Jeff Greenfield Quotes
Somebody is going to have to do fancy footwork to make sure Elizabeth and John Edwards get their prime-time shot .
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I have behind me not only the splendid traditions and the annals of more than a thousand years but the living strength and majesty of the Commonwealth and Empire; of societies old and new; of lands and races different in history and origins but all, by God's Will, united in spirit and in aim.
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I have seven children by six different mothers. Maybe success was too good to me.
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The hardest thing about being an unpublished writer is that there's always that voice in your head that asks if you're really being a fool. You might just really stink and not know it. You have to have a lot of blind faith in the process. You have to like it so much that you're going to do it anyway.
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I might go on discussing this subject at great length, but after all is said, done, and written, my own book of experiences will best show what these obstacles are, and how I managed to overcome them to some extent.
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A test of a people is how it behaves toward the old. It is easy to love children. Even tyrants and dictators make a point of being fond of children. But the affection and care for the old, the incurable, the helpless are the true gold mines of a culture.
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There are times as an actor when you don't work for two months, sometimes three or sometimes six, and the only thing that's going to keep you sane is if you give back and live your life. I've definitely gone through that. It's like, 'Okay, I'm out of work for two months.' That's two months I can paint.
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You know, real life doesn't just suddenly resolve itself. You have to keep working at it. Democracy, marriage, friendship. You can't just say, 'She's my best friend.' That's not a given, it's a process.
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I like new challenges and new experiences.
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I am lucky enough to be married to a personal trainer. He's able to whip me into shape pretty quickly.
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As a species, we can at times be dimwitted and cruel. But we're also capable of learning.
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Write it on your heart that every day is the best day in the year.
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Coming out was crucial to changing attitudes about gays and lesbians: will people feel differently about abortion if they know their mother, their aunt, or their friend had one?
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What makes America special is that people come here, assimilate and become American with all of the rights and responsibilities citizenship bestows.
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I've played quite a large spectrum of teenaged girls, from psychotic to very sweet to a polygamist.
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Being happy is of the utmost importance. Success in anything is through happiness.
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The special relationship between twins is that, if there's anyone else in the world that's going to get or be the confidant that you need, it's an identical twin.
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My desire has always been to be the leader in an industry.
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I want to make music, I want to act, I want to sing, I want to do something that doesn't make my skin erupt.
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I am reminded every day of my life, if not by events, then by my wife, that I am not a perfect man.
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Politics is about the improvement of people's lives. It's about advancing the cause of peace and justice in our country and the world. Politics is about doing well for the people.
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You can't party all the time - especially in January!
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I was really lucky to have been raised in this really powerful matriarchy where my dad was around, but I was with my mom and my grandma most of the time. They were heavy influences on me. My mother has a career in technology; my grandma sold real estate.
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I've always felt that writing can be learned but not really taught. The best thing somebody can do for you is to put the right book in your hands at the right time. I grew up in a family where the right book was always being put in my hands.
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Somebody is going to have to do fancy footwork to make sure Elizabeth and John Edwards get their prime-time shot .
