Rachel Cusk Quotes
The true self seeks release, not constraint. It doesn't want to be corseted in a sonnet or made to learn a system of musical notations. It wants liberation, which is why very often it fastens on the novel, for the novel seems spacious, undefined, free.
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I'm not a big fan of talking about dying. And then I make a movie where I kill everybody.
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While I played Ranji Trophy for five years, I used to be asked, 'When are you playing for the nation?' - a question which I didn't have any answer to. I kept playing before I got my first break in 1996; those five years were indeed frustrating.
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I am a little obsessed with surprise kitty.
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Sometimes 'Rookie' is written about like, 'Finally! Something for alternative girls!' and I'm like, 'No!' Obviously it's not for everyone, but I used to think that there are cheerleaders, and there are art kids.
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It may be that apartheid brings such stupendous economic advantages to countries that they would sooner have apartheid than permit its destruction.
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I actually like to sing on 'Rock Band.' I prefer to take the mic.
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At the end of the day, I'd love to see children stop begging their parents to go to the circus. That's what would make me most happy.
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I like buying iTunes. It's instant.
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I don't write about Google except to insult the company.
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The bad reviews get to me, believe me.
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There's a policy now of opening the doors to the outside world.
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In Washington, if you're a congressman or a senator or the President, you make much more money than the average American, but you'd think that if you were the leader of the free world you'd be making major bank, and you don't.
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The Palestinian election is something that was really a turning point. It's a mandate for peace.
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I don't think the label makes the artist or the artist makes the label. It's the music that makes everything work or not.
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I think what's fascinating is how many people are playing in politics who maybe haven't played before.
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Fallible characters are more interesting than superheroes in the end.
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In a strange way, I'm way more comfortable onstage than anywhere else.
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I think it's always a good idea to dress as someone you like, as long as it's done in good taste. That's the key.
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I'd like to open an animal orphanage in Kenya. I do a lot of work for Born Free.
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One of the things I learned in animation is that you never, ever want to start doing a voice that you can't sustain for four straight hours.
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I've probably tried every fad diet in the world.
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If you're one of the more than 250 million Americans who already have health insurance, you will keep your health insurance. This law will only make it more secure and more affordable.
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When you watch the films that I'm inspired by - from the '60s and '70s - it's not about the special effects: it's about the story; it's about characters and relationships.
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The true self seeks release, not constraint. It doesn't want to be corseted in a sonnet or made to learn a system of musical notations. It wants liberation, which is why very often it fastens on the novel, for the novel seems spacious, undefined, free.
