Eric-Emmanuel Schmitt Quotes
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I don't hurt or want for visibility, but people seem to forget pretty easily.
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I just find that there's something about looking back on interviews, whether for purposes of remembering what I said about something or if it's for posterity when I'm 75.
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The great thing about a culture of givers is that's not a delusion - it's reality.
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If I'm confirmed, I'll be myself.
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We English are good at forgiving our enemies; it releases us from the obligation of liking our friends.
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There's nothing like the buzz of live theater. You put it out there and receive an instant reaction: laughing, crying, yelling, applauding.
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Both my wife and I went to Harvard, and it's incredibly exciting that our son and daughter are going there and have the chance to experience it. There are many awesome opportunities at Harvard. That's one of its greatest frustrations - not having enough time to take the classes you want to take.
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I was raised in an orthodox Jewish home where it was expected that, as a woman, I'd marry an investment banker, raise kids in the suburbs and go to temple. I wasn't raised to set the world on fire.
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I was fat, and that was awful because when you're young and sensitive, you think the world is over because you're fat.
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I like to relax and get my mind off of business for a few hours.
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I'm old-school English, so I suppose I'm quite protective - especially of time. Now that I'm a father, every moment is precious.
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I love to hand sew. I sometimes make clothing for my children, which of course they grow out of in a matter of minutes. I thoroughly love it.
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If the landscape changes, then I don't know who I am either. The landscape is a refracted autobiography. As it disappears you lose your sense of self.
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2014 was the planet’s warmest year on record. Now, one year doesn’t make a trend, but this does: 14 of the 15 warmest years on record have all fallen in the first 15 years of this century.
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I wanted to see the score! What do you got to do that's so important? You can't join the religious cult with me!
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Honestly, I think we should just trust our president in every decision that he makes and we should just support that, you know, and, um, be faithful in what happens.
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We have to all come together and create unity out of diversity that the destiny that we build will be one that is right not just for now but for generations to come.
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I'm at work by 8 or 8:30, and when I get home every night, my wife and I walk around the lawn. We have dinner together, and then we spend most of our evenings alone.
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I enjoy hanging out with friends, going on hikes and playing tennis. I also enjoy Bible study and making dinners. I have a pretty mellow life away from the water.
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Sane judgment abhors nothing so much as a picture perpetrated with no technical knowledge, although with plenty of care and diligence.
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For many years I have been a night watchman of the Milky Way galaxy.
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I hate the stereotype of the pitfalls of the child actor. There are so many amazing examples - Natalie Portman, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Jodie Foster, Drew Barrymore - of people who have made it through.
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I had an insanely long commute - New York to D.C. - when I worked at 'National Geographic.' I hate to waste time, so I spent my time by writing about my life on the premise that I might be able to pitch those as short essays to magazines. It wasn't until later that I realized that I was writing a book.
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I am not married anymore. I hate marriage ... but it's okay now.
