Jennifer Egan Quotes
I'm obsessed with the Victorian novel. I can't help it. I feel like the novel then was so powerful and agile in ways I'm not sure it is now.
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So you had to rev your engines, to beat the Russians and I think more than anything, if the Soviet team would win, or the Soviet athletes would win, you would see and hear and read about that. Quite frequently. So they would make a big issue of it.
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I don't keep people around me that aren't family. You don't get to stay. Unless you're eating at the table with us, you're not part. We eat together, we cry together, we live together, we die together. Everything that we do is for each other, and we care for another.
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I don't know what's with me and the 'of God' shows. It's hard to tweet about, because I guess 'God' triggers some kind of filter.
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Intellectual Ventures is a company that invests in invention.
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I am a very loyal man and always keep my promises when I commit to something.
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Do not consider it proof just because it is written in books, for a liar who will deceive with his tongue will not hesitate to do the same with his pen.
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I never saw myself as being ambitious, I saw myself as being in love with the profession. I'm a people person. I love to get to know different kinds of people.
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Nowhere in the Bible did anyone bring back anyone's past sins and throw them in their face.
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I think what you wear really does need to reflect what your own personal style is.
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I think everyone's a little afraid of being part of a trend, because you get compared to each other. Writers tend to have a lot of camaraderie, and when you're constantly compared to someone else, it kind of damages that camaraderie, but I think this is a great trend. I'm honored to be a part of it in many ways.
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I will always do what I can to help others, but when I retire, I want to be a dad and a husband. I want a house and a dog in the yard. I want to have barbecues.
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Write what you like; there is no other rule.
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I'm an entrepreneur. I'm married to an entrepreneur. So I haven't just sipped the entrepreneurship cool-aid, I bleed this stuff.
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It's well worth making your own harissa, but there are some very good commercial varieties.
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I was definitely nervous for the combine. You train for three months to go out there and perform for three days.
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The soul can split the sky in two and let the face of God shine through.
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Hats look exactly the same. There's no difference between The Writing Hat and The Acting Hat.
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I started off in comedy, but that's just where I got my work. I've always been an actor.
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People don't understand that the feel of the surface is so important for a footballer. The ball travels on the surface; our feet move on the surface - all of that goes into how the game is actually played.
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When the audience enjoys your performance, you feel like a magician who is doing magic. It's a great feeling!
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When downsides coexist with upsides, as they often do, people are reluctant to explore what’s bugging them, for fear of being labeled complainers.
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I quit drinking, so I can think clear. When you have chop trouble, drinking doesn't help the healing process.
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I'm obsessed with the Victorian novel. I can't help it. I feel like the novel then was so powerful and agile in ways I'm not sure it is now.
