Calvin Trillin Quotes
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Of course people think Washington is arrogant. It is.
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With the price of life these days, you've got to get everything for free you can.
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I think a British icon is someone who conducts themself with real dignity: someone who is truly talented and modest. These are things that I would aspire to in my career.
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It takes half your life before you discover life is a do-it-yourself project.
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I think that every so-called history book and film biography should be prefaced by the statement that what follows is the author's rendition of events and circumstances.
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I think the three Mexican directors - Alejandro Inarritu, Alfonso Cuaron, Guillermo del Toro - gave all of us foreign, and particularly Latino, directors a big break.
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If you have a happy home, everything is sorted, I guess.
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I've always loved science fiction. I think the smartest writers are science fiction writers dealing with major things.
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The thing a drama school can't give you is instinct. It can sharpen instinct but that can't be taught, and you have to have intuition. It's an essential ingredient.
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You can't get emotional about your work.
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When you want something very dearly, you make the time.
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You should seek approval from yourself.
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You'd be surprised how hard it can often be to translate an action into an idea.
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The reason I hate publicists is because I think if we got rid of them everything would be on equal footing.
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I think people look at me and don't expect much. Even though, I expect a whole lot.
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A book is a gift you can open again and again.
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I think I've become more comfortable about being a human being.
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Well, you can't argue with somebody that won't argue back.
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There's only so much you can control in life.
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We need clarification regarding the death penalty. It's different in many states... It's a bit different throughout the country, so I look forward to Judge Gorsuch being on the court, Justice Gorsuch being on the court, and bringing some clarification to those issues.
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Punk's influence on music, movies, art, design and fashion is no longer in doubt. It is used as the measurement for what is cool.
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The day was warm and clear. Kids were playing soccer in the parking lots and women were sunning their babies and having their tea all over the lawns. The scene was entirely too cheery for journalism.
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I've written three books you could think of as memoirs.
