Clarence Douglas Dillon Quotes
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The gay community is very fickle. And I know because I'm part of it and I see it every day.
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The art of creation is older than the art of killing.
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Knowing constitutional law helps one at the opera. The trial in 'Billy Budd,' as example, invokes the fugitive slave clause of the U.S. Constitution.
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I've always believed that a good twist is one that, when it is presented to the audience, half of them say, 'I saw that coming.' And half of them are completely and totally shocked. Because if you don't have the half that saw it coming, then it wasn't fair: You never gave the audience a chance to guess it.
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I am a night owl. I always have been... and I'd like to think I always will be, although surely having children will put a stop to my nightly affairs with myself.
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It just feels good to know the work I did, people like it and love it - and continue to like and love it. It makes me feel real good that, after 20 years, 'Regulate' is still in heavy rotation all over the United States and all over the world.
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My primary influences were the best jazz players from the 50's and 60's and later some of the pop people from the same time period along with the better of the well known blues musicians.
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I've spent a lot of time being bohemian and sleeping on floors, but eventually I want to have kids and I want to bring them up in a secure environment.
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Whichever party is in office, the Treasury is in power.
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My candle burns at both ends; it will not last the night; but ah, my foes, and oh, my friends - it gives a lovely light!
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When I am not working, I am home. I love spending time at my house.
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Among all the 'awards' that I have hitherto collected, I consider the title of 'patita' or 'fallen woman' to be the highest. This is an achievement of my long-struggling life as a writer and as a woman.
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I'm not going to lie. I check the iTunes charts. It's all about the iTunes charts. I only go on the Internet for the iTunes charts and basketball blogs.
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I've always been a sharing person.
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I really like rustic mediterranean cooking. And I like trying out curry takeaways.
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I did not know many of the details relevant to the Iran and contra initiatives.
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Patriarchal religions, like Judaism and Christianity, established and upheld the 'man's world.'
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I learned the first night that IHOP's not the place to order fish.
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I get more choices of things, projects, which is a blessing and a curse. I can only do one at a time. Sometimes you don't know which way to go.
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It is not easy to be sure that being yourself is worth the trouble, but we do know it is our sacred duty.
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I'm not a complicated person.
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But I love the idea - whether it's in my work or where I live - exploring new frontier, and I like putting myself in strange places and trying to survive and figure things out and gather up an infrastructure. I like knowing that I could figure out a way to live anywhere.
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I think being a mother helps keep your feet on the ground. There's very little dignity in parenthood. It's a great leveller.
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Paranormal events are just edges of the infinite we 'happen' to encounter.
