Spalding Gray Quotes
To be famous is to be stuck in an inflexible place. But at least it is to be stuck with money.
Quotes to Explore
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Genuine love for Jesus manifests itself in obedience to His commandments.
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I loved her audition/work session. Her emotions were so close to the surface,
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Chater: You dare to call me that. I demand satisfaction! Septimus: Mrs Chater demanded satisfaction and now you are demanding satisfaction. I cannot spend my time day and night satisfying the demands of the Chater family.
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A man's age represents a fine cargo of experiences and memories.
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It's very important, when everyone else seems to be pigeon-holing you, to try and pigeon-hole yourself.
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Rock and menopause do not mix. It is not good, it sucks and every day I fight it to the death, or, at the very least, not let it take me over.
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Get out of harms way.
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I used to hate flying. I would sit there, rigid, convinced that if I relaxed, the plane would drop out of the sky.
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If I'm out of my mind, it's all right with me, thought Moses Herzog.
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When the whole world turns clown, and paints itself red with its own hearts blood instead of vermilion, it is something else than comic.
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You ain't no Hepburn and I ain't no Fonda, but if you were drowning in Golden Ponda, mouth to mouth I'd resuscitate you.
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What I know is like the leaves on that tree; what I teach is only a small part. But I offer it to all with an open hand. What do I not teach? Whatever is fascinating to discuss, divides people against each other, but has no bearing on putting an end to sorrow. What do I teach? Only what is necessary to take you to the other shore.
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There's also the issue of tech titans throwing their weight around in Washington and lobbying. There was just a Reuters poll that reported that more than half of Americans are concerned that tech companies are "encroaching too much on their lives." That's pretty major, considering these companies were universally loved not that long ago.
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Although I wrote as an anthropologist rather than as a professional historian, I think history matters. It is also important to understand how an why these systems develop and extend their sway over people, and I located the rationale in the ways power and the economy sustain and drive each other on.
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All great acts are ruled by intention. What you mean is what you get.
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To be famous is to be stuck in an inflexible place. But at least it is to be stuck with money.
