Erica Jong Quotes
Any system was a straightjacket if you insisted on adhering to it so totally and humorlessly.
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One of the most effective tools in Brazil's efforts to eradicate slavery is a register compiled by the government that lists individuals and businesses found using slave labor. Those on the 'dirty list,' as the register is known, are fined and remain on it for a minimum of two years during which they cannot access public funds.
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They might in the future more than ever before engage in hunting beavers.
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The Epistle to the Romans is an extremely important synthesis of the whole theology of St. Paul.
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I know my life is nearing its end and I accept that.
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I'm lucky. I've got pretty good genes.
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I'm starting to find my own style.
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I eat two breakfasts, two lunches, and two dinners throughout the day. It's always eating.
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We who officially value freedom of speech above life itself seem to have nothing to talk about but the weather.
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If you are sure you understand everything that is going on, you are hopelessly confused.
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I would describe my dancing talents as incredibly deep.
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You don't know how to love God and your neighbor unless you look to the law to define it.
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They asked me to write it and zoomed me over there to do it. But they ended up sacking me.
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Unfortunately, overall, movies are a conglomerate. People buy and sell people in this business, which can get really ugly.
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As for genre, my adult books are usually filed under science fiction / fantasy, although some stores put them into romance, and few have stuck them into horror. I consider all my books a mix of steampunk and urban fantasy.
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Though I am fascinated by knowledge, I am even more fascinated by wisdom.
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The Islamic State is a threat to both the moderate Islam headed by Mr. Saad al-Hariri and, of course, for Hezbollah. There is a convergence, an anxiety of a common enemy... which is good.
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You don't want to be photographed? You don't want to be known? Then you don't need to be out there peddling movies.
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Pretty much everyday, there's a moment where I'm having to pinch myself and think, 'When did this happen to my life?'
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Down by the river, I shot my baby dead.
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Every single dollar spent lobbying a legislator on behalf of oil and gas is a toxic dollar that undermines public health and safety laws that protect Americans. That's contamination of the political system.
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There is no breakthrough without a breakdown.
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There is that smaller world which is the stage, and that larger stage which is the world.
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Don't let two men fall in love with you, girls. It's not the sort of thing that ends well." -Uncle Charles
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Any system was a straightjacket if you insisted on adhering to it so totally and humorlessly.
