Laura Amy Schlitz Quotes
Novels taught me that history is dramatic. I wanted my students to know that, too.
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The Siren waits thee, singing song for song.
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I grew up in a very large, poor family.
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I do have friends who make movies, but for the most part, I never really wanted to feel like I was part of an industry.
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If anyone has followed my career, they know that there's been a lot of obstacles and a lot of ups and down through my career. But day in and day out, and in the square circle, I went out there and always did my best.
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There was always that kind of imagination in our house, which was always a little crazy.
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I am fighting vigorously for less spending, less waste and limited government. I strongly believe that the more government grows, the less freedom Americans have.
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In capitalist history, invasion and class struggle are not opposites, as the official legend would have us believe, but one is the means and the expression of the other.
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Forget mung beans' reputation as healthy yet bland - used right, they soak up loads of flavour.
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But if we had to trade with a Europe dominated by the present German trade policies, we might have to change our methods to some totalitarian form. This is a prospect that any lover of democracy must view with consternation.
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I love the early films of Al Pacino - 'Scarface,' 'Serpico' - and I love many science-fiction films.
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As Mayor, I will use my experience to make San Francisco a place where small businesses can thrive.
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The only prejudice I've found anywhere in TV is in some advertising agencies, and there isn't so much prejudice as just fear.
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I've never had to compromise myself for a job, ever.
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People are basically the same the world over. Everybody wants the same things - to be happy, to be healthy, to be at least reasonably prosperous, and to be secure. They want friends, peace of mind, good family relationships, and hope that tomorrow is going to be even better than today.
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'Fargo' is one of my favorite movies.
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The United States is going to be a rich country, it is going to be prosperous, but it is not going to be able to take the lead in the next phase of global economic development.
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The military is a place of discipline, technical proficiency, and personal sacrifice for the greater good.
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You don't get money unless you have a lot of talent, which I don't have, or you work hard, which is what I do. We don't have any golden touch here.
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I've always thought of fantasy as a genre of best-case scenarios, and horror as a genre of worst-case scenarios.
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In politics people give you what they think you deserve and deny you what they think you want.
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Every man, wherever he goes, is encompassed by a cloud of comforting convictions, which move with him like flies on a summer day.
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Part of the mystique of shows like 'Curb Your Enthusiasm' is the idea that they begin with a couple of plot lines, and then a bunch of geniuses improvise dialogue. It's not quite that unstructured and loose. It makes for a good urban myth, but everything's a little more tightly scripted and programmed than that.
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As an actor, I don't want an image. I want people to see the character, not me.
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Novels taught me that history is dramatic. I wanted my students to know that, too.
