Erica Jong Quotes
I prefer to work in the morning. I get up now at five in the morning. In the morning is when I feel freshest.
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All genius is a conquering of chaos and mystery.
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We have a relationship with Syria, an old relationship. We also have good relations with the people of Syria, with all segments of the population. This is the situation as well in Iraq and other countries.
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I always said there's no way I'd work in America because I'm too weird and I'm too old, but somehow it's happened.
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The time has come to end the suffering and the plight of millions of Palestine refugees in the homeland and the Diaspora, to end their displacement and to realize their rights, some of them forced to take refuge more than once in different places of the world.
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All working parents should have paid family leave. That's one of many reasons I'm working to elect Hillary Clinton. She has a plan to guarantee workers - men and women - up to 12 weeks of paid family leave to care for a new child or a seriously ill family member.
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A person who has been punished is not less inclined to behave in a given way; at best, he learns how to avoid punishment.
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Strangely enough, the first character in Fried Green Tomatoes was the cafe, and the town. I think a place can be as much a character in a novel as the people.
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I like to get up around 5:30 or six - that's my favorite time of day. My family is still asleep, and the office is still closed, so I can start my day slowly.
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A person can't have everything in this world; and it was a little unreasonable of her to expect it.
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We couldn't pitch the show without having created one, at least one 20 to 25 minute version of 'Broad City.' We wouldn't know how to describe it.
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Nearly every study shows that competition from cheap foreign labor undercuts the wages of American workers and legal immigrants.
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I don't think you'll ever get enough picking.
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The great problem there is we have to have the cooperation of those other Asian countries.
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I am a believer in the journey and enjoying the journey.
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Writers, actors, anybody working on an ensemble-type thing, there are going to be some creaks in the beginning. It seems like there's tremendous potential in just letting things sort of breathe a little bit. It's tremendously important.
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I think it's critical in any character you play that it really is about reacting instead of acting. You can always tell when a person is acting.
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I don't write women who are weak or simpering.
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Good supporters who have single daughters say, 'Hey, you need to take my daughter out.' And it's awkward.
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I am an Asian designer. I was born in Taiwan. That is who I am. But I am a designer, like any designer of any race. Growing up in the '80s in Taiwan, the arts were not considered a career.
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Entrepreneurs are not that special. If you are one, stop drinking the Kool Aid, and if you aren't, definitely don't drink it.
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When you handle yourself, use your head; when you handle others, use your heart.
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When people sit in front of a microphone, they feel empowered.
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Lust, Pride, Sloth, and Gluttony, or, as we call them these days, "getting in touch with your sexuality," "raising your self-esteem," "relaxation therapy," and "being a recovered bulimic."
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I prefer to work in the morning. I get up now at five in the morning. In the morning is when I feel freshest.
