Jean Hanff Korelitz Quotes
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It is better not to express what one means than to express what one does not mean.
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Getting direct consumer revenue through movies or games or other culture products is something that we are very suitable for.
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Beethoven's importance in music has been principally defined by the revolutionary nature of his compositions. He freed music from hitherto prevailing conventions of harmony and structure.
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We can't continue with a justice of vengeance. Peace will require us to accept a certain degree of impunity; it's inevitable.
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Any woman who wishes to smash into the world of men isn't very feminine.
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It is the function of the President, representing the executive principle, to execute the laws.
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Do you wish to be great? Then begin by being. Do you desire to construct a vast and lofty fabric? Think first about the foundations of humility. The higher your structure is to be, the deeper must be its foundation.
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Hungary is, in a word, in a state of WAR against the Hapsburg dynasty, a war of legitimate defence, by which alone it can ever regain independence and freedom.
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I thought I'd have a career playing women in the vein of Ruth Gordon, and we've seen that type almost disappear.
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L.A. makes you feel ugly.
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Marty Russo was too good a golfer to be a servant of the people.
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I buy so much fake jewelry, it's funny. It's not real. I don't wear real diamonds or anything.
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I've never been to New Zealand before. But one of my role models, Xena, the warrior princess, comes from there.
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My choosing Islam was not a political statement; it was a spiritual statement.
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I was always interested in fashion and beauty. I was fifteen when I was scouted in a flea market. Two years later, I arrived in New York. I was in awe because it was like another planet.
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I don't need fame any more. People are less interested in me in terms of celebrity. I'm happy to see a new generation being the media focus. I'm happy my day is done. It's over.
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There are two things panic patients hate to do. They hate to take medication - and they hate to go to doctors. They hate to come to grips.
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If a film is very clever and well-written, that's what gives you freedom as a director.
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on tolerance of gays: 'You always have to remember - no matter what you're told - that God loves all the flowers, even the wild ones that grow on the side of the highway.'
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A lot of people love the idea of improvising but are terrified of it, so I tried to make a book that was not a chef's book about improvising but a real home cook's book with a real home cook's pantry, supermarket ingredients, that sort of thing.
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Running hills breaks up your rhythm and forces your muscles to adapt to new stresses. The result? You become stronger.
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People need a narrative, and if there isn't one on offer, they make one up.
