Jennifer Egan Quotes
I listened to classic rock and roll, and punk rock. 'Goon Squad' provides a pretty accurate playlist of my teenage years, though it leaves out 'The Who,' which was my absolute favorite band.
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I'll tell you, in my life I've never once have seen a Hispanic panhandler, because in our community, it would be viewed as shameful to be out on the street begging. Those are all conservative values - faith, family, hard work, responsibility.
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They're like a weird couple. If you were to personify the artichoke and the oyster, they would have a great date. They would totally get along.
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All I wanted to do was be a working actor.
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I like writing idealistically, romantically and swashbucklingly.
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Whenever you get to win, you feel the satisfaction of all of your hard work, all the sacrifices, all the blood, sweat and tears. It feels right and makes you realise that you are really doing the right thing.
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Everything I do is for my parents and my family. The car is nice, the house is nice, but none of this matters without them. If it wasn't for them, I wouldn't be here. I don't know where I would be, honestly.
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Let each person do his or her part. If one citizen is unwilling to participate, all of us are going to suffer. For the American idea, though it is shared by all of us, is realized in each one of us.
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Boy, I'll tell you, when the Rams drafted me No. 1, it surprised me. I was walking on air for days.
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I'm an actress, and that's my work and my passion.
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I played point guard my whole life.
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With 'The Social Network,' I got into it at first because frankly I thought there was a cool courtroom drama to be had with the intellectual properties. And then what further drew me in was that the most extraordinary social networking device ever created was created by the world's most antisocial person. I liked that story.
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I'm by no means condemning prescription medicine for mental health. I've seen it save a lot of people's lives.
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The Arctic National Wildlife Refuge is a unique and biologically special place that should be preserved.
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Let's face it, I only practice yoga because the classes are always packed with beautiful women.
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But if the technological Singularity can happen, it will.
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One must know the so-called 'lesson of a downpour.' A man, caught in a sudden rain en route, dashes along the road not to get wet or drenched. Once one takes it for granted that in rain he naturally gets wet, he can be in a tranquil frame of mind even when soaked to the skin. This lesson applies to everything.
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You must enjoy the journey because whether or not you get there, you must have fun on the way.
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My soul has grown deep like the rivers.
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Is adult entertainment killing our children? Or is killing our children entertaining adults?
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I'm a lanky girl, naturally.
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C++ and Java, say, are presumably growing faster than plain C, but I bet C will still be around.
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I could maybe coach kids' basketball. I know enough about basketball where I feel like I could coach 12-year-olds pretty effectively.
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The blessing that I got from my parents, even if they didn't really teach me about money, was their simple lifestyle.
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I listened to classic rock and roll, and punk rock. 'Goon Squad' provides a pretty accurate playlist of my teenage years, though it leaves out 'The Who,' which was my absolute favorite band.
