Erica Jong Quotes
The desire for magic cannot be eradicated. Even the most supposedly rational people attempt to practice magic in love and war. We simultaneously possess the most primitive of brain stems and the most sophisticated of cortices. The imperatives of each coexist uneasily.
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Nothing is over and done with. Nothing. Not even your malice.
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I would never date a celebrity. I would want someone with real skills. Doctor, nurse, electrician... tailor.
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The fact that 35 percent of all American giving went to religious organizations in 2010 reflects how closely bound many of us are with our place of worship.
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What makes Ireland inclined toward the drama is that it's a great country for conversation.
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I am one of maybe three people in the world who knows anything about Robert W. Chambers.
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I am aware that I look good for my age. It's my genes. My dad looked incredibly young, so did my mother. And a younger husband helps. Scott is only 45. If he hadn't come along, I don't know what I'd have done.
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The most important, what I believe myself to do, is what is the interest of Lebanon, what is the interest of my country and my nation? And I'm going to do it fully.
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Live life to the full, and become more curious every day. The more you find out about life, the richer your music-making will be.
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When I left school at 16, I became an apprentice television and radio technician, and was paid £17 a week, which was decent money in 1976. But the job turned sour when I gave myself an electric shock while repairing a television set.
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Over the years, from serving in the CIA to sitting on non-profit boards, I have observed first-hand what the addition of even one woman to a meeting or to a decision-making body can do. Put simply, in very many instances, group dynamics improve markedly.
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I can't design anything unless I'm excited by it, meaning I have an urge to wear it.
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Rap is the only interesting music left - it's the only genre that's still pushing itself, and experimenting in a way that I find exciting.
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I grew up reading 'The Jungle Books' and loving them.
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The inherent purpose of American government is let people seek their own goals and to encourage them to be responsible on the various adventures they have on their way to those goals, good, bad, and otherwise.
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Ski racing is probably the least guaranteed sport out there. It's really rare when the favorites win.
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You can spend your whole life planning. But once you're ready, get out there and start doing it.
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I think it's good to be a little more fearless in saying what you feel. In not being scared of the repercussions of that.
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We would be silly to say that race issues don't exist in 2014.
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A gun gives you the body, not the bird.
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That's all I want, to keep losing myself.
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We are extremely private, and we really got sort of ambushed by the notoriety.
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I've always enjoyed making people laugh. But in order for me to be funny, I have to get ticked off about something.
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My goals for next year are to win a national title first and foremost.
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The desire for magic cannot be eradicated. Even the most supposedly rational people attempt to practice magic in love and war. We simultaneously possess the most primitive of brain stems and the most sophisticated of cortices. The imperatives of each coexist uneasily.
