to reach full maturity both the masculine and feminine sides of the personality must be brought up into consciousness.
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We should seek to cooperate with Europe, not to divide Europe to a fictitious new and a fictitious old.
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Be soft, even if you stand to get squashed.
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I'm not a good Samaritan, I'm a businessman... The goal is to read and react. If we sign an artist that has potential for a shelf life way out in the distance, then we'll stay. But if not, then we won't.
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The United States is a strong and ardent ally of Israel. The fact of the matter is that friends can disagree. I think what's important is that world leaders are able to sit down with one another, have frank conversations and move forward.
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You can be aware of the passing of time without being nostalgic.
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It is very difficult to get legislation passed. But then the danger always is that you have no power at all if you do not exercise constant power.
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My mom really raised me, so I took her name before I ever thought about having a career. It was for personal reasons. My birth name is actually Max Deitch.
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Be intentional with your space. Don't be afraid to step on a limb and design your home the way you love it.
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You can't come into this world without becoming its victim.
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I've been taking art lessons since I was little, and I've always drawn. I think in pictures.
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As much as I love art, there is no art as fine as the world we have been given.
