Joe Klein Quotes
What do you do in a novel? You take recognizable characters from your own life, and you fantasize about what they're really like.
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Anya Hindmarch is indeed a handbag designer; she has the requisite fabulous life, tasteful home, and loving husband. She is also beautiful and self-deprecating, and has five children aged 5 to 20 and a philanthropic bent which spans causes from cancer care to Britain's Conservative Party.
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Money is in some respects life's fire: it is a very excellent servant, but a terrible master.
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We need more children raised in the optimum situation, which is between a mom and a dad bonded together for life.
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Each time I seem to go through one of life's huge things, I want to play music.
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I didn't live at school, I lived where I could and studied what I enjoyed studying. I took what I wanted from that education but was making my first record at the same time. I don't know anyone from school. I was just leading a different life. I was really interested in writing and other things.
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It takes heart to be in political life.
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Life is painting a picture, not doing a sum.
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Generally, I like making my own mistakes and learning from them because that's what I think life is about.
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'Big Bang' is unbelievable; I'm blessed, but it's not the only thing in my life.
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I've given just as much of my life to that, and I practiced it with the same zeal, as I have acting. And I think that many of my skill sets from being a housewife I used for producing. Because you don't stop until it's done.
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I never really grasped how big it was when I initially got 'Alexander'; I thought, 'Ooh, this is exciting,' but after I got home, I looked back and thought, 'That was an incredible experience.' I got to work with some massive names in Hollywood, and I learnt so much, and then it really kind of struck me how life-changing it was.
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If a man does not make new acquaintances as he advances through life, he will soon find himself left alone. A man, sir, should keep his friendship in a constant repair.
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Who has connections to Connecticut? That's where rich people go to live the rest of their life in the woods.
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Mother had committed me for life. This is where I felt betrayed the most.
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'Fallen Too Far' was my first NYT bestseller. That changed my life.
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I really do feel very lucky. I've had my kids and my relationships. I've set my life down - I'm in my house, and I'm alone with my children - and I'm at peace, and that's a really nice feeling. All I really want in my life is to maintain that.
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You can drain the life and nuances and complexity out of things by homogenizing them to make everything harmoniously dull, flat, conflict-free, strife-free.
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People, in whatever walk of life, would be surprised if they just gave themselves a chance by believing in what they are.
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Preparation for life is so important. Luck is what happens when preparedness meets opportunity. Opportunity is all around us. Are you prepared?
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Fame hasn't really affected me. I have a really close knit group around me, and my sister is always with me, so it's like a bit of a travelling circus.
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My brother Joseph is ill. He has leukemia. They say I've shown courage on the football field, but for me it's only on the field, and only in the fall. Joey lives with pain all the time. His courage is 'round the clock. I want him to have this trophy. It's more his than mine, because he's been such an inspiration to me.
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I just know that I'm innovative. I'm a quick thinker... In Washington, I just want to be a senator who finds a way to drive change and not figure out a way to conform.
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What do you do in a novel? You take recognizable characters from your own life, and you fantasize about what they're really like.
