Sherman Alexie Quotes
Estranged from the tribe that gives no protection, What happens to the soul that hates its reflection?
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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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Actually, the camera was never overhead at any time. It was always a side view of me. Subsequently, after the picture was released, I saw some scenes from above and my clothes being pulled-and I think that was added later.
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We English are good at forgiving our enemies; it releases us from the obligation of liking our friends.
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It's very trying on a marriage when you're doing a one hour show, week after week after week. You don't have enough time for people that maybe you should have top priority.
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I rarely play a real person, because I don't think I'm a good imitator.
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War used to be something you could stand on the nearby hill and watch. Now we have total war; everybody's in it. We have total economics as well. Everything affects everybody. The Malaysian currency shakes, and people around the world are seriously affected.
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For over ten years I always had, but I don't speak English.
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I was fat, and that was awful because when you're young and sensitive, you think the world is over because you're fat.
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In the human lung, there are millions of air foils, just like aeroplane wings, which facilitate normal breathing.
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I knew I could never be an actor as a man. It just doesn't work, you know? And so when I was doing drag, I realized I could do that kind of stuff, and then when I was transitioning, I kind of gave up on the whole thing because I didn't think that this time would ever come, you know?
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Human beings cannot endure emptiness and desolation; they will fill the vacuum by creating a new focus of meaning. The idols of fundamentalism are not good substitutes for God; if we are to create a vibrant new faith for the twenty-first century, we should, perhaps, ponder the history of God for some lessons and warnings.
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Cannot keep you out my brain
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'The law is an expression of God's holy will and as such must be honored and loved,' said the preacher piously. 'Rubbish,' said the Master. 'The law is a necessary evil and as such must be cut down to the barest minimum. Show me a lover of the law and I will show you a muttonheaded tyrant.'
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L'accent est l'âme du discours.
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I think I'm a pretty average person, and I respond to positive things, so I write for myself.
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I crave deadlines. If I don't have a deadline, I become a total slacker, which is why I always have so much on my plate.
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The maxims of men reveal their characters.
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What you bring to the stage is what you are in real life... people sense that.
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I think so badly of philosophy that I don't like to talk about it. … I do not want to say anything bad about my dear colleagues, but the profession of teacher of philosophy is a ridiculous one. We don't need a thousand of trained, and badly trained, philosophers - it is very silly. Actually most of them have nothing to say.
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The opulence and grandeur of a lot of period drama really helps you get into character and appreciate the luxury of good quality. If you're fashion-minded in any way, you can't help but be incredibly inspired and apply elements to your own style.
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When we believe ourselves in possession of the only truth, we are likely to be indifferent to common everyday truths.
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I do want to look good still; I do want to be healthy.
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The idea of writer as sage is pretty much dead today. I would certainly feel very uncomfortable in the role.
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Estranged from the tribe that gives no protection, What happens to the soul that hates its reflection?
