Rita Mae Brown Quotes
Quotes to Explore
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Why does it appear that interested readers so often attribute flaws to 'the press' rather than taking particular issue with particular reports?
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It may be a cold, clammy thing to say, but those that treat friendship the same as any other selfishness seem to get the most out of it.
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I didn't write the book to sell the book, but to tell my experiences.
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I love wearing men's clothing and underwear.
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I let characters be human and flawed and relatable. When we do things that aren't that great, we can understand it.
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Like most of those who study history, he (Napoleon III) learned from the mistakes of the past how to make new ones.
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On what can we now place our hopes of solving the many riddles which still exist as to the origin and composition of cosmic rays? It must be emphasized here above all that to attain really decisive progress greater funds must be made available.
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I have been, and will remain, outspoken in my insistence that Israel has a right to live in peace and security.
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There is a communion of more than our bodies when bread is broken and wine drunk.
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I have heard of many tragic cases of walking, talking, normal children who wound up with profound mental disorders after vaccines.
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I had to make peace with my past because I can't change it.
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The thing is that pictures are everywhere. The question is what we don't see, and why don't we see so much. I just see it.
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We should involve the whole world in the handling of this refugee crisis.
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Jazz is progressive, and it's alive.
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An aphorism ought to be entirely isolated from the surrounding world like a little work of art and complete in itself like a hedgehog.
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I talk about Beyonce too much. I am a diehard.
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I travel a lot, so when I arrive in a city, I like to go to good local bookshops and make a selection based on how I'm feeling and what I'm thinking. The book I pick usually seems to have a definite karmic connection!
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America is addicted to wars of distraction.
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I write at home. I like to be able to take a nap, watch TV, make a sandwich, and if I wake up and don't feel like working, I'm not going to bang my head on my desk all day: I'll go out and do something else.
Colson Whitehead -
I mean, I don't really go out at night in terms of noisy, busy places; I prefer more of a quiet corner somewhere.
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Sometimes someone that is the 'villain' in your life, when you look deeper and you think of what their issues are and why they behave like that and where they came from - they become less of a villain and more of someone that you can understand.
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It's not about me, it's about my family. You don't answer questions for you, but for us. You learn to live beyond yourself.
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The thing that's different about 'Girls' and 'Sex and the City' isn't just that we live in Brooklyn; it's that these girls aren't trying to find their major career paths or life partners. They're just literally trying to get through the week and pay the rent. It's a really different time of life.
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Today we live in a society suffering from ethical rickets.
