Isaac Bashevis Singer Quotes
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Remember who you are and where you come from; otherwise, you don't know where you are going.
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If it's free, it's advice; if you pay for it, it's counseling; if you can use either one, it's a miracle.
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How about a little noise. How do you expect a man to putt?
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When life knocks you down, keep getting up.
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When you are dining with a demon, you got to have a long spoon.
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Mental health is seen as a massive drag to have to write about - worthy, dull. Something you should 'have' to read / write about.
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Democracy is a pathetic belief in the collective wisdom of individual ignorance.
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Look before you leap for as you sow, ye are like to reap.
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I'm a member of the 1960s generation. We didn't have any wisdom.
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With Altman, he does discuss everything with you, but then leaves you to it and gives you full rein and lets you improvise and create a character while the camera is rolling.
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Until you value yourself, you won't value your time. Until you value your time, you will not do anything with it.
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You don't choose who you sit next to in a theater. You sit in a theater, and there's an energy that happens.
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When you run into something interesting, drop everything else and study it.
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When you are the invisible man to the head coach, the only option is to head for the exit.
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Oracle's latest database, version 12c, was specifically designed for the cloud. Oracle 12c makes all your Oracle applications multitenant applications without you having to make any changes whatsoever to your applications.
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The creative process is not like a situation where you get struck by a single lightning bolt. You have ongoing discoveries, and there's ongoing creative revelations. Yes, it's really helpful to be marching toward a specific destination, but, along the way, you must allow yourself room for your ideas to blossom, take root, and grow.
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You should seek approval from yourself.
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A fascinating breed, Old Etonians. Impeccable in their social skills and very portable - you can put them anywhere, and they are absolutely charming.
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Race is still the No. 1 determinant in every election.
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Writers of historical fiction are not under the same obligation as historians to find evidence for the statements they make. For us it is sufficient if what we say can't be disproved or shown to be false.
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It might be useful to be able to predict war. But tension does not necessarily lead to war, but often to peace and to denouement.
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Heritage Action is a self-interested fundraising organization led by a former Giuliani staffer who is not taking counsel from real conservatives... It is a worthless organization to the conservative movement. I'll be the first to say that.
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When you betray somebody else, you also betray yourself.
