Mary Gaitskill Quotes
Having watched television, I would kind of play the role or picture myself on a television show or something like that. That's maybe always been true of a certain type of kid, even before television maybe, but I think it's been amplified to an insane level.
Mary Gaitskill
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I've actually changed my view of Los Angeles. When I was younger, I hated it, because I thought it was fake and superficial. As I've gotten older, I've found that to be absolutely true, but I don't care.
Aasif Mandvi
Do we mean love, when we say love?
Samuel Beckett
This is how it has been since time began: If you want to make something really worthwhile and true, then you have to suffer for it.
Iris DeMent
What appears in newspapers is often new but seldom true.
Patrick Kavanagh
It's a really scary thing, having your dreams come true and seeing everything you ever wanted happening, getting the attention for it and then not knowing how to handle it properly.
Samaire Armstrong
Forget it, Louis, no Civil War picture ever made a nickel.
Irving Thalberg
My great religion is a belief in the blood, the flesh, as being wiser than the intellect. We can go wrong in our minds. But what our blood feels and believes and says, is always true. The intellect is only a bit and a bridle.
D. H. Lawrence
I think the over-militarization of local police forces is also true of the over-militarization of the federal government, so I don't really run and hide from the comment that I think there are 48 federal agencies that have SWAT teams.
Rand Paul
Men, in fact, are excited and looking forward to settling down and having families and being true partners with women in relationships that are full of excitement, unpredictability, adventure, and loyalty.
Ian K. Smith
Thanking you once more, I want to wish you the best of luck for your future life and to conclude by saying to you: Dream your dreams and may they come true!
Felix Bloch
I love my garlic press; in fact, it is probably my one true desert island gadget. But I'm happy to put it aside whenever the smell and sweet taste of slow-cooked garlic is called for.
Yotam Ottolenghi
It's not true that life is one damn thing after another; it's one damn thing over and over.
Edna St. Vincent Millay
I discovered that I, a writer of what is known as creative nonfiction, could do the research and bridge the gap in my books and lectures through true storytelling. This is not 'dumbing down' or writing for eighth graders. It is writing for readers across cultures, age barriers, social and political landscapes.
Lee Gutkind
Yes, it's true - I love the roar of the crowd. When the fans are with you, their voices come together in a big booming rush of sound that you can actually feel in your body - almost like a wave that lifts you and carries you past your own limits.
Dwyane Wade
For rich children, it'd be very easy and convenient never to take any steps to build an identity outside of your association with your family's wealth.
Jamie Johnson
Myths are a waste of time. They prevent progression.
Barbra Streisand
There are certain things you don't say that's disrespectful. They detract from the point you're trying to make.
Benjamin Watson
Having watched television, I would kind of play the role or picture myself on a television show or something like that. That's maybe always been true of a certain type of kid, even before television maybe, but I think it's been amplified to an insane level.
Mary Gaitskill
