Elizabeth Wurtzel Quotes
My imagination, my ability to understand the way love and people grow over time, how passion can surprise and renew, utterly failed me.
Quotes to Explore
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I voted for Barack Obama.
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I can't conceive of cooking in a sunny place like Florida because my motivation comes from the changing seasons. That's why I decided to live in New York.
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I learned a lesson that I don't ever want to be a CEO.
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The most profound change that genetics brings about might not be scientific at all. It might be mental and even spiritual enrichment: a more expansive sense of who we humans are, existentially, and where we came from, and how we fit with other life on earth.
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Every piece has its own identity which we develop by the rule 'We know no limits.' We follow the inspiration of the moment and don't worry if what we're playing is alternative, progressive or fusion rock.
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Hip-hop is an instant gratification, winners and losers circle, and often those who are losing give up after three or four, five years.
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I don't know whether the universe contains any evidence of intelligent design, but I can assure you that thousands of everyday products do not.
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I think if one wants to be in a continual state of insanity one should stay married to that writing partner.
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Happiness is a mysterious concept. It seems to work best as futurity: at that point I will be happy, et cetera. I feel like I experience small pieces of joy day to day.
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My great hope would be that Quebec would realize itself fully as a distinct part of Canada, and stay Canadian, bringing to Canada a part of its richness.
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There's a difference between a failure and a fiasco... a fiasco is a disaster of mythic proportions.
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I love to see a woman in a sexy, strappy sandal no matter what. It just looks beautiful.
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America's grossly unfair tax system won't lead to class war. Or, if it does, the war will be brief.
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The Queen and Electric Light Orchestra harmonies are so distinct and fit in our songs so well sometimes, but we don't know how to do them properly.
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People did not even then like to eat dirt, if they could see it.
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I am about safety for the people and the planet.
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I go light on breakfast. Sometimes it's a yogurt, but a lot of times it's leftovers from one of my wife's dinners.
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With social media, people share mostly their best moments. Don't feel like you're not doing enough when you see a mom posting about making applesauce after you bought it. Ha ha! It's fine! Just for raising a little human being, you should be commended.
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Being a founder is about being so driven to distraction by the world that you want to put something new in it. It's an act of creation, of irreverence, of defiance, of hope, and arguably one of narcissism.
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To talk to people, I have to spend energy talking to them. If I expend my energy on talking to people and making friends, it takes away from the energy I could focus on getting ready to pitch.
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Dogs are not 'people' of another species. They are another species. To train and care for them properly, to show them how to live in our complex world, requires first and foremost that we understand that.
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Being educated means to prefer the best not only to the worst but to the second best.
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My imagination, my ability to understand the way love and people grow over time, how passion can surprise and renew, utterly failed me.
