Jonathan Lethem Quotes
I had always wanted to be a writer who confused genre boundaries and who was read in multiple contexts.
Quotes to Explore
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The sole ultimate factor in human decisions is physical force. This we must learn, however repugnant the idea may seem, if we are to protect ourselves and our institutions. Reliance on anything else is fallacious and ruinous.
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I don't think I had the aspiration to be a star growing up. I loved Madonna and Bette Midler, and I had my karaoke machine and would sing their songs.
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Ryan Gosling's, like, my crush, but I don't really pay attention to his personal style.
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I think the best thing I can hope to achieve is to educate, or make aware, as many people as possible on how the little things they do every day really do affect our environment, and how easy it is to fix some of those things.
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The living nightmare for a red state NASCAR driver would be a gay French driver.
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I guess some kids around me had to grow up quickly, had all those problems. But I wasn't one of those kids, or around those kids, not at all.
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Hurry boys, hurry, we have to make a quick change or the hour will be up.
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For all the drama we all have with our families and all the tension and hostility, I couldn't have done this without my family. Being the people that they are - they're crazy - made it possible for me to be crazy and to live a lifestyle of my own design.
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Don't lower your expectations to meet your performance. Raise your level of performance to meet your expectations. Expect the best of yourself, and then do what is necessary to make it a reality.
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Today, in every wave of every ocean, I see our children playing and dancing. Today, in every plant, tree, and mountain, I see our children growing in freedom.
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I enjoyed being anonymous.
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Telecom was the golden goose which laid the golden egg. The Supreme Court ensured that the golden goose will never lay golden egg again for a little while.
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I charged into something which might have been a tree, but was not-being, in point of fact, Jeeves.
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Shoes are a big thing for me, just because it's hard to find shoes that fit me correctly.
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I would have done higher than that... I would have set it higher.
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My first big gig was as a correspondent on Comedy Central's 'The Daily Show.' My job was to parody TV reporters and political pundits. As a result, I was often invited onto cable news shows as comic relief.
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It's like you work with people, and based on the size of the budget, you sometimes can't pay them what they deserve.
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Why does God endow us with compassion?
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Especially in comedies, I think a lot of time the female characters are there to provide a balance for guys.
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I am just beginning to be more comfortable with my identity.
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If I'm not prepared, I don't feel confident. It's something that you can have control of. You deserve what it is you're going after as long as you've done the work that needs to be done to prepare for it. You can't just have your hand out!
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I start with something that makes me angry or confused, and then I write about it. It's a form of self-help.
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I had to sit with my senses. This clear, beautiful intuition took over. I knew exactly how I felt, and I wasn't confused or clouded or compromised. I realized that none of my feelings had diminished, but I might have to lose someone I truly loved. I didn't want to run away from Claire, but I knew drug addiction was strong enough that I had to be willing, if need be, to let go of the person I'd just fallen in love with.
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I had always wanted to be a writer who confused genre boundaries and who was read in multiple contexts.
