F. Scott Fitzgerald Quotes
It was about then [1920] that I wrote a line which certain people will not let me forget: "She was a faded but still lovely woman of twenty-seven."
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I certainly keep my eye on Washington all the time because often life is stranger than fiction.
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My friends in the TV news business are in a state of despair about Donald Trump, even as their bosses in the boardroom are giddy over what he's doing for their once sagging ratings.
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When Philip Glass asked me if I would be interested in doing a new recording of Jesus' Blood he assumed that I would do something similar to the first version and wanted to know what other pieces would be on the same CD.
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There is a kind of structure for a story that was peculiarly compelling for the radio. I thought I had invented it atom-by-atom sitting in an editing booth in Washington on M Street when I was in my 20s. Then I found out that it is one of the oldest forms of telling a story - it was the structure of a sermon.
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Killers can seem smart when you can't figure out who they are.
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When girls bully, it's very subtle, and you can't define it. At least with boys, the bullying is usually explicit, and you can deal with it. It's psychological with girls.
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I am prepared to die, but there is no cause for which I am prepared to kill.
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One thing my family has shown me is that having a sense of humor is everything.
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The risk from viruses is an unanswered question - and it won't be answered until you have had organs transplanted into humans over many years.
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From my side, there was no acceptance to this fact that I am any less than anyone around me. So there was a certain discomfort that I felt growing up that I am not seen as I want to be seen as.
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In every European nation, there have been problems in history when the society was too divided.
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It's interesting for me because in my work, a lot of times, I like to scrutinize the clothes and think what's going to make them look dated, and I do the same with vintage. In vintage, you want something unique and different, but at the same time, something that doesn't make you look like you dress like a grandpa.
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I believe society has a right to defend itself, just as the individual has the right to attack that with which he disagrees.
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The romantic idea is that everybody around a writer must suffer for his talent. I think a writer is a citizen of humanity, part of his nation, part of his family. He may have to make some compromises.
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What do young, budding artists do, but go to law school? I had creative periods now and again, but it wasn't until I was practicing law that I really needed a creative outlet. I'd come home from long days at the office and draw, paint, and sculpt from clay, wire - even candy.
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After thousands of hours of news coverage, we have learned that Hillary is a liar and Barack is a terrorist or something.
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Generally, there are no lightning bolts or magical signs that tell you when it is time to get divorced. When the bad starts outweighing the good on a consistent basis, you may feel that taking the next step is appropriate. It is a very personal decision and most likely should be arrived upon with the help of some kind of counseling or support.
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I was wired to be intense. I don't think that's ever going to change.
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The public is in need of experiences that are not just voyeuristic. Our society is in a mess of losing its spiritual centre.
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You watch guys live through their peaks, and then unfortunately, you've got to come down from that peak.
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The first responsibility of the state is to guarantee the safety of the people.
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It's interesting, the sense of pastoral utopia that exists in so much fantasy - in [Edward ] Dunsany, [John R.R.] Tolkien and so on.
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If there weren't so many professors, medicine would be much easier.
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It was about then [1920] that I wrote a line which certain people will not let me forget: "She was a faded but still lovely woman of twenty-seven."
