Erica Jong Quotes
I think a lot of people, when they read about a woman who acknowledges her sexuality and her feelings, get really scared. They say they want to be fearless, but in reality they're terrified. If they acknowledge their deepest feelings, they might have to change their lives.
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I know what feels good to eat and what doesn't. I try to err on the side of choices I know will leave me feeling more energized and ready to go, because it's always better to feel healthy.
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The mind is but too naturally prone to pleasure, but too easily yielded to dissipation.
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If I were president, I am not sure that I would offer Ed Rendell the job of chief of staff.
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So at the end of the day, our number 1 goal, our top priority, is to motivate American youngsters to reject the abuse of illegal drugs, tobacco and alcohol. All three of them are illegal behaviors.
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When I go out and I see the genuine appreciation from the people, that's a big thing for me.
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Take the time today to understand your contribution to any bad event you've just been through.
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Loss of hope rather than loss of life is what decides the issues of war. But helplessness induces hopelessness.
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When you tell the American people, 'Read my lips. No new taxes,' that should mean no new taxes.
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In the future, I want a movie career, kids and a happy marriage.
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It's like deja-vu, all over again.
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When I exercise, I need to connect to myself and see how I'm feeling at the moment because my mood is constantly changing.
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I can't remember my dreams more than a couple of seconds after I wake up. It's frustrating because sometimes I dream that I'm watching a really good movie.
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David Bowie and Boy George created a safely contained theatrical expression of gay style.
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I think theatre should always be somewhat suspect.
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It's things I wouldn't normally do in my real life, so when I go to work and get to beat people up and shoot guns and get waterboarded, those are things I find completely interesting.
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Once is happenstance. Twice is coincidence. Three times is enemy action.
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Artists were nurtured back in the '70s. Their music was developed by the record companies.
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Sometimes I have a feeling, when I look back on my life, that all I’ve been through has prepared me perfectly for just what I’m doing now.
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So don't think in reality I am a singer, I think I am a human being that has sung always all her life, and has learned a little to sing, and has found herself in the middle of a career.
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People are looking for software development that actually does something useful... People are looking for partners who deliver when promised, and at a reasonable and transparent price. I believe that the days of being able to value price software are numbered.
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I tolerate lots of people I have no patience or respect for. Then, as soon as I can, I rat on them.
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I think a lot of people, when they read about a woman who acknowledges her sexuality and her feelings, get really scared. They say they want to be fearless, but in reality they're terrified. If they acknowledge their deepest feelings, they might have to change their lives.
