Sara Gruen Quotes
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There is no planning. On the night it is really great, it's euphoria and if it is not so great there is always tomorrow night. That was his attitude.
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At one point, I had a story accepted at the 'New Yorker,' which sent off weird bells in people when I told them - 'Oh,' they thought, 'now you are a writer' - where I really had been for the last 30-odd years.
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When you are tough on yourself, life is going to be infinitely easier on you.
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People say I have my own Cinderella story, and in a way, I guess I do.
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Instantaneous and mass communication is the mother of mass naivety. Should we then lose hope? Is there any hope? But to lose hope is as dangerous as to nurture false hope. Where then can we find hope that is responsible?
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Bleaching eyebrows makes me crazy.
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People really love editorial cartoons, and I think publishers understand that.
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All the old great companies were run by guys who knew what an animator meant, and guys who knew how to draw. All the companies today are run by executives.
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Some books leave us free and some books make us free.
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The first aspect of a business that you need to make it work well is money. Once the money aspect is flowing, you can freely work on other aspects.
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I really like rustic mediterranean cooking. And I like trying out curry takeaways.
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I actually have more shoes than anyone will ever know.
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Everything in Russia is made of cement - phone booths, fence posts and light bulbs.
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The whole scale and scope of the decorating and fashion business in this country are incomparably grander than in London. What's thrilling about America in general, and the New York fashion scene in particular, is its optimism. It makes the whole experience energizing and uplifting.
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The social dimension of the art world is fascinating to me, but I also want to entertain the reader, so I will let a character say something funny.
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Men who are not loyal to their wives are foolish.
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I don't like being lied to.
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I am not interested in a long life. I am not afraid of these things. I don't mind if my life goes in the service of this nation. If I die today, every drop of my blood will invigorate the nation.
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Malcolm X never renounced and never stepped away from a strong commitment to black nationalism and black self-determination. That's absolutely clear if you do any analysis of his speeches.
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I was raised around heterosexuals, as all heterosexuals are, that's where us gay people come from... you heterosexuals.
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I tended to be the nerdy kid - stood at the back, watching other people having fun - I wasn't always necessarily a big part of the fun myself.
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Because so many rooms are run by men they're just used to women being the "that" - to be adored and dreamed about.
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Federal research dollars invested at the National Institutes of Health seem expensive until we factor in the economic growth and jobs created by our world-leading life sciences industry.
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You do right by me, I'll show you a life most suckers can't even dream of.
