Evan Esar Quotes
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I see myself as a true modernist. Even when I do a traditional gown, I give it a modern twist. I go to the past for research. I need to know what came before so I can break the rules.
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I've always really liked the rhythm element of songs.
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Virtue knows that it is impossible to get on without compromise, and tunes herself, as it were, a trifle sharp to allow for an inevitable fall in playing.
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Something that I've struggled with for awhile is looking at our country voting on sound bites, and to me, character is really important.
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People say that about me, that I apparently buy houses near every boy I like - that's a thing that I apparently do. If I like you I will apparently buy up the real-estate market just to freak you out so you leave me.
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I went to Mission Bay High School. Me and my brother, we both went there.
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It's really important, especially for young girls, to see that if you fall down, you get back up. If you get sick, you get back up. People are going to say what they want.
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Taking part in an Olympics on home ground is something you dream about.
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People like to hear me say, 'You love me, Chandler Bing. You just don't know you love me.'
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I don't go out unless I'm working. My quality time is when I'm doing nothing.
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It is the nature of truth in general, as of some ores in particular, to be richest when most superficial.
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The short English miles are delightful for walking. You are always pleased to find, every now and then, in how short a time you have walked a mile, though, no doubt, a mile is everywhere a mile, I walk but a moderate pace, and can accomplish four English miles in an hour.
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The role of leadership is to transform the complex situation into small pieces and prioritize them.
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I never thought of runningMy feet just led the way
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I don't like to try very hard. Most of the time it's just jeans, a T-shirt and Converse trainers. Casual, comfortable and boyish is how I'd describe my look. The way people wear clothes makes them stylish, rather than the clothes themselves.
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If you feel like you're getting into a rut with a song, a night off usually fixes it.
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I think the best SF writers are very aware of what we, in the scientific community, are doing, thinking, and discovering.
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The original text of New York is all below Chambers Street.
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When I say things that sound insane, like only the smartest million people should have the right to vote, well, I mean that.
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Let blockheads read what blockheads wrote.
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Bobby Fischer has an enormous knowledge of chess and his familiarity with the chess literature of the USSR is immense.
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Literature is a defense against the attacks of life. It says to life: You can't deceive me. I know your habits, foresee and enjoy watching all your reactions, and steal your secret by involving you in cunning obstructions that halt your normal flow.
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You can tell a man's taste in literature by his judgment in knowing what not to read.
