Neil Simon Quotes
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I am in that glorious position where I can redesign and re-package my own work.
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Disciples be damned. It's not interesting. It's only the masters that matter. Those who create.
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Nobody really believes in equality anyway.
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The stage of the development of the productive forces determines the political and ideological superstructure of society which are crystallized into a system of social organization.
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I use the city because it saves time, I don't have to do a lot of research on the setting.
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If you're conservative in Hollywood, you're on a list of people who need to be put in their place.
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The two things that hit you when you meet someone are, first, how they're visually put together and then, what they tell you with the tone of their voice - whether or not they're to be taken seriously.
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You gotta take care of the people that are part of the foundation. If you don't, it crumbles.
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I went to the studio of Fischli Weiss, and it was magical. I thought: 'This is what I want to do with my life; I want to work with artists and be useful to them.' I was magnetically attracted.
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The one snack I really love is YoCrunch yogurt. It's like an apple pie in a cup! You have your apples on the bottom, your yogurt in the middle, and piecrust crumbs on top.
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I'd hate this to get out but I really like opera.
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I become a first-time novelist and a senior citizen on the same day.
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I really love Alexa Chung's style. I really think she gets it right all the time. I've never seen a picture of her where I didn't love the outfit.
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My style is very simple, but I love Reese Witherspoon, Kate Hudson and Kate Middleton.
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Many mathematicians derive part of their self-esteem by feeling themselves the proud heirs of a long tradition of rational thinking; I am afraid they idealize their cultural ancestors.
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I often feel like I have this spirit living inside of me, always dressing in like short mini skirts... but then I start to discover myself. So there are eight spirits, mischievous ones, sad ones, handsome ones, wise ones, and crazy ones.
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The book that first made me want to be a writer is Flannery O'Connor's short story collection 'A Good Man Is Hard To Find.'
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Marriage equality - I think that it's a constitutionally guaranteed right. Let's end the drug wars. Let's balance the federal budget, and that means reforming the entitlements - Medicaid, Medicare.
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I don't think I would have to run a campaign that's financed like General Motors.
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It's good for you to go somewhere that you wouldn't normally go.
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One writes not by will but by surrender.
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Manufacturing value chains are global. Many U.S.-made goods have foreign components. Slapping on tariffs will raise prices and slow imports, but it will make us poorer and impede growth.
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Be willing to make decisions. That's the most important quality in a good leader. Don't fall victim to what I call the 'ready-aim-aim-aim-aim syndrome'. You must be willing to fire.
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New York is not Mecca. It just smells like it.
