Sue Grafton Quotes
That's the way the system works. Sometimes you get the bear, sometimes the bear gets you.

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I was a tomboy.
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I can't take the theater side out of myself.
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It's so important to get your skin to look even, whether it's with a MAC Cosmetics glow, a Laura Mercier tinted moisturizer, or even just a solid foundation. Start off with a good prep and a good primer.
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Since the dawn of recorded music, every generation has felt shocked by the musical tastes of the next.
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I can relax in L.A. I think I'm the only person in that town who doesn't want to act. I was an OK singer. I was an OK dancer. But acting? Never could do it.
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A journalist covering politics, most of us are aware of the necessity to try to be sure we're unbiased in our reporting. That's one of the fundamentals of good journalism.
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My children didn't when they were little because I thought that they had to be of a certain age. I hoped they liked me well enough not to want to see me in that sort of a spot.
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'Prison Notebooks' gives me a basic understanding of how power can influence people through cultural products and intellectual groups, so they will voluntarily support the hegemony.
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I was an early user of AOL – so early, I didn't even have a number after my user name. For me, email was once vital, both for personal and business uses.
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I can't tell you how many things I've worked on where I sat on it for a few years, and then somebody else did something very similar. Whether it's some weird vocal effect you hear on another record, or a drum beat, or even a song title, a subject matter, or a mixture of different kinds of music.
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Portraying Pocahontas' story well was important to me because she was a real person and these were real events in her life.
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I love the game of hockey. I love being part of it. I think I know a lot about the game.
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There's a lot of judgement that can come from outside sometimes, and there's media scrutiny that is placed on a lot of women in the public eye, and I just couldn't care less. I really couldn't care less.
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My parents were never condescending to us. They treated us like adults from a very young age.
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You will be courteous to your elders who have explored to the point from which you may advance; and helpful to your juniors who will progress farther by reason of your labors.
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At the end of the day I want to be the guy who experienced music in all type of ways, with hip-hop being the roots of it.
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Growing up eating fruits and vegetables fresh from our farm added a lot to the way I taste and look at food today, and I wanted the same for my kids and other kids.
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Man does not speak because he thinks; he thinks because he speaks. Or rather, speaking is no different than thinking: to speak is to think.
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Sometimes I have the idea right away, like, "Oh, this is what this song's about. This is how I'm feeling."
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Sometimes there's no warning. Nothing at all.
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They only the victory win, Who have fought the good fight and have vanquished the demon that tempts us within; Who have held to their faith unseduced by the prize that the world holds on high; Who have dared for a high cause to suffer, resist, fight -- if need be, to die.
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I remain fascinated by where you go as a woman once you are a mother, and if you ever come back.
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She was making great money at personal appearances.
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That's the way the system works. Sometimes you get the bear, sometimes the bear gets you.