Saul Bellow Quotes
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I never took hallucinogenic drugs because I never wanted my consciousness expanded one unnecessary iota.
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I favor pocket-sized hard drives that travel between home and office, syncing with computers on both ends.
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I like sitting close to windows.
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I tend not to wear ties very often. I'm usually in old stuff: Hermes or Marc Jacobs boots and jeans and a T-shirt and a leather jacket or a jean jacket.
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I think that a lot of people would perceive my style as being intimidating. And although I don't want to intimidate kids, I am very demanding.
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For clothes and accessories, I love my friend's boutique; One by One and UT.LAB for shoes.
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Books are not like albums, where you can simply download and enjoy your favorite chapter and ignore the rest.
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Let life happen to you. Believe me: life is in the right, always.
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There's nothing called a perfect pick-up line. Men always have to face the risk of rejection.
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I got done writing Ports of Call and suddenly realized I have far too much material for the book.
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I can't go into a mob scene and sense the mood and the attitude of the crowd. I can't conduct man-on-the-street interviews or even get reactions that I can be sure are honest, because they know who I am.
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Without a dog, you'll be without at least one creature who thinks you are the smartest, most decent and heroic human being on the planet.
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I do not want to be a long-term CEO.
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I'd rather play a tune on a horn, but I've always felt that I didn't want to train myself. Because when you get a train, you've got to have an engine and a caboose. I think it's better to train the caboose. You train yourself, you strain yourself.
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Creative people are more prone to depression.
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I'm having trouble understanding why there hasn't been further progress on CalgaryNext.
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I had just 15 days to work on my body for the climactic fight of 'Bodyguard.' And I would work on every muscle of my body two/three times a week. I would have developed a superb body if I had three months, but squeezing it into 15 days can be harmful. Also, as you grow older, your metabolic rate slows down.
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I had always been feeling uncomfortable in my mind about giving advice to others and not acting upon it myself.
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In order to love simply, it is necessary to know how to show love.
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When you like someone, you like them in spite of their faults. When you love someone, you love them with their faults.
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Despite the success cult, men are most deeply moved not by the reaching of the goal but by the grandness of the effort involved in getting there - or failing to get there.
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Love one another. My final lesson of history is the same as that of Jesus. You may think that's a lot of lollipop but just try it. Love is the most practical thing in the world. If you take an attitude of love toward everybody you meet, you'll eventually get along.
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Be the one who nurtures and builds. Be the one who has an understanding and a forgiving heart one who looks for the best in people. Leave people better than you found them.
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It's goodbye to reality when love sets in.
