Don DeLillo Quotes
There's always a period of curious fear between the first sweet-smelling breeze and the time when the rain comes cracking down.
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I traveled so much to dance that I feel a part of many places, but New York is where I spent most of my life and where my career has been - it's the place where I exist.
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Politics and power is a realm of relative influence.
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I wish there was a painter who could paint as well as Ted Williams could hit.
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The winner of the hoop race will be the first to realize her dream, not society's dream, her own personal dream.
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I don't know that I'll ever get to make my ideal film, because Frank Capra is dead.
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When someone was hitting me, or like sexually molesting me, it just seemed normal to continue to do that to myself.
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I don't really go out at night in terms of noisy, busy places; I prefer more of a quiet corner somewhere.
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To be honest, if it wasn't for my daughter, I don't think I would have gotten out of the situation that I was in before 'Idol' because I am a domestic violence survivor.
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It's an individual sport; you want to do well for yourself.
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If you tell the truth you get into trouble, and that's why politicians are extremely dull.
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I skate now for fun and to keep myself in shape.
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In real life, I assure you, there is no such thing as algebra.
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Basically, I tend to see the world differently to other people, and I write books and stories to alter the imagination of people so that they also see the world in a different way.
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I think there's nothing that can drive you more than a huge dream or a huge challenge.
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As it is, relationships are difficult, aren't they?
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Deception can cost billions. Think Enron, Madoff, the mortgage crisis. Or in the case of double agents and traitors, like Robert Hanssen or Aldrich Ames, lies can betray our country. They can compromise our security. They can undermine democracy. They can cause the deaths of those that defend us.
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People in Hollywood are going make pictures where ever it's the least expensive to make them.
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What we call a democratic society might be defined for certain purposes as one in which the majority is always prepared to put down a revolutionary minority.
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Self-publishing worked for me. Being able to put your work in print, even if it's a tiny print-on-demand print run of a dozen or so copies, shows publishers and editors a completed piece of work and that you can follow through on a project.
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Now you say you have to absolutely truthful. Sincerity is the main thing, and truthfulness is the main thing and don't lie to anybody ... and you'll get ahead. Brother you sure will. You'll get ahead right on that cycle of action, right toward zero! It's a trap not being able to prevaricate ... This makes life more colorful!
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¿Tienen algo que ver con los intereses de los humildes las querellas retóricas de los partidos burgueses?
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I love Prada shoes. I cannot get enough of them. Or Valentino.
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To be ambitious for wealth, and yet always expecting to be poor, to be always doubting your ability to get what you long for, is like trying to reach east by traveling west. . . . No matter how hard you work for success, if your thought is saturated with the fear of failure, it will kill your efforts, neutralize your endeavors, and make success impossible.
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There's always a period of curious fear between the first sweet-smelling breeze and the time when the rain comes cracking down.
