John Updike Quotes
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And the beautiful open spaces, the forests of Pennsylvania, the recreational uses that come from having these green open spaces and forests, they contribute dramatically to the level of our tourism, dramatically.
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I am a Christian guy. And I am kind of quiet about it because I want people to take me seriously before I throw something that serious in their face.
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I continue to be very shy. I think a lot of actors and performers are really weird, shy people working it out onstage. I don't know why that is.
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Experiencing those moments of being alone... is a very, very weird flooring and exposing position to be in when you're just not used to it... But I've never been lonely. And with my kids Mia and Joe that remains the case.
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My main wish is to get my books into other people's rooms, and to keep other people's books out of mine.
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As far as how much you listen to the audience, you listen to them when they really hate something.
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If America is truly Israel's greatest ally, we should not be asking it to put its citizens and future at risk by forcing the establishment of a hostile Palestinian state as the only option.
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The idea that I could push the envelope using dedication and research and endless curiosity has propelled me in my life's work.
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Part of what's so tricky in a film that's two hours long is how many themes can you effectively explore.
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I am grateful that as a reporter and as an anchor, people have allowed me to share their stories.
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Mike Tyson was one of the fighters who motivated me. How? We both used to train at the Golden Gloves boxing gym. I used to see his Rolls-Royce, his diamond Rolex on, and I said, 'You know what? Those are the things that I want.'
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One person seeking glory doesn't accomplish very much.
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America has absorbed people from around the world, and there is an Indian in every part of the world. This characterizes both the societies. Indians and Americans have co-existed in their natural temperament.
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While the United States has largely been missing in action from the diplomatic game, the European Union and Iran have been making progress at developing a formula that would lead to the suspension of Iran's nuclear enrichment program and the start of serious negotiations.
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I feel really proud of my work on 'Sullivan & Son.' It's a really different character for me. I was excited to play this really tough, sweet smart, quirky girl because that's who I am at my core, but that's never who I was playing. The show is like my pride and joy.
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We have some Jewish members of Congress, not a lot but there's a bunch of us.
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I think Ed Koch is the person most responsible for allowing AIDS to get out of control. It happened here first, on his watch. If he had done what any moral human being should have done in the beginning, and put out alarms, then a lot fewer people would have gotten sick.
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'Vogue' is a very beautiful magazine, an institution, and I learned so much working there.
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I hope I am a psychotherapist's dream. I've spent enough hours in therapy.
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You've got to know who you are before you step into this business, because if you're trying to find it, you'll probably wind up being somebody else, that you probably don't even like. 2
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Thunder is good, thunder is impressive; but it is lightning that does the work.
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I definitely felt that I was put at a very high place to be able to be a part of such a wonderful franchise in cinema history, so I was definitely very driven at doing a great job and having my body look the way it should and just being a part of the creative process.
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I've always been careful to make it clear that my endorsement of Trump is mine only.
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Nelson '...One nice thing about Florida, it makes Pennsylvania look unspoiled.'
