Sinclair Lewis (Harry Sinclair Lewis) Quotes
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I did not work hard in order to achieve more and to remain at the level of the player that I am and that I can be.
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My whole life, people have been saying, Why are you so angry?
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My experience growing up in a rough and tumble town in the blue-collar world of Western Pennsylvania in the 1970s was that anything a man did was always more important than anything a woman did.
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Clothes have to be simple and comfortable.
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In fact, many nations currently refuse to support embryonic stem cell research of any kind.
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The formula for achieving middle-class success is simple: Finish high school; don't have a child before the age of 20; and get married before having the child.
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Death is better than slavery.
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People who live in a glass house have to answer the door.
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Cleanliness becomes more important when godliness is unlikely.
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I think everybody wants to redeem themselves after they've done something that might be considered negative. I don't think anyone wants to go to the grave negative.
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Writing is only the frosting on my cake. I'm whole without it.
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For me, the spirit of Christmas means being happy and giving freely. It's a tradition for all the kids in the family to help mom decorate the tree. Christmas is all about family, eating, drinking and making merry.
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Dior Couture is like art - they are the art pieces of a fashion house. Each piece is unique and made by hand.
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I was a complete brat but was an angel with my mother. I used to be perfectly behaved, and my mother used to be like... 'Really, are you badly behaved with other people?' I was like, 'No, not at all.' But the minute she used to leave the room, I was a brat.
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I have legendary massive breakfasts at hotels. I don't hold back. I'll get there at 7A.M. and I'll be the last out at 11 A.M., having gone up and down the buffet seven times.
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One of the biggest things I learned was that it's OK to be nervous and admit that you're having a hard time.
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The question of modernization is central to disturbances in the Middle East and in Africa. Everyone is after modernization, no matter where they come from. But you have to be careful about it, and more importantly, you have to have sense about it.
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Most of the Michelle Bachmanns and Mitt Romneys who say such terrible things about us actually is a positive force, because it allows sensible people to realize how stupid and vile their beliefs are.
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I was supposed to be women's lib, and now I'd exceeded it and gone over into international politics.
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A theory is no more like a fact than a photograph is like a person.
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I adopted a pet because I have been wanting one for the longest time. In fact, I am really close to Ravi Dubey's dog Moyo.
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NOW is a fact that cannot be dodged.
