William Gaddis Quotes
Why do you treat me as they do, as though I were exactly what I want to be. Why do we treat people that way?
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You either make dust or eat dust.
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I hear odd tracks from my albums every now and again on the radio, or maybe a friend plays me something.
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We must all learn to adjust with our surroundings.
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What a publication can do is to help people get a clearer picture without jumping to any rash conclusion. I'm very happy that the 'Post' can take the responsibility to report on China in a broader and deeper way. I believe the 'Post' must be fair to our readers. We should let our readers see China from more angles and perspectives.
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I definitely support cop acting more than cops, but all of them ain't bad, just some of them.
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For me, California is all about rest, relaxation, space.
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Tombs are the clothes of the dead and a grave is a plain suit; while an expensive monument is one with embroidery.
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The girl-next-door image is a sort of joke; for years, I couldn't get any roles other than as somebody dark.
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I mean... if you're raised as a decent human being, killing somebody is against every moral thing you've ever been taught. And so, generally, in combat it's 'krauts,' the 'gooks,' the 'yanks' - whatever you want to do to try and make it so that it's not a human being.
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I wish I had read more and majored in literature rather than theatre. I think I would have been a better artist for it. I am trying to play catch-up now.
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Whenever I read a script, I start recasting the role that I might play. I'm like, 'God, this should be played by Domhnall Gleeson, not me.'
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I went to boarding school, and what that teaches you is to cope emotionally at a young age and to suppress a lot of emotion. Being in the army is, in a way, similar.
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I think, in Spain, they are too used to reaching the limits of democracy and then stepping over them.
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We all love to be admired and given compliments, but I don't really keep track.
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My very first job was a cashier at Burger King in Tucson, Arizona. And I occasionally worked the drive-thru. I'd go wherever I was needed! My second job was at Dairy Queen. I stayed in the fast food royalty.
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I think I'm better than Mamet, I would say.
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For me to be as effective as possible, I intend to sharpen those skills I need to successfully lead an organization that is growing in size and complexity with each passing year.
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I have a love for Shea Stadium and its fans. I had so much fun with the fans. Yeah, they booed me. I was like, 'I know, I know.'
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It's every boy's dream to play a superhero.
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Johnny Carson was a mean-spirited human being. And there are people that he has hurt that people will never know about. And for some reason, at some point, he decided to turn that kind of negative attention toward me. And I refused to have it.
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Most people regard getting their way as a matter of simple justice.
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'Southcliffe' is an anthem to ordinary people's ability to reinvent themselves in the face of ultimate darkness.
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When I read 'Fantastic Beasts,' the world that J. K. Rowling has created is so wonderful.
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Why do you treat me as they do, as though I were exactly what I want to be. Why do we treat people that way?
