Erica Jong Quotes
certain very old people reach an age where every funeral becomes some sort of insane confirmation of strength, rather than of vulnerability, as it is when we are in our thirties or forties and our friends die.
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President Obama vowed in his State of the Union address to make assisting domestic manufacturers a top priority for his second term.
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The doors between the old man today and the child are still open, wide open. I can stroll through my grandmother's house and know exactly where the pictures are, the furniture was, how it looked, the voice, the smells. I can move from my bed at night today to my childhood in less than a second.
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I worry about whether SBA programs are still doing what they are meant to do - support lenders who fund good business startups and good expansion plans.
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I smoke, isn't that terrible?
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You should only have so many accessories. You have to make sure you have the right ones at the right time.
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Youth doesn't need friends - it only needs crowds.
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I have been learning English on the road since I started when I was 15, so it is a slow process but making some progress. Now I think I am much more comfortable with my English. However, it is difficult, still, when I speak about something that is not tennis.
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By the time I was ten, everyone knew I wanted to be a producer. I was a very precocious little boy.
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When I was a kid, I always had my hair in two plaits. But for dancing, I had to have it in a bun because I did ballet.
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I'm obsessed with those old romance films. I also would love to venture into the silent film world. I think that's extremely compelling and interesting and really relies on the acting, even more so than when you have an actor speaking.
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Everybody told me that if I insisted on doing rockabilly music, I'd never have a chance of selling any records. In fact, I lost count of how many people told me to ditch it all together, in favour, I guess, of sounding like everybody else.
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Life is tough; and if you have the ability to laugh at it, you have the ability to enjoy it.
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I'm basically for the whole year just traveling with three suitcases.
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You know what 'DOUBT' stands for? It stands for 'Debate On Understanding Bewildersome Thoughts.'
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At the end of the day, I stand by who I am. I'm a good person.
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When I held that statuette, I felt as if I had won a triumph not just for myself, but for every other woman who'd struggled to overcome the same sort of background.
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People are strange when you're a stranger Faces look ugly when you're alone Women seem wicked when you're unwanted Streets are uneven when you're down.
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One recognizes one's course by discovering the paths that stray from it.
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I'm a huge, huge lover of weaponry, of Japanese martial arts movies.
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I try to live what I teach. A lot of things come against us in life, but we should try to find something to be grateful for, and see each day as a gift.
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Listen to the people who love you. Believe that they are worth living for even when you don't believe it.
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Mostly I'm a people person so I enjoyed the interaction between the people I worked with and the game, if it was a good game it was a bonus.
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certain very old people reach an age where every funeral becomes some sort of insane confirmation of strength, rather than of vulnerability, as it is when we are in our thirties or forties and our friends die.
