William Gaddis Quotes
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My sisters are amazing. My sister is my business partner, my twin. She's an amazing producer, writer. You know, we're just grinding and trying to make my mother proud as well as God.
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Whatever has happened to you in your past has no power over this present moment, because life is now.
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My mom is just so good with fashion! She always tells me what looks good, what doesn't look good, and she gives me great advice.
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If you realize you aren't so wise today as you thought you were yesterday, you're wiser today.
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Anyone who has played the game professionally, you're always taught that the ball is the most important, most precious thing, so when the ball hits the ground, it's always a mad scramble. It's amazing how many times there is a fumble, and the person who recovers it initially doesn't walk away with the ball.
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People eat duck and you think, well, we've got loads of chickens, leave the ducks alone!
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Poetry is everlasting. It is not going away. But it has never occupied a sizeable part of the world's business, and it never will.
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Call me irresponsibleYes, I'm unreliableBut it's undeniably trueThat I'm irresponsibly mad for you.
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Secrets of the cosmos will begin to unravel. I, for one, can't wait.
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I always say centered food equals centered behavior.
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We were far from rich, but I never remember my parents worrying about money.
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My favorite food was seafood, and that's all I used to eat. And then there I was, 27 years old, and bam, I have this allergic reaction - and it's life-threatening. So it's very important to spread the word and spread awareness so people can be better prepared in case anaphylaxis occurs in their life.
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I focus on the individual and not seeing this great big monster, 'the press.'
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I think I've matured to a great extent. I think that I want different things now. That it's not about the celebrity status that you receive because you're doing the next hot movie. It's about doing good work.
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As a woman, I have tried to take advantage of the extra access I have in the Muslim world: with Muslim women, for example. Many people underestimate women in that part of the world because, typically, they don't work.
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I always wanted to act. To be with my friends. To share something with the audience about the human condition.
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I really love comedy and weirdly enough, I love how my journey has ended up. I get to laugh all day long.
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However depressed I may be I am not in the habit of giving up a project without having tried everything, even the 'impossible', to gain my end.
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Our human face happens to be one of the most powerful channels that we all use to communicate social and emotional states: everything from enjoyment, surprise, empathy, and curiosity.
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We want our president to be a president and not threaten to shut down the government over a wall. To change the oppression that happens in this country, it has no place in the world, let alone America.
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Words bounce. Words, if you let them, will do what they want to do and what they have to do.
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I would take anything I love and throw it off the highest cliff you ever saw and not wait to hear it bounce.
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That's what I can't stand. I know I'll bounce back, and that's what I can't stand.