Gail Collins Quotes
The history of American women is all about leaving home - crossing oceans and continents, or getting jobs and living on their own.
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Any art worthy of its name should address 'life', 'man', 'nature', 'death' and 'tragedy'.
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Many people thought I would never succeed, because I am so Russian. So Russian, hundred percent.
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Unfortunately, there is still much to mine in this world and explore creatively.
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Despite the obvious benefits, many Americans do not like Texas. Some even say they despise Texas, and make no secret of their feelings.
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The American people likewise want to see enforcement first, no tricks, no triggers, no amnesty, enforcing existing laws and closing loopholes to reaffirm that our great Republic is, in fact, a nation of laws.
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I have spent a lot of time listening to people who are serving life sentences and getting to know them and the circumstances of their lives. I have never met anyone serving a long prison sentence who had anything close to what I could call a childhood; instead, the upbringings always - always - involve extreme situations of poverty and abuse.
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I've made a decision and now I must face the consequences.
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I really don't believe in magic.
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My dad's a Jew, and my mom's a WASP, so that should pretty much say it all. It was a comically dysfunctional family.
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I tell my students, even if you are an opinion journalist, your opinion should be based on facts.
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We can let circumstances rule us, or we can take charge and rule our lives from within.
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At first, I was just trying to sound like DOOM and Eminem, and then I dug out my own voice, I guess.
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Everyone asks me if I'm the princess or if my brothers beat me up. The younger ones I can deck pretty easily. With the older ones, it's harder.
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He is very upbeat but we hear that all the time from just about any athlete.
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Once humans traded their hunter-gatherer existences for more settled communities, we began a quest to make our lives better and more comfortable, but we've also been sucking precious finite resources from our environment ever since.
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Be your true self. Because if you're not, there are consequences to be paid.
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I had admired Richard Burton for years and years before I had ever worked with him. He was a great, great actor. It was a joy to get to know him as a person.
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He who indulges in falsehood will find the paths of paradise shut to him.
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I think one of the biggest jobs of being a director is getting the casting right.
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God exalts the man who humbles himself.
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The history of exploration across nations and across time is not one where nations said, 'Let's explore because it's fun.' It was, 'Let's explore so that we can claim lands for our country, so that we can open up new trade routes; let's explore so we can become more powerful.'
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Applause is a receipt, not a bill.
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I used to get called Lady Penelope at school because the other kids thought I spoke nicely.
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The history of American women is all about leaving home - crossing oceans and continents, or getting jobs and living on their own.
