Jami Attenberg Quotes
In 'The Odyssey,' every feast is extremely ritualized; high-status individuals even get a better cut of meat.
Quotes to Explore
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America tends to worship the modest talent because it doesn't put us in an uncomfortable position vis-a-vis the artist.
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There's nothing more interesting than the landscape of the human face.
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Feature filmmaking is a very powerful medium. It has a hold on me now.
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The words printed here are concepts. You must go through the experiences.
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It ultimately becomes an asset to be part of a theatrical family if, indeed, you're good at what you do.
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We begin to change the world when we stimulate long-term prosperity using technology. There is not a problem that's large enough that innovation and entrepreneurship can't solve.
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Now I am not against widgets, those small third-party applications that people can put on their Web pages on social networks like Facebook and MySpace, in general.
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People see me now and ask if I'm still running. I may look like I am, but I'm really not. People think I still run every day but I ran for 25 years and I deserve to not do anything but walk or ride the bike with my kids.
Gail Devers -
Like most ghetto kids I knew it was important to be 'somebody' so I became a good soccer player, because excelling at a sport seemed to make you special.
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I'm not going to say what was being used in the clubhouse; whatever happens in the clubhouse stays in the clubhouse. But it was not like it was in your face.
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Facebook now is mostly about people you know. In the future it could be about people you know less but are more important.
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I'd love to do movies and be on TV. But I think if I transitioned into TV/film completely, I would really miss singing and dancing. It would be ideal to be cast in a movie musical!
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In America, you complain about job losses because of China, but here, we carry all of the environmental costs.
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I have a fear of things growing on things. I don't know where it came from. But I go hiking a lot, and sometimes I can't handle moss growing on trees or tumors on trees or mushrooms.
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The key to wealth is not what we earn. It is in what is spent on us.
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I spend most of my time at concerts hoping for that one second that the artist looks at me, I look at the artist, and that's when I get to say, 'Thank you.'
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Believing a person deserves a defence is not the same as doing anything in your power to get him off scot-free.
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The English king's power was curbed by Parliament, though that wasn't always a good thing, as politicians often behave no better than monarchs - there are just more of them.
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They love putting me in the 'indie queen' box. I had some high standards in my 20s that I don't have anymore.
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We have a responsibility to ensure that every individual has the opportunity to receive a high-quality education, from prekindergarten to elementary and secondary, to special education, to technical and higher education and beyond.
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There's a fascination frantic in a ruin that's romantic.
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I was really dramatic, really concerned with love or life.
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It can be assured that once the U.S. deploys its missile defense system in Poland, Russia would respond by deploying its own missile defense system in Kaliningrad.
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In 'The Odyssey,' every feast is extremely ritualized; high-status individuals even get a better cut of meat.
