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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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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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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Madrid is not as big as London, but it is true when you are coming from a big city like Madrid, nothing is going to surprise you, and I am very happy to move to a city like London. It is a big city, and you can do everything you want with the respect that the English people always have.
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I had never been out covering a story, but boy, was that fun.
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I think anybody can do any of these if they train. I don't recommend it, but anybody could do it if there was a need.
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I ran away. I kept running away. Almost once a week, I'd run away from those schools. They'd catch me. They'd bring me back to the school, beat me. And it was - it was terrible.
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I have the potential to be very strong and powerful, sometimes angry, sometimes passionate. I also can be shy and withhold that because I am afraid. I don't want to freak anybody out with my passion... So I struggle with that all the time.
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Leaders are made, not born. You learn to become a leader by doing what other excellent leaders have done before you. You become proficient in your job or skill, and then you become proficient at understanding the motivations and behaviors of other people.
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There are 16 year olds competing at the olympics and i still push on pull doors & struggle getting through the whole day without a nap.
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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.
