Gayle Lynds Quotes
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Nixon was the most dishonest individual I have ever met in my life. He lied to his wife, his family, his friends, his colleagues in the Congress, lifetime members of his own political party, the American people and the world.
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Obviously, marriage is not a synonym for morality. But stable marriages and families do encourage moral behavior.
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My mother wrote a couple of romances when I was a kid, and I always saw books in our bookshelf with 'Schroeder' on the spine.
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You don't go into politics unless you want to win.
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Remarkable contributions are typically spawned by a passionate commitment to transcendent values such as beauty, truth, wisdom, justice, charity, fidelity, joy, courage and honor.
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I am very career minded, and I think my personality is more suited to America. I am a working mother.
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The people of Iran have had to endure repressive laws that have stifled their freedom of speech and religion for too long.
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I'd love to return to theater.
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For Gore 2000, I was a formal campaign adviser: contrary to RNC mythology, my brief was not 'wardrobe,' but rather policy on women's issues, and messaging. I was also married to a Clinton speechwriter, and observed the message decision-making process from the perspective of a spouse.
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With dance and theatre, I think people get very nervous about not knowing the right things. They feel like they've missed something, or that they're not bright enough to watch it. It's not a test.
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Set realistic goals, keep re-evaluating, and be consistent.
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I think selfishly, as an actor, we always want to do more.
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I love all men who think, even those who think otherwise than myself.
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What I find interesting as a 40-year-old is the idea of trying to be a part of a pronounced, continuing independent culture. The basic tenet of America is that you rebel and then you get real.
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Jerusalem is not just a beautiful city: the challenge is to show that Jerusalem can be shared in peace and respect.
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The costs of marriage breakdown are borne by the entire society, and therefore it is reasonable for the entire society to demand support for marriage - to insist that it is privileged both culturally and legally.
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Well, I would say that music just happens with me, I'm not in the driver's seat when I am at the piano, the piano is.
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I've gone from the most trusted man in America to one of the most debated.
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Some things are just really difficult to do. That's what I find hard. I usually can find a way to do a character to make it real and work. But sometimes it's a struggle sustaining that, because there's such a level of personal involvement and personal, physical, and emotional distraughtness.
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Life started getting good when I started making money.
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Absolutely delightful, at first for its unspoiled picture of late-nineteenth-century Japan as seen through the eyes of three remarkable but very different Americans, the missionary William Elliot Griffis 1843-1928, the scientist Edward Sylvester Morse 1838-1925, and the writer Lafcadio Hearn, and then for the marvelous reconstruction of how Japan worked on their minds, radically changing their perceptions of the country and the whole relationship between East and West--between the barbarian and the civilized. The book is a tour de force.
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I've always loved spy stories. Who can resist?
