Nancy Friday Quotes
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If Harvard is $60,000 and University of Toronto, where I went to school, is maybe six. So you're really telling me that education is 10 times better at Harvard than it is at University of Toronto? That seems ridiculous to me.
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President Bush has a track record of making the right decisions when it comes to national security.
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Alan Rickman's Hans Gruber is the greatest bad guy in a movie ever.
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The way through the world is more difficult to find than the way beyond it.
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Recruiting Station was a story that came as the result of many anxious awakenings during many nights.
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I am not sure that you, the younger generations, will like to go to war that we went through. So, we learn as the mistakes are being committed.
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I play PC and Xbox games at home, and I just got a PSP as a birthday present.
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I'm going for something very raw and organic.
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My favorite books are psychology, self-help, and I'm fascinated by Jung, by dream work.
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Homosexuals are riding high in the media.
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I believe in luck. My luck's real streaky.
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Iraq did not spontaneously opt for disarmament. They did it as part of a ceasefire, so they were forced to do it, otherwise the war might have gone on. So the motivation has been very different.
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I like to change characters and then, slowly I believe the audience treat me as, like an actor who can fight. It's not like an action star.
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People ask me, 'Isn't it scary living on your own?' but in this industry, being at events, doing interviews, and doing promotion and constantly chatting about yourself, sometimes it's really nice to just sit in silence or take a day where you can sleep in until 3 P.M. and then stay up as late as you like.
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It's important for me to think I'm mixed-race.
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I technically have two last names, which is a lot of fun when you're making airline reservations.
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I'm an Indian-origin painter. I will remain so to my last breath.
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Fantasy is my favorite genre for reading and writing. We have more options than anyone else, and the best props and special effects. That means if you want to write a fantasy story with Norse gods, sentient robots, and telepathic dinosaurs, you can do just that. Want to throw in a vampire and a lesbian unicorn while you're at it? Go ahead.
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People spend most of their lives worrying about things that never happen.
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And our dreams are who we are.
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Not being a genius, I believe in collaboration, and my background as a problem solver means I've never been afraid to work with people cleverer than myself.
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Don't let mistakes be so monumental, don't let your love be so confidential, don't let your mind be so darn judgemental, and please let your heart be more influential. Be thankful for all that the spirit provides and be thankful for all that you see without eyes.
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Dreams are the expression of the unconscious while we are asleep.
