Erich Segal Quotes
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I could never let the teacher down. I always worked hard, too scared to get in trouble.
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I think we have to pay attention to the Arab masses not just in the Gulf States, but also in the hinterlands.
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Mr. Trump, you were elected mainly because you found a way to connect with the average blue-collar worker who's sick of the games politicians have been playing for years. Those same blue-collar folks, who go to church, want to feed their families, have to pay their taxes.
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I am especially grateful, however, to have known the fifties, before we began to poison our own civilization - or at least before the effects of the poison began to be felt.
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I've had to be tough my whole life.
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I paint. I still do it every day. I never neglected it. It's a gift. It's almost like religion for me. It's the quickest way for me to become still.
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I'm a military guy. I'm not a political character.
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No civilization other than that which is Christian, is worth seeking or possessing.
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I love all the attention, people noticing me. 'There's the gymnast. There she is!'
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Those who said I'm not an out-and-out goal-scorer are probably right. I always feel I could score more.
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If I play a cop, it's always a racist cop or a trigger-happy cop or a crooked cop - but by and large I play cowboys, bikers, and convicts.
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Nobody wants to retire from football.
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I always try to be nice to the paparazzi because finally, maybe one day, they won't ask for me, and I will regret it.
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It's one thing to say, 'I don't like what you said to me and I find it rude and offensive,' but the moment you threaten violence in return, you've taken it to another level, where you lose whatever credibility you had.
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I always wanted to be a snake. Every time I saw a snake on TV. I'd always say 'Why not me?'
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When you're a kid, and you grow up, it takes some time for people to associate you with more things other than that initial thing.
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In 'The Violinist's Thumb,' I talk about the poignancy of cells leaking across the placenta into both the mother and the child.
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People talk about the miracle of birth. No. There's the miracle of conception. I did IVF, but nothing happened. So I began to think of adoption, and then I got pregnant. It was definitely a miracle.
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If you put in the work, put in the time, put in the effort, you're going to reap the benefits.
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I miss New York terribly. There is no place like the city. I miss people-watching. I miss the nightlife. I miss the food. There are so many options in New York City.
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We continue to be bullish on China.
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I lost relatives to AIDS, a couple of my closest cousins. I lost friends to AIDS, high-school friends who never even made it to their 21st birthdays in the '80s. When it's that close to you, you can't really deny it, and you can't run from it.
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I do wear wigs. ... I sometimes make the joke about me standing on a hilltop with my hair blowing in the wind - and me too proud to run after it.
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Sometimes I amaze even myself.
