Jean Hanff Korelitz Quotes
Like many people, I have a fascination with lies and the people who tell them. I wouldn't say I've never told a lie, but I don't think I've ever told one without both assuming I would be found out and feeling absolutely rotten about it.
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It is a growing process. You can't just like beer. You have to start somewhere and learn the different flavors.
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The Supreme Court is not elected, and it is therefore not a proper arbiter of social policy.
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The Prophet defeated the enemies of Islam even when he and his followers were small in number.
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I'd always put on little shows at home, but when I was 11, I did a community event in Woodford, where anyone could go. You had three days of vocal training and performed your song at the end. I sang 'I Say a Little Prayer.' It's a tough song to sing but they gave me the confidence to go for it and belt it out.
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The mind is but too naturally prone to pleasure, but too easily yielded to dissipation.
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I've been called Mr. Patient Money because I have the patience to work through challenging circumstances.
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I started making music for fun, but I had two parents who were very much in the business. I didn't run around trying to get the spotlight. I was very shy. I never sang in front of people 'til I was about 17 years old.
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First of all my real full name is Lloyd Vernet Bridges III.
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When you're in trouble, all you need is your bank card and passport, and you're fine.
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As a boy, I wanted to be the Peruvian Diego Maradona. Sadly, Peru hasn't made the World Cup since 1982, so I guess I did well to choose something different.
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Give a talk to children and tell them dinosaurs didn't drag their tails, and you get arguments.
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As newly created P2P businesses disrupt the status quo and compete with established companies, they face the difficulty of fitting a square peg into a round hole when it comes to existing regulatory regimes that don't contemplate their business models.
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You can never fully put your finger on the reason why you're suddenly, inexplicably compelled to explore one life as opposed to another.
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I see Baccarat in major gateway cities like Paris, Tokyo, Shanghai and Hong Kong and exotic resort locations.
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As an actor, I think you should always disappear a little. I act in order to lose myself.
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I was always trying to get people to fix things that are wrong. Now, it was, 'How do I make things that are going good go better?
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Everybody has a story... and a scream.
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A fine world in which man reproaches woman with fulfilling his heart's desire!
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People's ideas and fears can make them small but they cannot make you small. People's prejudices can diminish them but they cannot diminish you. Small-minded people can think they determine your worth. But only you can determine your worth.
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I am going to confront the old-fashioned negative thinking which says that all government needs to do to generate growth is cut worker and environmental protections, cut taxes on the rich and stroke 'fat cats' until they purr with pleasure. I'm completely repudiating the idea that government has to get out of the way.
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I have a feeling we're not in Kansas anymore.
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I'm interested in what bonds people together. You know, what brings us together in good ways? And there's not a lot known about that.
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Like many people, I have a fascination with lies and the people who tell them. I wouldn't say I've never told a lie, but I don't think I've ever told one without both assuming I would be found out and feeling absolutely rotten about it.
