Paul Theroux Quotes
Henry Miller, Jack Kerouac, Albert Camus, Graham Greene - they influenced my life to a profound extent.
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I always knew I would make the record that I made in 'Carter Girl.'
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Culturally, the First World War is the war that stands in for other wars.
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I like to discover new things.
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One rose says more than the dozen.
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I've never thought about songwriting as a weapon. I've only thought about it as a way to help me get through love and loss and sadness and loneliness and growing up.
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As a legal matter, my mother is an American citizen by birth.
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If I had a gun to my head and I had to choose between theater and film I'd choose theater.
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Sometimes I can be misunderstood. I'm really competitive.
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I don't get this whole super-skinny obsession. I really think women look more beautiful when they let their curves show.
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I still have the dress I wore on the first date with my husband, which was more than 66 years ago. I still have it, and it still fits.
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I prayed every day of my life, and that was instilled in me as a kid, and as I've gotten older, that's just matured in me.
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For me, the love really flowed when I found out the baby was a boy. That's when I could finally bond, once I knew 'it' was a him.
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If you want to make change, 'Show me how' can be a stronger, more effective approach than 'Just say no.' That's what I think.
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It was a decent New Year's, but it took a million officers to make it so.
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I believe we should work to end all racism in American society and staunchly defend the inherent rights of every person.
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I stayed in the ghetto. Then I stayed in condos, then I stayed in penthouses, and then I stayed in mansions.
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I've built my wardrobe color palette around red, so I'm happy with it, but I do get pangs when I see beautiful brunettes. I've already been blue, green, black, and blonde.
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I think that every person has many, many people inside of them. We change our personality depending on who we are talking to or what situation we are in.
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I will support my party when they are right on an issue, but am not afraid to stand up to party bosses who are not looking out for the best interests of my constituents and our country.
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I am not ashamed to admit that I belong to those who fantasize that literature is capable of bringing new horizons and new perspectives - philosophical, religious, aesthetical and even social. In the history of old Jewish literature there was never any basic difference between the poet and the prophet. Our ancient poetry often became law and a way of life.
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Oh, the most important thing about myself is that my life has been full of changes. Therefore, when I observe the world, I don't expect to see it just like I was seeing the fellow who lives in the next room.
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It used to be that the black comic figure had to have this bravado and always showed strength.
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Henry Miller, Jack Kerouac, Albert Camus, Graham Greene - they influenced my life to a profound extent.
