Joy Fielding Quotes
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I have a pretty good knowledge of the Indian world by virtue of living on several different reservations and being exposed to several different cultures and languages.
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I don't play an instrument - I just write in my head, and I usually hear fully formed songs. 'We Are Young' turned out so much like it was in my head. But it also exceeded all my expectations.
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Obstacles are things a person sees when he takes his eyes off his goal.
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When I go running, I see Mexicans working hard.
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You have to keep listening and thinking and being critical and self-critical. Remember General Nivelle, in the First World War, at Verdun? He said he had the solution and then destroyed the French Army until it mutinied.
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L.A. still ranks as one of my guilty pleasures, along with butter-pecan ice cream and Coldplay albums.
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I never stood for any president in my life, never voted, before Barack Obama. It changed my life to vote. It starts there with me. I never cared for politics before Barack Obama. I never thought it mattered to people like me.
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Thank God I had all these family values or who knows where I'd be now.
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I love dressing up.
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Spain used to be very individualistic in its sporting activities. Now we are showing we are pretty good in teams - that is an improvement.
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There is nothing wrong with a woman encouraging a man's advances, as long as they are in cash.
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Psychoanalytic investigation has shown that in mental patients excessive affection often turns to violent hostility.
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I really like children to watch my movies.
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I really do not see much use in exalting the humble and meek; they do not remain humble and meek long when they are exalted.
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I think that when you make yourself vulnerable, the thing that you do next is better. It's not like you have to inflict pain on yourself in order to make yourself better, but I think it helps. The thing that bonds you to a new friend isn't that you went to a really fun party; it's 'cause you had a really weird, sad conversation.
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The American president has a peculiar leadership responsibility to speak out for freedom.
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The challenge starts when you first come to Mumbai. But it's momentary if you win an award.
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Rahul Gandhi is very idealistic and a very decent human being. He has real concerns for the downtrodden.
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I like this town, it's really great. They've put me in The Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame. This town is about music. It's about the kind of music I like.
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It's unbelievable how many things I've learned from Merlin Olsen.
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There's nothing better than a glass of wine, a girlfriend, and a long talk.
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I'd rather go to sleep than find a girl.
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If I go to Hollywood, I will have to start all over again – which is fine and makes me humble.
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No matter how grim things may seem, they always get better.
