Sherman Alexie Quotes
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I always went with my agenda, I just couldn't execute it.
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If I'm confirmed, I'll be myself.
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I really, really enjoy comedy. I think that's one of my strong suits. It's my zone. And people don't expect it from me, which is a whammy.
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I talk in subjects and verbs, and sort of wind around in concentric circles until I get far enough away from the beginning so that I can call it the end, and it ends.
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I'm always really curious about, you know, 'How do you deal with success psychologically?' and all this stuff.
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I wanted this, I wanted to do this, but my work is me, and it has to be right.
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I never wanted to be a model. My modelling career was nothing but a stepping stone to my acting career and that's all I ever saw it as. A pointless rock in the river that has to be stepped on in order to get to the meaningful oasis of acting.
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The characters are trapped within the lifestyle. It's about what goes on before the movie starts.
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I was raised in an orthodox Jewish home where it was expected that, as a woman, I'd marry an investment banker, raise kids in the suburbs and go to temple. I wasn't raised to set the world on fire.
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It certainly was unusual growing up with two fairly well-known pastors as my parents.
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I think the sexiest thing about a woman is confidence, but confidence in a humble way, not in an arrogant way. Sense of humor is definitely important. And sunglasses always hide a multitude of sins. Sunglasses and a great pair of heels can turn most outfits around.
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People become dons because they are incapable of doing anything else in life.
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Beauty without grace is the hook without the bait.
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2014 was the planet’s warmest year on record. Now, one year doesn’t make a trend, but this does: 14 of the 15 warmest years on record have all fallen in the first 15 years of this century.
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Each experience I go through - marriage, my public life, my personal life - I'm learning as I go.
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Today I would say, 'I am against plastic surgery.' It's a grave act. An act that touches our soul. It was frightening.
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I would always talk with my friends in English and Spanglish, but it was more like slang. It was more like, 'Yo, what's up, dog?' But in Spanish, I know what's proper, and what's ghetto. I know the difference.
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I went to college and law school with the help of the GI Bill. That experience moved me so much, I dedicated the rest of my life to serving this great country and helping others succeed.
Charles B. Rangel
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What makes the most money for this business? Dead rock stars.
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There's nothing wrong with wanting to be in a disco band.
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You live and you learn. My son has given me so much clarity.
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You have to understand that the bass guitar is the party instrument. It only has four strings. If you see a bass player playing five strings, take your shoe off and throw it at him.
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I should say nothing! I'm through with it! I hate to repeat myself all the time.
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You have to love somebody that much to also hate them that much, too.
