Ethan Canin Quotes
I work with wood a lot. I like building. I think of building. I would love to buy land on some water somewhere and build a house. That'd be nice.
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I'm kind of proud of myself. I've been able to keep a certain grace about me, even in the times of disgrace and craziness.
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Ten people who speak make more noise than ten thousand who are silent.
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The problem of the twentieth century is the problem of the color line.
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I think every girl's dream is to find a bad boy at the right time, when he wants to not be bad anymore.
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I used to be pretty reckless. When I was a runner for a production company, I drove a massive 16 seater van. I was only 18. I mean I look young now, but then I looked about 12.
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Competition is a powerful and essential part of this nation's economy and vital to cutting government costs.
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The best are the ones built without controversy, when the owner, the architect, and the builder work together.
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Let me be absolutely clear. Israel is a strong friend of Israel's. It will be a strong friend of Israel's under a McCain administration. It will be a strong friend of Israel's under an Obama administration. So that policy is not going to change.
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I want to remind you today that the greatest Artist of all time created you. He dreamed about you long before you were born, before a single brushstroke of your life took place.
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I probably dreamt about running off to America or something when I was 16 because it just seemed like I was studying algebra and going, 'What am I going to use this for?'
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A group of white South Africans recently killed a black lawyer because he was black. That was wrong. They should have killed him because he was a lawyer.
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For everything I do, I think about a 6-year-old girl and her mom that I saw at my concert last night. I think about what those two individuals would think if I were at a club last night. I never want to be arrested, and I never want to get a DUI, those are my moral values.
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The great thing about journalism is that there is so much exposure to all kinds of people who can turn up later as characters, whether you intend it or not.
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Having a baby is a life-changer. It gives you a whole other perspective on why you wake up every day.
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I consider writing practice a true Zen practice because it all comes back at you. You can't fool anyone because it's on the page.
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America, for me, is the country where, if you have something great to offer, you'll be valued highly.
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Tunisia's responsibility, and especially that of its political and intellectual elites, is enormous. All the protagonists of the nation's social, cultural, economic and political life must work to overcome useless and counterproductive polarisation, and to find solutions to domestic, regional and international problems.
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Many people struggle to make hummus that lives up to their expectations at home, and recreating a favourite brand or the stuff from your local deli is almost impossible.
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The hallmark of an artist is generosity.
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You can't be perfect. You can't be the perfect father. You can't be the perfect singer.
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As far as I'm concerned, love means fighting, big fat lies, and a couple of slaps across the face.
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I love being a redhead. It's a rare thing, so I think there's a bond between redheads.
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When I'm not acting, I'm writing, building an inventory of scripts. Even if they sit on the shelf, I just keep stacking them up.
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I work with wood a lot. I like building. I think of building. I would love to buy land on some water somewhere and build a house. That'd be nice.
