Deborah Eisenberg Quotes
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I was taught from a very early age that I had to work twice as hard to get half as much. That was the world I grew up in - a very strong work ethic.
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But Charlie, Charlie, how can we ever really know anything? Charlie, what or who is God?
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I write better in Cape Breton... too many people around in Ontario. Down there I meet all sorts of non-human people, but they don't bother me, and I don't feel I have to apologize on behalf of my species quite so often.
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To die, to be really dead, that must be glorious. There are far worse things awaiting man than death.
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The whole hardware industry has experienced the phenomenon in which every time computers get cheaper, they appeal to a new set of users; every time they get more powerful, old customers upgrade.
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You've got to take the bitter with the sour.
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I wrote music as soon as I knew notation.
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Every once in a while, something happens to you that makes you realise that the human race is not quite as bad as it so often seems to be.
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You know, there's always someone in mind when I'm writing. You know, it's all comes from somewhere inside.
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I have been, and will remain, outspoken in my insistence that Israel has a right to live in peace and security.
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I've always felt that the obligation of teachers is to have a huge, broad overview and to provide a foundation course to the students. The long view of history is absolutely crucial.
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A modern health and social care system has to be completely focussed on the needs of its users.
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It is true that integrity alone won't make you a leader, but without integrity you will never be one.
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I'm English, and I started off as a songwriter, so I can't really escape that - it's there.
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Oh, I have to say Romana; she was much more fun to do but I did enjoy the Princess when she was turning bad.
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I've been sober now for a couple of years and I'm taking my sobriety very seriously - one day at a time and I am moving forward in my career.
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I am really honoured, but if the prize had gone to Mahatma Gandhi before me, I would have been more honoured.
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I played Woodstock in '69, and it really changed my life. Without a doubt, it was the single event that really changed the way I felt about music. Up to that point, I hadn't really thought of myself as more serious musician, and I didn't really have that much interest in pop music.
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The point of college is more to acquire skills than to acquire domain knowledge. One of the skills that is going to be most necessary: you have to be able to read with rigor and write with clarity. You have to be able to communicate. To make an argument, whether it's in a written piece or in front of a group of people.
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Having lost my own father at such a young age, I have a soft spot for dads in general, but especially for Guy Glanville. He is a really good man inside who loves his family but may not always be capable of showing that.
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Cities can be places that represent the best of our ideals: where Americans of all different backgrounds can come together and, through their interactions, and even through their unity, spawn true American greatness.
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A lot of people thought I wasn't doing anything because I was spending a lot of time socialising and going out, but I've always managed to get work actually done.
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I always need huge amounts of time to do anything.
