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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Most actors and actresses are performative as people.
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I think what you wear really does need to reflect what your own personal style is.
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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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My family is more a sports family, and I figure skated for a very long time, so movement and how I relate to movement is very integral to my process.
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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 want kids to be able to escape failing schools that trap them. And it's an unequal trapping of children. The most affluent find a way to escape. They move to a great suburban district or send their kid to a private school. The people who are trapped in the worst schools that have been terrible often for half a century? Those are the poorest kids.
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The thing about doing concerts is that it's doing a live show. It's on my schedule. It's songs I want to sing. It's saying what I want to say. It's working with the people I want to work with. I don't have to worry about pleasing other people - I can do what I want, and people come along and go for the ride.
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Even President Obama has not suggested he could get another country to pay for building a wall between Mexico and the United States.
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I do not really shop. Most of my clothes I make. I dress simply.
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Essays just aren't my thing: no matter how hard I tried, it seemed I was always a bit average.
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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.
