David Leavitt Quotes
It was an instinct to put the world in order that powered her mending split infinitives and snipping off dangling participles, smoothing away the knots and bumps until the prose before her took on a sheen, like perfect caramel.
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I got a New York designer to build my dream store here, which is a little bit of Florence in New York. It's like the Duomo on Madison. I got inspired by Santa Maria Novella and all the Renaissance architecture.
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On the day when I was shot, all of my friends' faces were covered, except mine.
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The only thing that matters is what happens on the little hump out in the middle of the field.
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Ten men waiting for me at the door? Send one of them home, I'm tired.
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I've never got into debt and I've always been in control of my taxes and VAT, but having four children costs a lot. They are my weakness.
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Do you know why dogs are man's best friend? It's because they're not in politics.
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No one can end it, but incidents of corruption can be reduced.
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The greatest risk is really to take no risk at all. You've got to go out there, jump off the cliff, and take chances.
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I had to make different kinds of music for everybody but still keep it classic T-Pain at the same time.
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Time stays, we go.
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If you think there are no new frontiers, watch a boy ring the front doorbell on his first date.
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IBM, Microsoft, the profit they made was larger than the top four banks in China put together... But where did the money go?
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Broccoli gets such a bad rap. This is perplexing to those of us who love that green, treelike, stalky vegetable.
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Towns oftener swamp one than carry one out onto the big ocean of life.
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I've definitely had those moments when I think a relationship with somebody is one way, and then it just flips.
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Republicans have never been good at public relations.
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There has always been a saying in baseball that you can't make a hitter, but I think you can improve a hitter. More than you can improve a fielder. More mistakes are made hitting than in any other part of the game.
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When we write about Auschwitz, we must know that Auschwitz, in a certain sense at least, suspended literature. One can only write a black novel about Auschwitz or - you should excuse the expression - a cheap serial, which begins in Auschwitz and is still not over.
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My bread and croissants wouldn't win a prize! I'm not an expert in yeast cookery.
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People say, 'Wow, you've achieved it all this year: two world championship wins and an Olympic gold medal.' And I think, 'Yeah, but how come I feel so unsatisfied and under pressure all over again?'
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The Arab spring that began in 2010 was driven by the educated youth who were connected to the outside world. They had visions of liberal politics derived from social networks. They used innovative means to spread awareness and to network among activists.
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Being a woman in music was fine, but when I wanted to direct, I was poking my head into a man's world.
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This was a time when racism was still very rampant, but the music that came out of Sun Studio was absolutely color blind. It was all about feeling. It was music that anybody could understand, and that made a step towards bettering the world for everyone.
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It was an instinct to put the world in order that powered her mending split infinitives and snipping off dangling participles, smoothing away the knots and bumps until the prose before her took on a sheen, like perfect caramel.
