Laura Lippman Quotes
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There is nothing out there that I have a grudge against or I have a problem with.
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She's been on more laps than a napkin.
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I have been working for over 30 years and am always wondering about where I am and where I am going. It does not stop and become a fixed event of achievement.
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The question Americans should ask is not whether a candidate is affiliated with a particular faith but rather whether that candidate's faith makes it more likely he or she will support policies that align with their values.
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I think by eighth grade I knew I wanted to be an actor. I'd done church plays and stuff, but my first actual acting class was in eighth grade. I was obsessed with it.
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I believe it's important that we use names of endearment that reflect a special feeling for the individual involved.
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But I had a very traditional background as well. My parents are neat people.
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From last century's 'The Birth of a Nation' to this century's 'Gods and Generals,' Hollywood has likely done more than any other American institution to obstruct a truthful apprehension of the Civil War and, thus, modern America's very origins.
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I'm childish and silly. Most people tease me because I'm a bit daft.
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Most of the well-known American feminists of the 19th century did not come out against the institution of marriage.
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Something like riding a horse - which I've recently started doing - requires courage, especially for me, as I started out being actually scared of horses.
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As a father, you immediately become uncool, especially the older they get. The older you get, it's inevitable that, as cool as you think you are, you're probably just as lame in your kids' eyes.
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We're imperfect people trapped in an imperfect world until we get to that place beyond.
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I like to say I'm determined; some people would call it stubborn. It depends on your perspective.
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When I was outed by Perez Hilton as bisexual, I suddenly started being asked personal questions, which was really difficult.
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The most beautiful destination I've been to was the Seychelles Islands, and the most culturally inspiring place was Mumbai, India.
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I live in a sort of insular world. It's mostly my family, my house, staying home and working.
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A lot of times, I get asked, 'Do you feel you have a responsibility to young girls to be a role model?' I don't see that happening as much to guys. I feel like, just because I'm a girl, I'm supposed to take more responsibility? Is that how it works?
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I think language is a system that we have devised to negotiate a series of more amorphous entities. It's a layer you can use to see where those things exist, but if you don't have anyone speaking anymore, those things are still there. The things that language stands for do not require humans, and in fact are often trampled down by humans.
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Even the worst moments and the weariest journeys must come to an end.
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The Japanese director Tadashi Suzuki once stated, 'International cultural exchange is impossible - therefore we must try.' I agree with all my heart. The impossibility of seeing beyond one's own cultural context is a political act in the world and has the potential to break down the rigid assumptions surrounding us.
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Is a lie really a lie if it is honestly believed?
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...how magnanimous was a gesture if one were constantly aware of its magnanimity?
