Sherman Alexie Quotes
My wife was the first romantic partner who understood both American and native parts of me - not so much the positive stuff, but the damage.
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It is human nature to hate the man whom you have hurt.
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Some borrowers are pretty damn good at fraud.
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I'm the most Colombian of the Colombians, even though I've lived 47 years outside of Colombia. I've lived 13 years in New York, and I never did a painting about New York. I've lived in France more than 30 years, and I've never painted Paris.
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Everyone thinks their family is the craziest family in the world. Like, 'My God, my family's crazy!'
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We have to think about the future and what it is we want to accomplish from this party.
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I haven't reported my missing credit card to the police because whoever stole it is spending less than my wife.
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I feel like I've exhausted guys and male friendships.
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There are many guys out there who look like me - you know, brunettes with long hair. There are thousands. But I think the difference is that I am a real polo player, who does endorsements for Ralph Lauren on the side, and I've always looked at it that way.
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My father moved out to Park City in in the mid-'70s and lived in a Winnebago behind a hippie joint called Utah Coal & Lumber that was one of only two or three restaurants at that time. Park City was a sleepy little mining town, with not a condo in sight.
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I'm just willing to try different things. But you gotta keep it all making sense.
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I hate negative ads in general.
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I've been around the bend in corporations.
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Each year I host a leadership summit in my district, and my biggest advice to young people is get experience. Get your foot in the door.
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Isn't that the great thing about Christmas? You get a lot of respite, time to recharge your batteries, time with family without too much else happening anywhere else in the world, time to focus on the people you love and the activities that you enjoy, time to exercise, to read.
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When I was really young, my babysitters had horses, and I started riding them.
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The idea of us telling a story where a character doesn't get everything he wants at the end is one of the relatable things - dealing with failures and missteps in life - and it's something that's so rarely dealt with in movies, especially kids' movies.
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The real force of Silicon Valley is the mentality, the spirit. There's no reason at all that can't be replicated in Paris.
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I directed a movie and now, I'm going to do the editing.
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I'm a bad traveller because I suffer from travel sickness.
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Last week I was in London at an awards show, then I flew home and was in an RV park with my wife and kids in our motorhome, this week I'm in NY doing a charity event, and tomorrow I'll be coaching my daughters soccer practice. I guess the range of roles I play on film stem from the range of roles I play in real life.
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Maintaining a positive working relationship with Mexico's leadership will also be crucial to increasing communication and trade. I plan to personally maintain those relationships.
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I was so overwhelmed by the amazing response I had from thousands of women saying they felt beautiful in my first collection, I wanted to design more clothes they could love themselves in.
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My wife was the first romantic partner who understood both American and native parts of me - not so much the positive stuff, but the damage.
