Miranda July Quotes
All I ever really want to know is how other people are making it through life—where do they put their body, hour by hour, and how do they cope inside of it.
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Nothing is certain in life but death and taxes. And in Donald Trump's case, lies.
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Maybe I fear things going wrong so much that I pre-empt them by not getting excited about them when they appear to be. going well.
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I had trouble with my temper all the way through the minor leagues.
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We are shallow because we are 'mayabang,' ego driven, and do not have the humility to understand that we are only human, much too human to mistake knowledge for wisdom.
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I know what I look like - a weird, sad clown puppet. I'm fine with that.
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Novelists should be like scientists, dissecting the cadaver.
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A lot of people tell me I have to trash-talk more, but I got here with my fists, fighting, not with my mouth.
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Intelligence is sexy. Don't play dumb, especially young girls. Don't play dumb. And let people see that you are intelligent.
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Nothing sickens me more than the closed door of a library.
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My dad was my hero. And I got my personality from my mother.
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I think that role model is kind of a weird thing because obviously you are, but I try to make good choices and good decisions for myself for me to have a good life. If that inspires someone else, that is great, but I think you should do good for yourself and your own happiness.
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I hate being called a pop star. I hate that.
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As long as you get your education and you stay focused, you can do anything.
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The historical circumstance of interest is that the tropical rain forests have persisted over broad parts of the continents since their origins as stronghold of the flowering plants 150 million years ago.
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I was always ambitious - not to make money: to be published.
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I learned from making a few of these low-budget videos early on that the best way to go about doing it is just to keep it honest and real.
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To be honest I live among the English and have always found them to be very honest in their business dealings. They are noble, hard-working and anxious to do the right thing. But joy eludes them, they lack the joy that the Irish have.
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I didn't follow the whole 'X-Men' story because it got too complicated. I'd pick up a comic book and have no idea what was going on.
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Football is a simple game. Twenty-two men chase a ball for 90 minutes and at the end, the Germans always win.
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The Internet is a collective hallucination: one of the best humanity has ever generated.
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I don't think intimidated is the word. I definitely get excited by it. I don't want to let anybody down. I've always been the type of person to make everybody happy and get things done. I want everything to be 100% perfect. I do feel it when people hold me to high expectations.
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I've gone skydiving twice. I was terrified about doing it, but I wanted to overcome that. The first time, I did it with my parents and I remember that they had already both jumped out, and suddenly it was my turn. And I thought, 'Well, I don't want to be an orphan,' so I guess I have no choice, and I jumped out of the plane.
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All I ever really want to know is how other people are making it through life—where do they put their body, hour by hour, and how do they cope inside of it.
