Donna Tartt Quotes
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I can no longer walk in the street. That's over.
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I just want to do my job.
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A man's primary fantasy is access to a variety of attractive women without the fear of rejection.
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The more I talk about things, the more I understand myself.
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Fiji had experienced the ordeal of two military coups.
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I was afraid I would see someone from my past who thought I was this big athlete, and then I end up being just normal.
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My idea is just to do something different each time; the next thing I do has to be completely different to the thing I've done before - that's what I try and do, because you know, I'm an actor, not a film star.
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I played with Michy for Belgium. He is still young; he can finish and is very good. He just needs to adapt to English football, and he will. He is intelligent and a good player.
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I motivate others by making sure that they understand to go after their dreams and don't let anyone tell you you can't. If you are motivated enough and put the work in that you can achieve anything in life that you set your mind to.
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America is another name for opportunity.
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If I don't create, I don't exist.
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You have to respect your audience. Without them, you're essentially standing alone, singing to yourself.
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I went to high school in New York City. So, I grew up in New Jersey my whole life, and I was watching all the people and all the kids that I met there become so jaded.
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All my fiction starts from a feeling of unique perception, the pressure of a secret, a story that needs to be told.
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Be slow to speak, and only after having first listened quietly, so that you may understand the meaning, leanings, and wishes of those who do speak. Thus you will better know when to speak and when to be silent.
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You know, I have the best parents in the world and I got really, really lucky because they think that everything I do is Oscar-worthy.
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American democracy in the past has always been known for its large middle class and its relatively few very wealthy people and very few very poor people, but that is gone to today and the middle class is shrinking.
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There are realities we all share, regardless of our nationality, language, or individual tastes. As we need food, so do we need emotional nourishment: love, kindness, appreciation, and support from others.
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I'm not a singer. In 'Bye Bye Birdie,' I think I was the sad girl who sits on the park bench during 'Put on a Happy Face.'
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At 35, I'm definitely starting to feel more like a grown-up than I ever have. There's nothing in my life that is childish or whimsical. Having fun is fantastic and I never want to lose a sense of that - and also, I think, you have to have that to put into your work or else it's going to feel stiff.
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We are all cynics now, I suppose, and even a mewling infant knows that to save a life is to make an eternal enemy.
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Be transparent about why the termination is happening. If you did things right, it shouldn't be a surprise to the person.
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The hardest part was knowing that I would have to talk about the album when I released it. I think the hardest part was waiting to see how long it would take for me to be able to get through the questions people would ask me.
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Everything takes me longer than I expect. It's the sad truth about life.
