Susan Glaspell (Susan Keating Glaspell) Quotes
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In America, as opposed to the old country, success was based on merit.
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It is wonderful what strength of purpose and boldness and energy of will are roused by the assurance that we are doing our duty.
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I used to be a dancer, and for me it was a really good combination of dance and acting.
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When a guy tells me I'm cute, it's not something desirable. Cute is more like what you want your pet to be.
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I would love to do some more comedy. I would love to do some silliness. I would love to do some characters that have greater vulnerability.
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I think it's better to have your personal life and your work life separate. That way they don't corrupt each other, so to speak.
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It's always great to visit Taranaki; it's beautiful, and I've caught some great waves there.
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I have American friends in France, and when I meet with them, they tell me about everything that is wrong with France. I think there is a general expat syndrome, which means that whatever country you are in, you are always missing your own country and always thinking that the country you live in is actually not as good as it could be.
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In Pierre Elliott Trudeau, Canada has at last produced a political leader worthy of assassination.
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I want every Israeli child, secular and religious, to know about Moses, about Maimonides, about Yoni Netanyahu, about Hannah Senesh and S. Y. Agnon. I want every child to know how to read the Bible, and know how to make Kiddush.
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Generalized statements … which instill nebulous fear without specific information are exactly in line with the goals of terrorism. 25.
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The 1963 Corvair, which has some remarkable characteristics. It's one of the few cars I know that can do the bossa nova on dry pavement and the watusi on wet.
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I can do without a television or a telephone, I think.
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Being in this business and surviving day-to-day can be a constant struggle. It's about learning how to be your own super hero, put on your own cape, and be a well-rounded individual.
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I identify as an agent when I'm agenting, and I identify as an author when I'm writing. I expect both those things to be true for as long as I'm able to do them.
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In my view - which could be wrong, but it is my field - there is no better formula for social instability than to divide a society between two ascribed characteristics that are seen as opposite.
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My animals are a really important part of my life.
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We've got to start making people uncomfortable in themselves and not being comfortable being racist or homophobic or any of that. We've got to cut that out from the inside.
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I'm convinced that had I not changed my name, I don't think I would have had quite the same career curve that I eventually had.
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So yeah, I am definitely a blues man at heart.
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So now, if we don't fund the physical sciences, where will the Next Big Thing come from?
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Farrah Fawcett had courage, she had strength, and she had faith.
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Courage doesn't mean we're not afraid anymore, it just means our actions aren't controlled by our doubts.
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Resentment opens no door and breeds no courage.
