Laura Prepon Quotes
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A constant stream of 'free' money is a perfect way to keep an inefficient or simply bad government in power. As aid flows in, there is nothing more for the government to do - it doesn't need to raise taxes, and as long as it pays the army, it doesn't have to take account of its disgruntled citizens.
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The world at large doesn't always make sense to me, and there are safe havens. Linda Manz in 'Out of the Blue' is one of them.
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Generally, what adults want to know is my background, why I write what I write, and very personal insights that some say are inspiring.
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There's a restaurant I go to whenever I can called The Richmond Cafe. It's a little Thai restaurant owned by a group of Thai women - I think they're all a family, and they're just really, really nice, and they make amazing massaman curry.
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If I were the president, I would tape everything that is said around me and what I said, because we know how sometimes things get misconstrued.
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It's hard to look inside a person to answer a question about why anybody wants to be president. I suppose a combination of ambition, ego, and a real feeling that he could make a difference and could accomplish some things. All you ever had to do for Jimmy Carter was to tell him something was impossible, and he would usually do it.
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As a mom, you do what you have to do without even thinking about it.
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I think the new generation is much more demanding about respect for the environment than we have ever imagined.
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Those seven years in the cloister were the key to my life.
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A lot of times characters are combinations of people I come across in life. I people-watch a lot.
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I always wanted to be a scientist. I don't really have any writer friends.
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NASA asked me to create meals for the space shuttle. Thai chicken was the favorite. I flew in a fake space shuttle, but I have no desire to go into space after seeing the toilet.
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I was always taken in and out of school.
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I came from a Hindi medium school... the principal felt that I would not fit into an English medium college. Though I was top in my class in school, and I got admission in other colleges, but I really wanted to study in St. Xavier's.
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I suppose I have played a lot of put-upon women, but it's never bothered me. They've never been weak – they've always got steel in them.
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On some level, I think we want our reading self to represent our best self.
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Everything must be carried out in extreme sobriety.
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I firmly believe caretaking the soul is incredibly important for happiness.
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So often, women are there just to be looked at and be objectified for the titillation of the male audience.
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When humans become gods, when our wings grow so great as to beat about the very edges of the earth, no one can answer but us.
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You always need younger guys if you're going to be successful in the long term.
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My favourite colours have always been '60s Miami-inspired gold and peach - feminine but not too girlie.
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I eat super clean and am always watching what I eat.
