Sarah Addison Allen Quotes
People always say life is too short for regrets. But the truth is, it's too long.
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My career is a black comedy of sorts. I spent a lot of time explaining myself to various different groups. But more and more, I'm finding that the desire to communicate, which all these audiences share, is a powerful thing.
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Christmas is, of course, the time to be home - in heart as well as body.
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Though many corporations honor commitments to reduce dangerous pollution, some cut corners and cheat. The marketplace doesn't always have mechanisms to correct bad actors.
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The Canadian franchises and Canada as a market for NHL hockey has always been a priority for us.
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My first audition happened to be for 'Kindergarten Cop,' and I took that role. I was only starting to learn English at that point. Spanish is my first language, so they made me a speaking character in the movie. I didn't really know I was shooting a movie. I was just having a lot of fun with 30 kids my own age.
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I've always had this sneaking suspicion that I get a kick out of the insecurity.
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When companies minimize their costs, they can spend more on R & D and marketing. It's just very logical.
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Publishing for me is a business, not an ideology.
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The Sherman Act is similar in the economics sphere to the Bill of Rights in the personal sphere.
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It's not that we poor men are so powerful to be able to banish the devil. It's that God gives us the power.
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I used to say, 'There is a God-shaped hole in me.' For a long time I stressed the absence, the hole. Now I find it is the shape which has become more important.
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'Castle' isn't really affected emotionally by murder. He's thrilled about, 'Oh, my God, I wonder how this happened?'
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I think I have more patience now than I did in the past.
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If you just did a horror tone throughout an entire movie you almost, as an audience, can get a little bit used to it. But if you're laughing one minute and, you know, somebody's doing something quite horrific the next minute, it's a little more shocking.
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My childhood did not prepare me for the fact that the world is full of cruel and bitter things.
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I've started doing yoga and meditation, but I'm not very good at that kind of thing and turning my brain off.
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I get recognized in the street really frequently, which is really shocking. I'm excruciatingly wary of any female under the age of 19. Even when some of them come up to me, they're usually very cordial, nice and polite.
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Do not put such unlimited power into the hands of husbands. Remember all men would be tyrants if they could.
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Racist people, interestingly, are never as polite as smokers. Have you noticed that? Smokers always go, 'Do you mind if I smoke? Oh, you do? Okay, I'll go outside and have a cigarette.' Racist people never go, 'Do you mind if I'm racist? Oh, I'll go outside … fucking blue people, eh? Coming here, steal our hamsters …'
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The people want wholesome dread. They want to fear something. They want someone to frighten them and make them shudderingly submissive.
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I have no doubts that it will be a major sport-in the United States. I'm probably not going to live to see that day because Americans are a little afraid of getting interested in something at which they're not very good.
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To me, the flag represents the greatest ideals of the United States of America, not the worst, but different people look at different things and have different feelings about it. That's what freedom of expression is all about.
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I lived with Ilana Glazer of 'Broad City.' She was my roommate for a year and a half. I was living with her just as she was creating and filming 'Broad City.' Both of us, and a lot of my friends, come from the Upright Citizens Brigade theater either in New York or L.A.
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People always say life is too short for regrets. But the truth is, it's too long.
