Mona Simpson Quotes
We come into the world whole, all of us, but we don't know that, don't know that life will be taking large chunks out of us, forever.
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I don't know what these Republican congressmen drink that make them experts on women's reproductive health.
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I'm not a revolutionary, and I'm not a warrior.
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The lily and the rose in her fair face striving for precedence.
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We were very fortunate that the carriers weren't in the harbor.
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I am an African and I am very proud of that.
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If we investigate the vague feelings of the average man towards the arts, we find that he is timid and that he has developed a humble belief that art is something which has been invented centuries ago in countries like Greece or Italy and that all we can do about it is study it carefully and apply it.
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My life changed completely. It's crazy now. It's kind of gone from striving and wondering and being confused and being lost to just feeling like the most blessed person in the world - just happy to wake up every day, happy to get on a plane every time. Just couldn't be happier with life, really.
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Are we really so far from the Victorians? Much of what our society holds important was shaped in the 19th century.
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Metal music is the only art form that is totally dependent for its success on the idea that idiots buy cheap trash are getting ripped off.
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Neither I nor anyone else knows what a standard is. We all recognize a dishonorable act, but have no idea what honor is.
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As we maintain the vigil of peace, we must remember that justice is a vigil, too - a vigil we must keep in our own streets and schools and among the lives of all our people - so that those who died here on their native soil shall not have died in vain.
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But I have tried to go over it very carefully, not merely what the evidence is, but with psychoanalysts and psychologists, and I think we're just about all agreed that Lincoln and Speed did not have a homosexual relationship.
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People could rationally decide that prolonged relationships take up too much time and effort and that they'd much rather do other kinds of things. But most people are afraid of rejection.
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I love my friends and family, but I also love it when they can't find me and I can spend all day reading or walking all alone, in silence, eight thousand miles away from everyone. All alone and unreachable in a foreign country is one my most favorite possible things to be.
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People were hurt, and because they were hurt, they were angry and quarreled and were jealous of one another.
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I love music; I love performance. I love everything revolving around art. But I also am really passionate about politics and human rights and science and the environment. Those are things that fascinate me.
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The majority of people call or message me because they need something or they want something. You never know what people's intentions are.
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I think that anybody's craft is fascinating. A taxi driver talking about taxi driving is going to be very, very interesting.
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I like giving music-themed gifts. I've given a couple of music documentaries to boys. Especially if they don't have the same taste as me, I try to infiltrate their mind with my favourite bands.
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Don't surround yourself with people who just affirm you. Surround yourself with people who challenge you.
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The important things for a mom is that her kids are watched, and are safe and it's a good care environment.
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The question that we must ask is whether we are making progress toward the goal of universal peace. Or are we caught up on a treadmill of history, turning forever on the axle of mindless aggression and self-destruction?
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We come into the world whole, all of us, but we don't know that, don't know that life will be taking large chunks out of us, forever.
