Joe Andrew Quotes
The hardest decisions in life are not between good and bad or right and wrong, but between two goods or two rights.
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When I started out in the early 1930s, there were a great many magazines that published short stories. Unfortunately, the short-story market has dwindled to almost nothing.
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It's not possible to be perfect - you can always do something better. I'm never proud of what I've done. Sometimes, I'm not ashamed.
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Although some secrecy is odious, some is essential just to preserve our sense of self.
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I can't predict whether I'll leave here freely or in handcuffs.
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God manifests himself in each historical period according to the understanding of the people of the era.
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Cinema gives you the opportunity to be both a grandparent and a grandchild whereas in life you cannot be both at the same time.
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It's not that I'm opposed to doing a big-budget action movie. But it has to be the right project.
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In so far as one denies what is, one is possessed by what is not, the compulsions, the fantasies, the terrors that flock to fill the void.
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And when did mere preaching do any good? Put something in the place of these things. Fill the vacuum of the mind.
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Racism is always there underneath, but usually it is exploited in these times of economic crisis, and it's hard to find out when one slides into another.
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Our company sells about five to six million pounds of sausage a year. We sell it retail and to restaurants. We've got all kinds of products.
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If an alien with an accounting degree touched down in America, it might conclude that we're a weird cult that spends 11 months living frugally and four crazy weeks buying tons of stuff we don't need. It wouldn't be entirely wrong, either.
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I've come to learn that the determined and gifted and genuine sociopath has far more power to deceive than we realize.
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Splendid architecture, the love of your life, an old friend... they can all go drifting by unseen if you're not careful.
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The state of law is equal for all people. It cannot depend on electoral politics.
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Going vegetarian - and then vegan - has calmed me down, and it has also made me physically and emotionally strong. I do crave meat once in a while, but I find that spiritually, non-vegetarian food works against my emotional health.
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Find your own style. Don't spend your savings trying to be someone else. You're not more important, smarter, or prettier because you wear a designer dress.
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I find the presence of the sea quite inspiring, and sometimes I do just get out and walk around and take in the sea breeze to try and clear my mind.
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Eventually, before I die, I hope to have written about every part I've played.
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You know, Hillary Clinton gives of herself. Princess Diana gave of herself. But they are not saints.
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I tried to resist his overtures, but he plied me with symphonies, quartets, chamber music, and cantatas.
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At first, I only laughed at myself. Then I noticed that life itself is amusing. I've been in a generally good mood ever since.
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Writing is incidental to my primary objective, which is spinning a good yarn. I view myself as a storyteller more than a writer. The story - and hence the extensive research that goes into each one of my books - is much more important than the words that I use to narrate it.
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The hardest decisions in life are not between good and bad or right and wrong, but between two goods or two rights.
