Jennifer Egan Quotes
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Don't taunt the alligator until after you've crossed the creek.
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There should be more interaction and more confidence building between our various academic institutions just like how there needs to be a confidence building between industry and academics.
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People turn into fools when they see a movie star and do weird things.
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I think the attraction to Israeli women stems from the fact that we're exotic and the fact that there are many talented and beautiful women in Israel. I think that there is also greater awareness of Israel than before in the movie industry.
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We must continue research into new forms of energy and into more efficient use of existing energy sources.
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I was so opposed to the war in Vietnam that I initially refused President Nixon's urgings for me to go there.
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My mother worked in factories, worked as a domestic, worked in a restaurant, always had a second job.
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I know that campaigns can seem small, and even silly. Trivial things become big distractions. Serious issues become sound bites. And the truth gets buried under an avalanche of money and advertising. If you're sick of hearing me approve this message, believe me - so am I.
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Remember that children, marriages, and flower gardens reflect the kind of care they get.
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My husband and I have season tickets to the Giants games, and we go there as fans to enjoy it.
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Biology is the least of what makes someone a mother.
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I went to high school in New York City. So, I grew up in New Jersey my whole life, and I was watching all the people and all the kids that I met there become so jaded.
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I hate facts. I always say the chief end of man is to form general propositions - adding that no general proposition is worth a damn.
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Being an actress can be a little like being a girl in the '50s: You're stuck waiting by the phone, hoping that the boy you like will call.
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Don't worry about the war. It's all over but the shooting.
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Allu Arjun is one of the most stylish actors. We should take care of our looks when acting with him because he wears the best of costumes, and if we don't take care, we would look like a housemaid beside him.
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I like to write scenes in the middle of the night. We could change every word of 'Family Ties' between Monday and Friday.
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The strength of British theatre should be that these actors in their middle years know what they're doing and are good at it. Not rich, not famous, but making a living.
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I can well imagine making acquisitions so long as these are complementary to Puma and move it forward.
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There's only one person in this race who will be there, who's always been there for you, and that's Hillary Clinton's life story.
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Custom will reconcile people to any atrocity; and fashion will drive them to acquire any custom.
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'Tax Law is like the world's biggest chess game with all sorts of weird conundrums about ethics and civics and consent of the governed built in. For me, it's a bit like math. I have no talent for it but find it still erotically interesting.'
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Fits did not go over well in my house. There was a lot of discipline and obedience and you had to be very ladylike. Ladies didn't curse and I still don't curse in front of my parents.
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Life itself is so surprising, a predictable story is unsatisfying.
