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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Nowadays, there are seven music directors in one film. I had never heard of such a thing before. If one of our old music directors was told to share a score with others, he would have left the assignment.
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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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I'm a huge fan of Eighties music.
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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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I consider myself sexy. But the sexy image doesn't bother me, and I don't think it detracts from my singing.
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My longing for truth was a single prayer.
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Vermouth always makes me brilliant unless it makes me idiotic, but we'll hope for the best.
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I'm one of those people that think Thomas Edison and the light bulb changed the world more than Karl Marx ever did.
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Old men love novelties; the last arriv'd Still pleases best; the youngest steals their smiles.
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We count it crucial to make regular soundings to find out how the public perceives the rating program, and to measure the approval and disapproval of what we are doing... The rating system isn't perfect but, in an imperfect world, it seems each year to match the expectations of those whom it is designed to serve - parents of America.
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Sadly, e-mail has triggered the decline of the handwritten note; I have seen its near-disappearance in my lifetime.
