Janine di Giovanni Quotes
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I've read quite a few readers' reviews of my book on Amazon, saying, 'Ah, he criticises the free market, he advocates central planning.' I don't do that for a minute! But this is our black and white, dichotomous way of thinking - which has really been harmful.
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You might not agree with me, but I always offer a lot of support.
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There are times in my life when I just want to be by myself.
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Whether or not we establish freedom rests with ourselves.
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Our guiding principle was that design is neither an intellectual nor a material affair, but simply an integral part of the stuff of life, necessary for everyone in a civilized society.
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We are saved by grace, not by the works of the law. But don't be so quick to write the law off.
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Five sets is a kind of lottery. Anything can happen.
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My normal life is like being on holiday.
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In the early '90s, I was hired to write educational dramas about HIV and AIDS in the shantytowns. I did that for two and a half years, and then I was hired on other films. When 'Tsotsi' presented itself, I thought, 'This is not a world I grew up in, but I've spent a great deal of time writing about it and researching it in my past.'
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I struggled for many, many years following 'Music and Lyrics' - I mean really struggled.
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My main hope is eventually, in modern education field, introduce education about warm-heartedness, not based on religion, but based on common experience and a common sort of sense, and then scientific finding.
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I never thought of myself as a songwriter. I was just an artist writing songs, and they just happened to get placed.
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I am happy in Paris.
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The teachers are trying to build the same culture in the classroom as we're building in the organization.
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There are no heroes in most of my stories. I look at our society with a critical eye and find nothing extraordinary in the people I see.
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I was a very awkward high schooler, especially in early high school.
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People are willing to do the most appalling things to another person for the sake of imposing a religious belief.
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The best way to inspire people to superior performance is to convince them by everything you do and by your everyday attitude that you are wholeheartedly supporting them.
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I have many favorite vacation destinations, but my favorite destination is Maui.
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It's fun for me to couple emotion with comedy. I think it helps comedy. I think a lot of times American comedies don't play on emotion too much.
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The Southern whites are in many respects a great people. Looked at from a certain point of view, they are picturesque. If one will put oneself in a romantic frame of mind, one can admire their notions of chivalry and bravery and justice.
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Confidence is the most important single factor in this game, and no matter how great your natural talent, there is only one way to obtain and sustain it: work.
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Sometimes I get jealous when I'm reading a great book by a younger writer. But 'White Tiger' is so good, I almost forgot to hate Aravind Adiga.
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It can't be bad having a mother who is fulfilled by her work.
