Jami Attenberg Quotes
Sadly, e-mail has triggered the decline of the handwritten note; I have seen its near-disappearance in my lifetime.
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For some reason, men in politics seem to have a bunch of charisma, and women drop around their feet. I haven't noticed that so much for me and men.
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I don't mind talking about 'what might have been,' but I am not one to doubt or regret most of my decisions.
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When I travel, there are no rules with my diet. I eat whatever looks good, but in small portions. Food is such a rich part of the travel experience. There is no way I would cut that out!
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In the world of words, the imagination is one of the forces of nature.
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Both my parents are Scottish, and although I grew up in Canada after moving over, all of my family are proud to be Scots.
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When my children were born, I didn't have them baptized because I felt baptism was about erasing Original Sin - something the Church said children got from their mother - and I absolutely refused to believe women carry Original Sin.
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I love all sorts of music. I'm really into Damian Rice and Amos Lee.
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When I'm singing I feel like I'm talking to someone. I'm in conversation when I perform - either with myself or with whomever is listening.
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The nearest approach I have ever seen to the symmetry of ancient sculpture was among the Arab tribes of Ethiopia. Our Saxon race can supply the athlete, but not the Apollo.
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My junior high was dreadful. I see a lot of my fellow alumni on America's Most Wanted.
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Jerusalem artichokes have a great affinity with nuts. I love them with chopped walnuts or almonds, lemon juice, garlic, herbs and plenty of olive oil.
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Dirk Nowitzki has been my hero for many years.
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I never got to make that transition from little girl to young woman... and that really screws you up.
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I have osteoarthritis, which especially affects my knees.
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My longing for truth was a single prayer.
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Vegas is like the old definition of writing: though I don't enjoy writing, I love having written. Though I didn't enjoy Vegas, I love having lived there.
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In all of us, there is a struggle between the good and the bad. It makes it more palpable and real to play such people as an actor.
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Peace is always beautiful.
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Over all, many of society's values are a cesspool.
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I got on the phone with the president of my label and I said, "Obviously, I write songs in a lot of styles and play a lot of different kinds of music. We're getting toward the end of our business collaboration. If you could envision a record that you wanted to hear from me, what kind of record would it be?" It wasn't like asking him to fill an order, it was really just a conversation. For all the things I'd ever asked him, this was one thing I'd never asked, and I don't know why. So I was curious. And the thing that he was most interested in hearing was a solo record.
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If a guy is gonna to play good bop, he has to have a sort of a bop soul.
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You always care about your teammates, and you care about the game.
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I go into any movie that's historical fiction thinking, 'OK, I'm here to watch a work of art, something delivering a series of opinions, and if it's a good work of art, these opinions become so deeply embedded in complexity and richness that I won't even be bothered by the opinions. I'll make my own mind up.'
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Sadly, e-mail has triggered the decline of the handwritten note; I have seen its near-disappearance in my lifetime.
