Doris Lessing Quotes
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You've got to be taught to hate and fear.
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I hate to say it but I think it has become very obvious that our system for devising trade agreements, so very important to this country's functioning around the world, has not only broken, but it has broken completely.
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We all agree that we've got to bring these terrorists to justice and to make sure that they're never allowed to perpetrate such an evil act as they did. And so all of us are dealing with that. We know that the President has the authority to go to war under the War Powers Act.
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People in Sweden talk a lot about the weather - how much we hate it. But Finns get more depressed.
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Evil is like water, it abounds, is cheap, soon fouls, but runs itself clear of taint.
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Most people think companies are basically evil. They get a bad rap. And I think that's somewhat correct.
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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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Let's practice motivation and love, not discrimination and hate.
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Writing is agony. I hate it.
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I really hate bureaucracy and the idea that I'm not a free person.
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You can't hate the roots of a tree and not hate the tree. You can't hate Africa and not hate yourself.
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Yoko Ono never deserved any of the hate she got. Paul McCartney and John Lennon weren't getting along.
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'Once Upon a Time', 'Mirror Mirror' - those shows and films focus on women and their conflict with one another. What the heck is going on in contemporary fairy tales? Women are not dominating the world; they are not evil.
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I'm terrified of having a little girl. Girls are more evil than boys.
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I love writing but hate starting. The page is awfully white, and it says, 'You may have fooled some of the people some of the time, but those days are over, giftless. I'm not your agent, and I'm not your mommy; I'm a white piece of paper. You wanna dance with me?' and I really, really don't. I'll go peaceable-like.
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If they exert it not for good, they will for evil; if they advance not knowledge, they will perpetuate ignorance.
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Harvey Korman was like a private tutor to me. He was such a mentor.
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We will fight evil, but we will do it from above 15,000 feet.
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Early and provident fear is the mother of safety.
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I made so many mistakes in my first successful business I'm almost embarrassed to recount them.
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Creative ideas aren't like Jenga blocks, where they fall apart and you've got to start from scratch, though it can feel that way.
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It's not how deep you go, it's how you go deep.
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Sally Barris has a voice like sparkling crystal. You could have knocked me over with a feather the first time I heard her. Her writing is from a deep, yet innocent, place and her point of view is just a bit off center. I am excited for her, she is standing at the beginning of her journey in this town, with all of it ahead of her. It reminds me of the first time I heard Beth Nielson-Chapman or Nanci Griffith. It's going to be fun to watch.
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I hate Iran. I hate the Iranian government. It's a cruel and evil government.
