Nathalie Sarraute Quotes
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There's so many confusing messages that you're being sent about being pretty but not too pretty, smart but not too smart, ambitious but in a way that makes people comfortable. It's very hard to navigate.
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Playing drums feels like coming home for me. Even during the White Stripes I thought: 'I'll do this for now, but I'm really a drummer.' That's what I'll put on my passport application.
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Real friendship, like real poetry, is extremely rare - and precious as a pearl.
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I hate the giving of the hand unless the whole man accompanies it.
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Contrary to rumor, sometimes I can be quite a laugh.
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I'm really into Greek yogurt, fruit and almonds. Those are my 'go-to' snacks.
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What is the future of the woman's movement? How in the hell do I know? I don't run it.
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I always see where I didn't do things the right way. I only see the heavy lifting. That's a bit of my wisdom, if you want to call it that.
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If you tell the truth you get into trouble, and that's why politicians are extremely dull.
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The problem with binge-watching on Netflix is that you lose three days of your life.
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Each member of the band has varied influences, and the same diversity is reflected in our fanbase.
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I must therefore implore your indulgence for a pretty long and plain development of my views concerning that cause which the citizens of New York, and you particularly, gentlemen, honour with generous interest.
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It is one thing to say that there is a constitutional right to keep a gun at home for protection. It is quite another to say there is a constitutional right to bring a hidden gun into a daycare center.
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I didn't want to do a zoo show. I didn't want to do a study of someone with mental illness. I just wanted to show someone who was trying to live their life.
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Any econometrician who wants to see practical application of his science will be highly concerned with applications to economic planning at the national level.
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I remember once being told by a casting person, years ago, that I shouldn't pursue a career in the business because of the color of my skin. The fact that I remember it today means it stuck with me. I thought that was really stupid advice and advice nobody should ever give someone.
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Before training, I eat slow-release energy food, such as porridge or muesli, especially in the morning. Afterwards, I eat protein so my muscles are able to recover, such as a protein bar followed by a meal of chicken and vegetables. I always stay hydrated during workouts by drinking plenty of water throughout.
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I am extremely rebellious. I have this strong, defiant spirit.
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I think songwriting is the ultimate form of being able to make anything that happens in your life productive.
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I've been in silly movies and romantic movies and historic movies.
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I think all old folk's homes should have striptease. If I ran one I'd have a striptease every week.
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When you find somebody who doesn't give and take, you go, 'Remind me never to work with you again.'
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I like action-adventure movies.
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The novel moves like all the arts. It's transforming itself all the time.
