Calvin Trillin Quotes
The most remarkable thing about my mother is that for thirty years she served the family nothing but leftovers. The original meal has never been found.
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I like a little bit of designer, with a bit of vintage and high street mixed in. I love it when you find those one-off key pieces, which end up becoming investment pieces.
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Service to others seems the only intelligent choice for the use of wealth.
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Living in New York, for me at least, just keeps it very real and keeps my feet firmly planted on the ground.
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I always loved advertising. If I hadn't been in fashion, I'd have been in advertising.
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My friends like to play as me in the baseball games, and they call to tell me about every bag I steal. And you know, every time a new game comes out, I check to make sure my speed is up to par. But to me, when you talk video games, you're talking 'Madden.'
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I definitely support cop acting more than cops, but all of them ain't bad, just some of them.
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I know some people say I can be funny. But there is always a deeper meaning to what I say. I am a socialist at heart and have the interests of the poor in mind. When people see how I manage to work my way out of tough situations, it gives them hope in their own life.
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I'm a terrific mimic, and you can feel my funny bone.
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Using lots of fresh foods, fruits and vegetables, helps to keep the menu buoyant - I don't know if that's the right word, but it keeps a balance of freshness and health.
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There is always going to be a little bit of me in each character.
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There are far too many people in university in Britain. If you want to make money, be a plumber.
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Golf was my vehicle to competition, and I can't play if I can't compete.
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The federal government has gone too far on many nonessential regulations that are harming small businesses. Employers are rightly concerned about the costs of these regulations - so they stop hiring, stop spending, and start saving for a bill from the federal government.
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I've got that Beethoven energy, that Stravinsky energy. And it's all a gift from the Creator.
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I definitely prefer working in comedy over drama, but at the same time, when it comes to comedy, I tend to prefer comedies that have a great sense of truth to them and that come from an honest place.
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There is no question that knowing someone in the business will get you in the door. But it is your skill that will keep you in the room.
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I have never anticipated success. I choose work, give it my best shot, and leave it.
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I was born in New Jersey and lived there until I was about 10, so Jersey is in my roots.
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The national debt is totally unlike a family budget for about a gazillion reasons, not the least of which being that families cannot raise money by fiat or deflate the size of their debt unilaterally and that family members die instead of existing infinitely.
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Politics and more politics - that's how you work towards the building of agreements.
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Kindness is incredibly sexy.
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My kids are obviously growing up very privileged, but I want them to have a servant's heart. We do community service as a family, and I also call them out on things like getting impatient when they stand in line - because they hardly ever have to. But that's just the reality of what they were born into.
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Friends, if we be honest with ourselves, we shall be honest with each other.
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The most remarkable thing about my mother is that for thirty years she served the family nothing but leftovers. The original meal has never been found.
