Doris Lessing Quotes
The Golden Notebook for some reason surprised people but it was no more than you would hear women say in their kitchens every day in any country. … I was really astounded that some people were shocked.
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This is my journey. If I fall, I have to pick myself up. If I'm not getting the playing time I want, it's up to me to figure out why.
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Anytime you have a tight race and you lose, it's not pleasant.
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I do think that 'Pretty Little Liars' has raised the bar in how social media can tie into the fan base watching the show.
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All working parents should have paid family leave. That's one of many reasons I'm working to elect Hillary Clinton. She has a plan to guarantee workers - men and women - up to 12 weeks of paid family leave to care for a new child or a seriously ill family member.
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The bargain that yields mutual satisfaction is the only one that is apt to be repeated.
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The one word that no politician will ever speak, is 'enough.' Enough.
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I so never went through a bad-girl period.
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I have to accept the fact that, no matter what I do, it's going to annoy someone.
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A lot of the time when I write about the person that I love, I feel like I'm writing about New York.
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I just wanted to rollerblade at Union Square.
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People tried to make me something that I wasn't at the beginning of my career.
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I think a lot of us feel the need to always be connected, and finding time to relax and sometimes play is something that I think we all need to make more time for, especially me.
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I believe that we should be able to marry whom ever we choose. As long as both people are willing... I say go for it!
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I have never gotten a B in my life. I would honestly be mortified if I got a B. I'm so academically driven.
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Formula for success: rise early, work hard, strike oil.
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I was interested in making work that physically changed as it circulated through the art world.
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Nothing is inevitable until it happens.
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A great calamity is as old as the trilobites an hour after it has happened.
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As to the old history of Ireland, the first man ever died in Ireland was Partholan, and he is buried, and his greyhound along with him, at some place in Kerry.
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Fashion will take on added stature one day, but try not to be stifled by it. You will learn, as you mature, to swap heels for Stan Smith trainers, minidresses for crisp white shirts. And you will never be one of those people who just roll out of bed.
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If I shall exist eternally, how shall I exist tomorrow?
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Right now my favorite TV show - because it's too close to home - is 'My Name Is Earl.' That show kills me. There's some funny stuff in there.
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Specifically, the U.S. holds strength. Its own context makes it a very competitive country, but I believe that if we recognize how interdependent the U.S. with its neighbors from the North and the South, we are part of NAFTA, a trade agreement.
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The Golden Notebook for some reason surprised people but it was no more than you would hear women say in their kitchens every day in any country. … I was really astounded that some people were shocked.
