Mary Gaitskill Quotes
I think that with the proliferation of writing programs, people tend to forget that you also have to get used to working alone, and you have to be your own support.
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I don't think that any political party should claim Jesus as being a part of a political party.
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Captain Cook discovered Australia looking for the Terra Incognita. Christopher Columbus thought he was finding India but discovered America. History is full of events that happened because of an imaginary tale.
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Drama is easier to do because you just have to have the emotion and not get caught acting, but comedy is much harder.
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I am the son of peasants and I know what is happening in the villages. That is why I wanted to take revenge, and I regret nothing.
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I remember growing up always loving the guitar. I used to love to watch the people play on the Country Western shows on TV. My folks told me that when I was just a toddler, I used to pretend I was playing a guitar on a toothpick.
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I am young, and I think all young guys would love to play a superhero - any superhero - it doesn't matter. I could be a superhero that would just turn into a big blob or something like that, but I could tell all the ladies, 'Hey, I am superhero!'
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My older kids are fantastic people. It can't be the result of my influence on them.
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Any time you have an injury, it's going to be tough.
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War is over if you want it.
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The majority of meetings should be discussions that lead to decisions.
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I want to still be able to garden while I can bend over.
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I mean, Tool has a style, but we try to make all our songs sound different from each other.
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A person standing in front of an audience without enthusiasm for his subject and his actions is disconnected from his spirit.
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Always give a word or sign of salute when meeting or passing a friend, or even a stranger, if in a lonely place.
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Dead battles, like dead generals, hold the military mind in their dead grip.
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Loss of hope rather than loss of life is what decides the issues of war. But helplessness induces hopelessness.
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I can tell you where I was when Kennedy was shot - which was in the common room at school. I heard about it on the old valve radio. At the time of Armstrong's landing, I was at university rehearsing a play.
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British girls are really funny, so I definitely think we'd get along.
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I was actually not some sort of a child prodigy by any stretch.
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My life is a series of things that just happen.
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The ability to delegate begins with believing in the potential of people.
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In this digital age, there is no place to hide behind public relations people. This digital age requires leaders to be visible and authentic and to be able to communicate the decisions they've made and why they've made them, to be able to acknowledge when they've made a mistake and to move forward, to engage in the debate.
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I think the number one thing that I find important is the importance of honesty with your friends and your parents, if you can be. But I think that telling people how you really feel, being who you truly are, being safe and taking care of yourself is the most important thing.
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I think that with the proliferation of writing programs, people tend to forget that you also have to get used to working alone, and you have to be your own support.
