Amy Sarig King (A.S. King) Quotes
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While we somehow understand revenge on an intuitive level between individuals, I do suspect that companies, assuming that people are rational, completely miss and underestimate the motivation people have for revenge.
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The most striking development of the great depression of 1929 is a profound skepticism of the future of contemporary society among large sections of the American people.
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I kept trying to write these books that were sort of outside of my realm, and I kept failing.
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With Nine Inch Nails, it's all Trent Reznor. So when we get a new record from Nine Inch Nails, it depends on what side of the bed Trent's waking up on and what he's been eating lately and what he's been into. Because he's preparing the whole meal.
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It's nice to work with your own alma mater.
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Right now I'm still only 25 and I don't think the maternal bug has hit me yet.
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I cherish the ballets made for myself by Mr. Balanchine. He never lost his temper. He was quiet, humble, the genius of the 20th century.
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I wondered had I really oversold the Hubble. I have to admit that, since, I have been convinced that I didn't.
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I never lie to my fans.
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If I think back on the books to which I have devoted my entire life, I am most surprised by those moments when I have felt as if the sentences, dreams, and pages that have made me so ecstatically happy have not come from my own imagination - that another power has found them and generously presented them to me.
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Sometimes in television, if there are storylines that are oft-told, people can be hypercritical of them.
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The particular way I'm going to die is not going to be particularly pleasant. It will probably be physically uncomfortable, and it won't be an easy thing for my wife and kids to watch. I think it will be a real challenge to see if I can squeeze the lemons hard enough to still get lemonade the last few weeks.
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Frankly, I don't like publicity.
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I believe in sex on a first date. Otherwise, how do you know if a second date is worth the effort?
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The best thing you can do for someone is make them a beautiful plate of food. How else can you invade someone's body without actually touching them?
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The most luxurious possession, the richest treasure anybody has, is his personal dignity.
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It's about players making choices as they play, and then dealing with the consequences of those choices. It's about you telling your story, not me telling mine. It's about you.
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Given my district, it would not have been right to put together a 99-song playlist and not include Barbra Streisand. She has appeal across several demographics of the district.
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My point is that perceptual bias can affect nut jobs and scientists alike. If we hold too rigidly to what we think we know, we ignore or avoid evidence of anything that might change our mind.
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You asked me how to get out of the finite dimensions when I feel like it. I certainly don't use logic when I do it. Logic's the first thing you have to get rid of.
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I think there are always people that you meet in your life that scare you a little, but not because of the terror in their eyes so much as their unpredictability.
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The translator's task is to create, in his or her own language, the same tensions appearing in the original. That's hard!
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Everybody's always looking for the person they're better than
