Jane Wiedlin Quotes
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The markets are much more interested in America's long-term trajectory than they are in feeling that there is an acute short-term crisis.
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I would say that there is no future for literary studies as such in the United States.
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I am not fearless. I get scared plenty. But I have also learned how to channel that emotion to sharpen me.
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I went 59.9 sec. when I was 18 and thought, 'Hmm, that was fast - let's see how much faster we can go and what the rest of the world can do to keep up.'
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In the West, as well as some other parts of the world, the personal sense of ego tends to predominate, whereas in other areas, there is a more collective sense of ego. This collective ego emphasizes the 'we' rather than the 'I.'
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Even the superstars need to be coached once in awhile.
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My religion is very simple. My religion is kindness.
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I cook mostly vegetarian vegetable and bean stews. Quinoa salads. I make my mother-in-law's recipe for chicken and barley stew all the time.
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I started gigging when I was about 16, and I was way too young to be in the clubs.
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I changed my writing style deliberately. My first two novels were written in a very self-consciously literary way. After I embraced gay subject matter, which was then new, I didn't want to stand in its way. I wanted to make the style as transparent as possible so I could get on with it and tell the story, which was inherently interesting.
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Your present is shaped by your yesterday, but you don't have to advertise it.
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I really don't have a need to be on TV all that much, to be honest with you.
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Flowers die and wine gets consumed. Both are lovely. I appreciate both. Wine and roses. I actually had someone bring me a lobe of foie gras once.
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Stupid is a great force in human affairs.
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In the twilight, it was a vision of power.
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I remember turning 'The Sopranos' on once and within two minutes nearly throwing a brick through the screen.
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She had a yearning to lose herself in this noisy throng of people going about the business of staying alive.
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Mr. Mets is representative not only of the general public, but also of many scientific workers, publicists, and writers. Like most people, he takes words as much for granted as the air he breathes, gives them about as much thought.
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Magic is always there. Sometimes it just takes an artist to find it and show the rest of us where to look.
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Violence commands both literature and life, and violence is always crude and distorted.
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When you move into a new area, a new territory and learn a new language, the language is not a new subject, it is an environment, it is total. (p. 105)
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I guess I'd like to have my cake and eat it, too. I want to be known for having a recognizable style. I believe having your own personal identity is what makes you competitive. On the other hand, I would like to be versatile and be challenged to go in new directions.
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Our hunting areas are the grocery store.
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The Go-Go's were like my first babies.
