Erica Jong Quotes
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I really think that in the media world that we live in now, especially for writers, it has to be a conversation. With very few exceptions, it can't be this one-way, 'Here I am on the mountaintop preaching to all of you great unwashed readers in hopes of saving you.' It doesn't work that way.
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It's always an honor to represent your country.
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I've always found that no matter how much you spend on a movie - you can spend sixty dollars or sixty million dollars - if the movie's good, it's good.
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When I was little, we had a Golden Book that had all these Disney characters in one portrait on the first page. My dad used to read from it every night. We'd play this game of find Pluto or find Donald Duck. He'd read us stories and do all the voices. Those are great memories.
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Cursive writing does not mean what I think it does.
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Without a doubt, I'd love to do Broadway. I actually can't wait to get back to musical theater.
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I went to Iceland in 1861 and went over nearly every bit of the ground made famous by the adventures of Grettir.
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Europe and Africa share proximity and history, ideas and ideals, trade and technology. You are tied together by the ebb and flow of people. Migration presents policy challenges - but also represents an opportunity to enhance human development, promote decent work, and strengthen collaboration.
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My parents were amazing and wonderful, but there was a lot of pressure to do my best and in every way possible.
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Our founders did not oust George III in order for us to crown Richard I.
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We're looking for people out there who have demonstrated that they are leaders, have track records of achievement, and want to be part of a force... of a much larger force of determined people who want to bring about, ultimately, institutional change.
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My second job has been to try to use my power to create institutions of a modern state that could enter the European Union, and there was very little time. The door was closing, and I wanted to get Bosnia through before it shut.
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I am a person who is trained to look other people in the eye.
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I learned early in my career, where you get so wrapped up and so excited, that all of a sudden you don't think. So I worked very hard to keep myself suppressed. And that's one of the reasons I wasn't gregarious with the gallery.
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I swear on everything holy I do not know what's on the Internet about me.
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I really enjoy watching TV; it offers an amazing window, and its an incredible way of presenting history to young people in particular.
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I buy books, I have shelves of books. I love to read.
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We all have possibilities we don't know about. We can do things we don't even dream we can do.
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When I started performing in public, I was probably around 10 or 11.
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I came to the realization of how essential a role housing plays in the lives of the poor.
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I studied at a university in Florence and finished my degree. My mother was very strict about this recipe: You need to get your degree.
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'Courage is a mutual thing.'
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I noticed there were so many people, especially women, who would come up to me having recognized me from TV and say, 'I heard you were a math person, why math? Oh my gosh, I could never do math!' I could just see their self-esteem crumbling; I thought that was silly, so I wanted to make math more friendly and accessible.
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Women are not the richer sex. Women are not equal in society.
