Mae West Quotes
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We ought to have more women in various management positions, because women are the ones who decide almost everything in the home.
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I wrote seven Myron Bolitar novels in a row, and I never want to write a Myron book where he just solves a crime. Every one of them I want to be personal, and I want him to grow and change. The problem with that is, it makes the series limited, you can't write a series where a guy is always going through some kind of crisis.
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I believe in the institution of marriage and it's like a tag to cement the relationship for your friends, family and public.
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When I do a character, I try to base it on someone I have met or an experience I've had.
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They're like a weird couple. If you were to personify the artichoke and the oyster, they would have a great date. They would totally get along.
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Some people ask me, Do they put aging makeup on you? It's just this very nice street makeup.
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Music will always be my greatest passion.
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Solange's new album, 'A Seat at the Table', is so many things at once: an antidote to hate, a celebration of blackness, an expression of the right to feel it all. After a move to Louisiana and period of self-reflection, the artist joined forces with a range of collaborators to put her new discoveries to music.
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If the British Isles had an official vegetable, it would have to be the potato.
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There are a lot of grotesqueries in politics, not the least of which is the fund-raising side.
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The best time to expand is when people are asleep at the wheel.
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The defects of great men are the consolation of the dunces.
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Sometimes, indeed, there is such a discrepancy between the genius and his human qualities that one has to ask oneself whether a little less talent might not have been better.
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I am slightly fascinated by the question of whether humanity is capable of change. I may have come to the conclusion that we're not, but we keep trying.
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With the juice, I try to put a lot of different kinds of vegetables in there like zucchini, kale and broccoli. It looks scary, but it's so good for your body, and I just love the taste of it. It's so fresh; I love it!
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I've sort of been an anthropologist of modern America, in a non-academic way. Whether it's Marines or Tupperware salesladies, high end audiophiles or bike couriers, I'm fascinated by the hallmarks of the American tribe.
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I hope young athletes can imitate my good side only, not the bad side.
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Why can't somebody give us a list of things that everybody thinks and nobody says, and another list of things that everybody says and nobody thinks?
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Buzz and the right publicist are not only important but crucial in show business.
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There is not a great sense that the Americans know what they are doing, or are making much progress in Iraq. And there is satisfaction in seeing that the Iraqis are successful in resisting the United States.
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I always have a basic plot outline, but I like to leave some things to be decided while I write.
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In all debates, let truth be thy aim, not victory, or an unjust interest.
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What could I say to you that would be of value, except that perhaps you seek too much, that as a result of your seeking you cannot find.
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The best way to hold a man is in your arms.
