Terry Gross Quotes
So when the book came out, my mother stunned us all by leaving my father. I think three months before the book came out, she left my father the day he retired from the Marine Corps. They had a parade and march, and she came home and left.
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The historical materialist leaves it to others to be drained by the whore called 'Once upon a time' in historicism's bordello.
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There must be something strangely sacred about salt. It is in our tears and in the sea
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The cinema is there to heighten the imagination; I have always tried to make sure it does so.
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When you solve a problem, you ought to thank God and go on to the next one.
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What I love about YouTube is that you don't need brands to pay you, because you get paid off the views. When I put effort into YouTube, I directly see money back.
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I think the people who probably have it the best are the people on cable like on 'Entourage', 'the Sopranos', etc. who have 13 episodes per season and breaks to do films and theatre. I think that's the most ideal life.
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I want to reach a wide variety of people.
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So when the book came out, my mother stunned us all by leaving my father. I think three months before the book came out, she left my father the day he retired from the Marine Corps. They had a parade and march, and she came home and left.
