Erica Jong Quotes
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I've made a decision and now I must face the consequences.
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Go for it now. The future is promised to no one.
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I like '50s and '60s American art. I have 85 or 90 Warhols.
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I've only dressed in drag three or four times.
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The goal must be to expand ourselves beyond one field of focus and use our improved access to information to solve the very real and extreme economic, environmental, and resource challenges we face as an interconnected, global society.
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We can't continue to take from our planet the way we do and not give anything back, and the idea of, 'Oh, but it's fine, I won't have to deal with it in my lifetime,' well, you need to think about the future generations who will have to deal with it.
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My dad was very fun and very adventurous, and from a formative age I learned to value men who would do things on a whim.
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The offseason is when you try to gain strength. You have 162 games during the year, so you've got to pick and choose the times work out.
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If you happen to start a new country in the 1990s, you have the advantage of drafting new laws with the knowledge that the Internet is out there.
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I know that inner wisdom is more precious than wealth. The more you spend it, the more you gain.
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Green is one of my favorite colors - emerald green.
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My job is being 'Mrs. Ronald Reagan.'
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Indulging in unrestrained and immoderate laughter is a sign of intemperance, of a want of control over one's emotions, and of failure to repress the soul's frivolity by a stern use of reason.
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A pen is to me as a beak is to a hen.
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I love driving around east London - it's always full of surprises. Actually, I don't drive myself - I like to be driven.
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We're still in a recession. We're not gonna be out of it for a while, but we will get out.
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When you dance, it takes a lot of stamina, but it never seemed like work 'cause I was doing something that I so loved doing. It was always a joy. And you know, to have beautiful ballets made specially for you is such an honor. I always said it was better than diamonds.
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With bundled machines you can throw away the hardware and keep the software, and it's still a good buy.
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My parents were immigrants. And the place for all immigrants was the factories. They were the source of cheap labor.
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I had no night terrors. Maybe when your real life becomes the terror, there's just nothing left to dream about
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I like different statement jewelry, especially around the ears.
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Normally when I read, I don't like music playing.
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I use all kinds of resources for researching my novels. I'm not shy about calling up experts and asking questions, or emailing, or buying textbooks and references. The Internet is always a brilliant way to find instant facts, but it's not a great way to really understand your subjects in depth without a lot of work.
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A wet dream in the mind of New York.
