Deborah Eisenberg Quotes
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New York City has no need to move on from 9/11 because, in a sense, it moved on days after, moments after.
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If a superhero knocks over a building, and there are 5,000 people in the building that we can presume are now dead, does it matter? Because they're not people we know. But if one dog we like gets run over by a car, it's the worst thing we've ever seen. I totally understand where that visceral reaction comes from. I have that same reaction.
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If God be an infinite being, there cannot be, either in the present or future world, any relative proportion between man and his God. Thus, the idea of God can never enter the human mind.
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It is the ability to choose which makes us human.
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I always wanted to be honest with myself and to those who have had faith in me.
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Before I became a chief minister, I never thought that one day I'd be the chief minister.
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'Planet Earth' was such an extraordinary series and the 'Making Of'... is fascinating: the creatures and stories behind the camera are just as fascinating as those in front. It's a bit of a dream come true to be a part of the team in some small way.
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I want to do a make-up line for men.
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We all agree on the necessity of compromise. We just can't agree on when it's necessary to compromise.
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I believe it is impossible to be sure of anything.
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Once you're a chess player, you spend a lot of time thinking about the game and you can't get it completely out of your head.
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There are so many young women in film school right now, and it's just about foreign sales companies, domestic sales companies agreeing to finance films directed by and starring women.
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My father has been the real anchor of the family. He's the one who has always encouraged my mother, my brother and me.
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It's not true that life is one damn thing after another; it's one damn thing over and over.
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Women need to be empowered through the strongest tool - education. They don't need to be subservient to anyone, but at the same time, men must change their mindset towards women. If they are more respectful towards them, then things will change at the grassroots level. It will happen slowly, but everyone has to move together.
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I am attracted to the dark side of life!
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God has definitely been good to me.
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Not to flatter myself, but I know that you can influence people's opinion as a musician, and I don't want to.
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Well, just as in the quality of public schools, there is massive disparity and the compensation given to the public school teachers.
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I was lucky: I feel like I've written four books that mean something to me, and one book that means everything to me, and that's 'The Book Thief.'
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Admire as much as you can. Most people do not admire enough.
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I'm not trying to take Cate Blanchett down.
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Government can wreck a business by confiscating its money by taxation.
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I didn't want to write travelogues.
