Poppy Z. Brite Quotes
In the Netherlands I read the first chapter of Exquisite Corpse to an audience that laughed in all the places I thought were funny - an experience I've never had in America!
Quotes to Explore
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I don't feel that it's either necessary or appropriate for me to comment on what the NFL either says or does.
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All lives have triumphs and tragedies, laughter and tears, and mine has been no different. What really matters is whether, after all of that, you remain strong and a comfort to your loved ones. I have tried to meet that test.
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My mother had a premonition and she felt that hairdressing would be very very good for me.
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Happiness radiates like the fragrance from a flower and draws all good things towards you.
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All who consult on doubtful matters, should be void of hatred, friendship, anger, and pity.
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First of all, I'm pretty private about my personal life.
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My secret to all casting, and specifically kids, is cast good human beings.
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Arab-led Islamic fundamentalism destabilizes nations from Algeria to the Philippines.
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Though the male can be noble in reason and infinite in faculties, he is also easily amused by shiny toys, especially ones that do dumb things on his desk.
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More and more, cultural groups are cross-pollinating, and we're getting much more interesting art as a result.
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One of the main lessons I have learned the last five years as Secretary-General is that the United Nations cannot function properly without the support of the business community and civil society. We need to have tripartite support - the governments, the business communities and the civil society.
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Why are we, as a nation so obsessed with foreign things? Is it a legacy of our colonial years? We want foreign television sets. We want foreign shirts. We want foreign technology. Why this obsession with everything imported?
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It's a tough life being a pop star. You know, at the end of the day when you've paid all the bills and put the kids through college and that, you know, there's only enough left for a small island off the South Pacific.
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The Medicaid system currently steers people toward nursing home care. Far more people can be covered in community-based care programs for significantly less.
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Fear of the future is worse than one's present fortune.
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People are incredible creatures of habit.
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We all get self-centered.
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My father thought sport was something fun - he didn't know it was a way to make money. Then I won a Mercedes at the world championships and I gave it to him. From the moment it arrived my father said: 'Good, you can support not just yourself but me too'.
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The publishing industry is an archaic and inefficient industry.
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There is only one basic human right, the right to do as you damn well please. And with it comes the only basic human duty, the duty to take the consequences.
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Epidemics historically have tended to kill the very young and the very old, but AIDS is different: Those ages 20 to 40 are most affected, which means that so far over 12 million African children have been orphaned because of AIDS.
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I played small forward on the basketball team. I also ran the 300 hurdles.
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In Haiti, it - people seemed - in my experience in Haiti, people are so open to photographs and journalism. And there doesn't seem to be the same sort of restrictions or wariness about the press that you would experience in Washington, for instance, on many levels.
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In the Netherlands I read the first chapter of Exquisite Corpse to an audience that laughed in all the places I thought were funny - an experience I've never had in America!
