Djuna Barnes Quotes
After all, it is not where one washes one's neck that counts but where one moistens one's throat.
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I've always really been interested in the Pygmalion myth and both what it has to say about creativity and what it has to say about relationships between men and women.
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The best advice that was given to me was that I had to be 10 times smarter, braver and more polite to be equal. So I did.
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I think authors can get into trouble viewing the subject matter as their turf.
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If you know you are giving your best effort, you'll never have any reason for regrets.
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We adore chaos because we love to produce order.
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I think I just have to control what I can control. I can control myself. I can't control anything else but what I do. I definitely know I can do a better job at that.
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Nature herself has never attempted to effect great changes rapidly.
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I love mixing with comedians when I'm working with them, but when I'm not I don't feel the need to hang around with them.
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To make an album like 'Love Letter,' everything's got to be about love. Everything has to have a great feeling when you listen to it.
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Zionism is a revolutionary process. And in a revolution, you must be ready not to think too much about sentiments or human weaknesses.
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All I can say is that I've always felt like a very old soul. When I was 3, I felt 60.
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What happens in the music business is that if you step out of your little spot to do something else, the sand falls right into where you stood and you're gone, you're history.
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I can memorise lines quickly. Knowing Telugu now has helped improve my performance.
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People tell you everything changes when you have a kid, but what nobody says is you don't mind.
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The big challenge is looking ripped and lean without being too big because on camera, it's easy to appear thick.
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I keep returning to the combination of artichoke, broad beans and lemon. The freshness of young beans and the lemon juice 'lifts' the artichoke and balances its hearty nature.
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Social Security not only helps Americans enjoy a secure retirement, it has also kept millions of Americans out of poverty.
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I think the real needs in the country are for cultural renewal.
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The breakthrough innovations come when the tension is greatest and the resources are most limited. That's when people are actually a lot more open to rethinking the fundamental way they do business.
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Every time I look at you I get a fierce desire to be lonesome.
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I'm so glad that I didn't give up on myself and there were people who didn't give up on me.
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I am going to miss Don Shula. I like him, and I admire him. I'm going to miss looking those 53 yards across the field and thinking, 'There is a coaching legend.'
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If you shift your focus from oneself to others, and think more about others' well-being and welfare, it has an immediate liberating effect.
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After all, it is not where one washes one's neck that counts but where one moistens one's throat.
