Erica Jong Quotes
It's important to know what you're going to spend your life on, and the only way you're going to find that is by connecting with the force inside yourself.
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A person that says, 'Losing is not difficult,' I don't even want to be around that person. And obviously, that person has never won anything relevant in their life.
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I was in the invasion of Normandy in southern France.
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I condemn everyone and anyone who commits acts of terrorism. And Hamas has committed acts of terrorism.
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People have an idea that one is in control of a career, a lot more than you really are. You can engineer things to an extent. But you are at the mercy of what comes in across the desk.
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I'm not telling you what to do on the Sabbath, and you won't tell me.
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The moment in which you make somebody laugh, you're only doing it to make them laugh and be happy. Then afterward you can be like, 'Oh, I just want the attention. I feel so good that everybody's listening to me and I got the approval that I need.'
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I really bonded with my mom, growing up, through our love of horror movies!
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I've always thought of myself as a character actor, even though I've played some leading-man roles.
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I think your most intimate thoughts are only honest when they're in your head.
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I haven't reported my missing credit card to the police because whoever stole it is spending less than my wife.
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What hasn't Barbie been? I don't think I can create an occupation that she has not done yet.
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Ambition is the last refuge of the failure.
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I never wanted to be one of those 'Where are they now?' kids.
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I just happen to have one of those skill sets that allows me to work in my underwear.
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If I get married again, I want a guy there with a drum to do rimshots during the vows.
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I've had three wives. I've had five weddings.
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Saddam Hussein was an odious dictator, but he was also a very effective opponent of Iran. He was also a very effective opponent of al-Qaida.
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I strive to be brief, and I become obscure.
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It's really hard to guarantee things in life. I guarantee if you get up in the morning and you work out, and you work hard, you will have a better day - 100% guaranteed.
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Murder investigations start with the victim, because usually in the first instance that's all you've got. The study of the victim is called victimology because everything sounds better with an 'ology' tacked on the end. To make sure you make a proper fist of this, the police have developed the world's most useless mnemonic - 5 x W H & H - otherwise known as Who? What? Where? When? Why? and How? Next time you watch a real murder investigation on the TV, and you see a group of serious-looking detectives standing around talking, remember that what they're actually doing is trying to work out what sodding order the mnemonic is supposed to go in. Once they've sorted that out, the exhausted officers will retire to the nearest watering hole for a drink and a bit of a breather.
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The hardest thing about 'Strictly' is having to sit still for so long; it just about kills me.
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I love Ray Mears. He's brilliant. He's so rude about me in the press, it's outrageous!
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For all the challenges I've faced in my path to self-acceptance, I've also traveled it with my own set of luck and privilege.
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It's important to know what you're going to spend your life on, and the only way you're going to find that is by connecting with the force inside yourself.
