Miranda July Quotes
If you were wise enough to know that this life would consist mostly of letting go of things you wanted, then why not get good at the letting go, rather than the trying to have?
Quotes to Explore
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Generally I can sleep any time, anywhere, any place, unless I'm anxious about work. I can get performance anxiety, so when I'm on tour it can be hard to sleep.
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I love being a father. It's one of my big jobs is just being a parent. It's one of my favorite things I do.
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I don't think people cry reading 'Midnight's Children,' but a lot of people seem to cry watching the movie.
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By the end of 2020, the only region of the world that will still have a lot of 2G connections may be Africa.
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There have always been arguments showing that free will is an illusion: some based on hard physics, others based on pure logic.
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People understand that nuclear weapons cannot be used without indiscriminate effects on civilian populations. Such weapons have no legitimate place in our world. Their elimination is both morally right and a practical necessity in protecting humanity.
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One of my favorite movies of all time is 'Bugsy Malone.'
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When I meet people after stand-up shows, they'll bring their cars.
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Something I've noticed as I get older is that I do think about the future more. It's all positive thinking.
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We believe the Senate language provides for federal subsidies for abortions. Plus there's a language in there where you have to pay one dollar per month, every enrollee, to pay for a fund for reproductive rights which include abortion. And that's totally against federal law. So we are saying take that out.
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(Econometrics is) the unification of economic theory, statistics and mathematics.
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You have Palestinians living in Israel with full political rights. You don’t have discriminatory laws against them, I mean not letting them swim on certain beaches or anything like that. I think it's unfair to call Israel an apartheid state. If Kerry did so, I think he made a mistake.
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In order to be a great marketer, you have to be focused and intense and look at scarcity, urgency, activity and passion in the marketplace.
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Everything looks nicer when you win. The girls are prettier. The cigars taste better. The trees are greener.
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I think it's more optimistic about human nature to acknowledge that people are the products of their time but then to see that they have moments of grace and dignity that everybody has.
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I tried acupuncture, the patch, and hypnosis, but found that I needed to do it alone - when the time was right for me.
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Female friendship... I think you have friendships that come and go, and then there are ones that the girl becomes a part of your bones.
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... actresses require protection in their art from blind abuse, from savage criticism. Their work is their religion, if they are seeking the best in their art, and to abuse that faith is to rob them, to dishonor them.
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For me, stardom means when people know your name when you appear on screen.
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Successful ventures in business or philanthropy are built around great teams who can help us overcome tremendous challenges - and have the right experiences and relationships to do so.
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If Virtue & Knowledge are diffus'd among the People, they will never be enslav'd. This will be their great Security.
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In any job, you can come under attack or have a door slammed in your face. You do want to listen to critics; you don't want to be in a cocoon and never change. Get a second opinion from coworkers and friends. Know that criticism can be valid, but don't take it personally.
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If you were wise enough to know that this life would consist mostly of letting go of things you wanted, then why not get good at the letting go, rather than the trying to have?
