J. D. Salinger Quotes
Boy, did he depress me! I don't mean he was a bad guy- he wasn't. But you don't have to be bad guy to depress somebody- you can be a good guy and do it.
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More modern poetry is written than read.
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When I was right out of college, I felt competitive with some of the guys in my class over career stuff.
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I don't want to give people the impression that I'm an almost perfect human being.
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Chris and Toby are far too sane to be upset any more.
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If there were a major earthquake in Los Angeles, with bridges and highways and railroads and airports all shut down and huge buildings collapsing, I don't care how much planning you do, the first 72 hours is going to be chaotic.
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I think it's time we all agree that gender stereotypes are simply the confabulation of our own mind.
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The thing about a failure is that it is possible to deny it forever.
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Highly functioning self-actualized people simply never imagine what it is that they don't wish to have as their reality.
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Life isn't about quantity, it's about quality.
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Many are the names of God and infinite the forms through which He may be approached.
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If the colonists hadn't rejected British militarism and the massive financial burden of maintaining the British military, America wouldn't exist.
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Children should neither be seen or heard from - ever again.
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My schedulers keep getting driven crazy by the fact that they can't fit hikes in my schedule.
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I am so, so lucky. I am the luckiest girl in the world, really. And still with access to everything I could possibly want I still say 'Oh dear, what am I going to wear today?' There's no ending to that question!
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I'd hate this to get out but I really like opera.
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I'm the girl who - I call it girl-next-door-itis - the hot guy is friends with and gets all his relationship advice from but never considers dating.
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It's just different in the music world. You come more with an entourage.
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By now it is evident that the Soviet Union must gain control of Europe to maintain its empire.
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Whenever I wasn't working, I had my butt back in normal school.
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The great thing about having a bunch of kids is that they just remind you that you're the person who takes them to go poop. That's who you are!
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By way of news, I can tell you that Couture, that bad-tempered fellow, has completely given up painting. It's no great pity; in this exhibition, he had some really bad paintings.
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Australians love to pump you up when you're nobody. Then, when you start to put your head above water and say, 'Well, actually, I am a bit different, I am an individual and I do have a particular talent', or whatever, they want to go after you. But the good news is that once you reach a certain level, I think they start to leave you alone.
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In North Koreans, the moment we are born, we don't know there's another life existing outside of our country. The regime always told us all the bad things about the outside world, describing America as full of thieves, all human scum, beggars, everyday people dying on the streets and hospitals.
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Boy, did he depress me! I don't mean he was a bad guy- he wasn't. But you don't have to be bad guy to depress somebody- you can be a good guy and do it.
