Paul Auster Quotes
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I try to live my life in a holistic way, show that all of it intersects because I'm coming from the same place. Now, at the core of it, I'm just trying to connect and be there, so I'm trying to be there for my family, my wife, my kids, my friends.
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I did a lot of little girl groups here and there just to get more comfortable on stage. When you're in girl groups, it's a lot different because if you mess up, there's someone on stage to back you up, and finally I got to a point where I knew I could do it on my own.
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I would love to have been around in the Keystone Studios days.
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My attitude is always one of sensuality, aggressive enthusiasm and a kind of outrageousness in my expression.
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I like being an outsider. It is better in France on the outside.
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The duty of the media is to observe truth and social responsibility.
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I know how to make the difference. When I make the difference, I often do it at the end of the match, and that shows that I am fresh.
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I'm the most Colombian of the Colombians, even though I've lived 47 years outside of Colombia. I've lived 13 years in New York, and I never did a painting about New York. I've lived in France more than 30 years, and I've never painted Paris.
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And for the few that only lend their ear, That few is all the world.
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I wasn't really excited about doing television, to be quite honest.
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I haven't listened to much music lately; I've been out of it.
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I was joking with someone about this the other day. They were like, 'You talk about Applebee's as if it was your ex.' I miss it; I miss setting up tables at 6 A.M.
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One has to have the courage of one's pessimism.
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Being an actress can be a little like being a girl in the '50s: You're stuck waiting by the phone, hoping that the boy you like will call.
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I love Dr. Hauschka's blue mascara. It's not so blue that it's like, 'What's wrong with you?' It's more like a secret that you're wearing it.
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Acting was just another part of my life, as it still is today. It's 1 of the 10 things I love doing. It's never just been my life. As cheesy as it sounds, all my eggs were never in just one basket. I had a thousand baskets going on.
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I am so lazy and sometimes will go as late as 9 A.M. to shoot.
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I just love a challenge, and always have, and will do anything to make it interesting. I'll try anything, really, as long as it's a challenge and you can have some fun doing it.
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To kind of go through life not caring is a spectacular attribute. It's one I wish I had.
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My life isn't over and I'm not going to sit in a rocking chair and take money from the government.
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We'll have to take a look at it and see what the situation is and find out what's going on.
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At the University of Maryland, my first year I started off planning to major in art because I was interested in theatre design, stage design or television design.
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The responsibility for good government lies not just with governments themselves but also with every other part of the system they operate in, including media, non-governmental organisations and the public.
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Life is deeply tragic and also very comic at the same time. It's everything at once.
