Saul Bellow Quotes
Americans must be the most sententious people in history. Far too busy to be religious, they have always felt that they sorely needed guidance.
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During three decades, along all the highways of my youth, Frank had always been there for me.
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I never thought I would be standing here, married to an All-American guy, living in Oklahoma. What a country.
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If a man has money, it is usually a sign, too, that he knows how to take care of it; don't imagine his money is easy to get simply because he has plenty of it.
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I get really upset seeing my friends who are mums crying because they feel like they're not good enough. Clever, confident, kind young women all going, 'I'm ruining my child's life.'
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You don't want to take the world over with a whole hamper full of dirty clothes. That's the main thing people overlook. And take a shower, take a bath every day.
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It's unacceptable to just sit on the couch and say I'm not doing anything. You've got to get out and do everything you can.
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Congratulations. I knew the record would stand until it was broken.
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I remember having an argument with Alan, I said the Queen's not just going to call the guy up and send him out to do it. And Alan says, well, how would a monarch give orders to her assassin.
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I believe that my parents did wonderful things for us.
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If you are a dog and your owner suggests that you wear a sweater suggest that he wear a tail.
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I saw this thing years ago, where somebody filled a gymnasium with ping-pong balls and mousetraps. And then somebody threw just one more ping-pong ball in there, and literally, in five seconds, the room was popping. And then it was dead. And that's how it was with 'Dallas.' Just... 'boom!'
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I love to get a massage but I'm quite a baby with it. I don't like them too hard or anyone walking on me or anything. When it's good, it's the best thing ever. When it's bad, it's an hour of absolute agony.
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I've refined my mechanics, refined my pitches. I've gotten more confidence, and I've gotten more determination. I've got a better idea what I'm doing out there.
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I think that most people who hire me to do a remix just want it to work in a nightclub, whereas when I'm writing my own album, I don't have to worry so much about 2 A.M.
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I think being recognized more is something you have to get used to, whether it's here or in California or when I'm traveling. It's more a part of my life. People recognize me from my play or a commercial I've done. It's just a normal part of life now.
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A lioness has got a lot more power than the lion likes to think she has.
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Second records aren't usually very good. Even Bob Dylan's was a bit disappointing.
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I never go wild with nails.
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Nothing amuses me more than the easy manner with which everybody settles the abundance of those who have a great deal less than themselves.
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You cannot talk about race without talking about privilege. And when people start talking about privilege, they get paralyzed by shame.
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You want to close the income inequality gap in part? Give us better educated kids out of high school. Give us kids that can challenge and succeed in the challenge with technology. You give us those kinds of kids, and watch the needle move.
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It is undeniably the duty of the opposition party to field a credible slate of candidates for the nation's highest office.
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I would like to be a polyglot.
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Americans must be the most sententious people in history. Far too busy to be religious, they have always felt that they sorely needed guidance.
