Mary Gaitskill Quotes
I had really wanted adventure. At the time that I ran away, lots of kids ran away from home. It was something of a social phenomenon.
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Read some good, heavy, serious books just for discipline: Take yourself in hand and master yourself.
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Science fiction frees you to go anyplace and examine anything.
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A vote for Japan is a vote for the future of rugby. We will do our best to make rugby a global sport.
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It was just such a demeaning thing to do, being in silent movies. They'd call you up and tell you, 'Hey, jump off this building!' and they'd give you a hundred bucks, and you'd do it.
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I don't know how people recognize me.
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However, it does seem now that the international community, more importantly the powers that have influence, and, even more importantly, Afghanistan's neighbors realize that it is high time that they work together, and not against one another.
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One man can be a crucial ingredient on a team, but one man cannot make a team.
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I never lose confidence. As soon as you lose confidence, you're done.
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I'm not a straight man, but I play one on television.
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Dave thought he was bigger than Van Halen the band. So there was this catfight going on for 10 years.
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If you live a rebellious lifestyle, then you rebel against things because they go against your ideals and the integrity of who you are as a person.
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I have perfectly symmetrical ankles.
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The spiritual reality of the Indian world is very evident, very highly developed. I think it affects the life of every Indian person in one way or another.
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I read 'The Shining' before I ever saw the movie, when I was maybe 12.
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I work with some of the funniest writers in the country.
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I've got that Beethoven energy, that Stravinsky energy. And it's all a gift from the Creator.
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My literary success meant nothing to me.
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Summer boarders often left clothes behind, and of what use were they to the landladies, for no rag-and-bone man ever called at their houses. The truth of the matter was that in less than a week I was well dressed from head to foot, all of these things being voluntary offerings, when in quest of eatables.
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One of these days in the next 10 years, I will play 'Evita.' I don't know when or where, but I love 'Evita', especially with all my Latin and Spanish studies. It's a very demanding role but I'd love to play it.
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What happens is not as important as how you react to what happens.
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These capitalists generally act harmoniously and in concert to fleece the people; and now that they have got into a quarrel with themselves, we are called upon to appropriate the people's money to settle the quarrel.
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I do feel a lot more comfortable when my dog is with me.
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I think the smartest thing for people to do to manage very distressing emotions is to take a medication if it helps, but don't do only that. You also need to train your mind.
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I had really wanted adventure. At the time that I ran away, lots of kids ran away from home. It was something of a social phenomenon.
