Doris Lessing Quotes
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Weirdly, often the more I write, the more ideas I have.
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I found it an interesting portrait of a marriage in exploring notions of how one partner supports the other, whilst not jeopardizing the greater good - which is the family.
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I've been accused of having very long ingredient lists, and I guess there's some truth in that.
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There's nothing wrong with being anthropomorphic. That's how we understand the world.
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To gastroenterologists, the concept of a germ causing ulcers was like saying that the Earth is flat.
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All the time I was writing hit songs with my partner David Porter, I always had the yen to perform. Sure did. And when the opportunity came, I took it. The first album, 'Presenting Isaac Hayes,' didn't do so hot, but it was like a prelude for what was to come.
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If you keep on saying things are going to be bad, you have a good chance of being a prophet.
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Our relationships with our computers are almost sexual, they're so close. They're just such a huge part of our lives.
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If you're losing, just be a man; be a man and lose as a man.
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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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Winston Cup and the Busch Series are two totally different leagues. You get put in different situations.
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I make my own face exfoliant at home, using finely ground rice powder mixed with milk or yogurt. I also treat my skin to a honey, rose water, glycerine and lemon face pack. The honey moisturises, and the lemon removes impurities.
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Producing should be a creative responsibility.
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In real life, I assure you, there is no such thing as algebra.
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During the crusades all were religious mad, and now all are mad for want of it.
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To come in and win three races already this year and maybe set a record by winning four is pretty unique. But guys like Mark Martin, Rusty Wallace and these guys are not wanting that to happen.
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I know there are going to be big challenges financially, but I'm excited artistically. I think that if the experience is better artistically, then we have more hope in the future.
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I have problems with a lot of photography, particularly street photography and photojournalism - objectifying the other, finding the contempt and exoticism that you might feel within yourself or toward yourself and projecting it out to others. There can be an abusive power to photography, too.
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Frankly, Milan kind of sucks as a restaurant city. It's so fashion-obsessed that people don't pay that much attention to the food.
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The road can be hard on a kid if he's not careful.
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The fundamental work of investment management is filtering. The question is what do you filter.
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Because when you have millions of people with this kind of need for gratification, and the culture is saying that it's possible for everyone to satisfy all of their needs and desires all of the time, there are obviously going to be clashes - clashes of ego.
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I try when I'm writing to fill my head and my ears with all sorts of stuff and then let it settle and filter through. At a certain point it seems like fruitless activity because you're taking a lot of time and not seeming to get anything. And then, slowly, you realize you've actually digested elements and that your thinking is being freed up and the way you build up compositions is changed as a result of what you've been listening to.
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Everything all the time in a city is extraordinary!
