Janine di Giovanni Quotes
In America, people know there are always 10 people better than them who are after their job. In France, they know that too - but no one is going to get their job till they go to their grave.
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I've been told I'm a little bit eccentric.
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My activism and sexual revolution in New York was a factor.
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So I went to English school, secondary English school, so forget going to Mecca for my religious education.
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I do not have bad days. I don't wake up in the morning and think that I'm going to get AIDS. I don't dream bad dreams about it. If I did, I'd be giving in to the negativity.
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Once I got married, I started working from an office. I found that having somewhere to go that isn't my house is mentally helpful: 'This is the place where I answer email and write blog posts,' and 'over there is the place where I do the dishes.'
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I am a big believer that eventually everything comes back to you. You get back what you give out.
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I'm still number one and I just recently won a major tournament ahead of my toughest rivals so I think I had a few years ahead of me if I decided to stay.
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I support many organizations that I feel are doing the right thing, like Alonzo Mourning's foundation, Alicia Keys' foundation, the Make-a-Wish Foundation, and other well-established foundations. I kick out a lot of time and money wherever I can.
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The politics of the Cape Town Metro, which allows an executive Mayoral committee to make secret decisions which affect you, behind closed doors, is wrong!
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I don't really see myself as a celebrity, but more as a sort of mitre.
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I did some theater as a kid for fun. But it was really by chance that I landed into acting.
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There is no doubt in the sanctity of Mecca, but a donkey won't become a Hajj pilgrim by just going through the motions.
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I played didgeridoo from a young age - on the vacuum cleaner, initially.
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In 2010, I sold my car, a Toyota Majester, for just a lakh-and-a-half to be able to feed my horses. It continues to be like a hole, where I put all my money.
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I love comedy because I'm naturally a very silly person.
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Um, well, I made a new CD called 'Dream With Me' and it's out now, and I'm really excited about it.
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I was a good bartender. I wouldn't say I was the best bartender in New York, but I could hold my own.
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I was lucky to have my allergist who diagnosed me with CIU.
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The desert adapts. The people adapt. Live. Die. Struggle. Suffer. Create. The people in the real world beyond Demesne's ring are not all manufactured perfection. They deal.
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We all need relaxed outfits in our arsenals.
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If you want to take what I've learned and use it to your advantage, just listen and you won't have to go through it.
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I'm from West Virginia. If you didn't know what was happening in NASCAR, you were on the outside. NASCAR is a big league sport, but it's still also country and redneck.
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In America, people know there are always 10 people better than them who are after their job. In France, they know that too - but no one is going to get their job till they go to their grave.
