Mona Simpson Quotes
Fashion is what seems beautiful now but looks ugly later; art can be ugly at first but it becomes beautiful later.
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As far as religion goes, I feel like everyone should have their own one-on-one with God.
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This is my favorite area in New York - the West Village is the heart of New York. I could never move somewhere else.
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Your ability to shape your future depends on how well you communicate where you want to be when you get there. When ideas are communicated effectively, people follow and change.
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When you work so hard on making a film, it's all worthwhile when you get to experience seeing that film with an audience who thoroughly enjoy it and react to the movie.
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Some things are really sacred and important to other cultures, so you have to be aware, politically, about those things before you just adopt them.
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We can't do a modern Batman continually beating up thugs in zoot suits with tommy guns in violin cases. The game has to move on. It has to feel relevant.
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I learned Spanish at home and, since half my family doesn't speak English, it's my first language.
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In almost every technology area that we're ahead in, we're ahead in because the United States leads the world in computers.
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To find a form that accommodates the mess, that is the task of the artist now.
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The longer I spent time on 'The Daily Show,' standing in front of a green screen pretending to report from war zones and hot spots around the world - most often from somewhere in the Middle East - the more I began to realize that 'The Daily Show' was radicalizing me.
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There's no other major item most of us own that is as confusing, unpredictable and unreliable as our personal computers.
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I live in New York and got a call from my agent saying there was this new role on 'Mad Men,' it might be recurring and they're seeing people tomorrow. I said, 'OK, this is one of those things where you hedge your bets, use your miles and get on a plane.' I flew out Tuesday morning and got the job on a Wednesday.
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In order to understand, I destroyed myself.
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What kind of bank gives back 65 percent-often less-of what you deposit? Indeed, when you compare the services of a bank and an insurance company, common sense suggests something is out of whack.
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It's nice when you happen into a vegetarian restaurant, but really, you can find veggie food everywhere. Pastas, salads, a vegetable plate - I actually like ordering vegetarian in a meaty place because it gives them a jolt to come up with something and recognize the demand.
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I like to let my work ethic speak for itself, just things of that nature, like the way I go about practice and show these guys how to do it.
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I don't like speaking publicly when I don't have to be funny.
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Who's not a fan of Don Williams? He's the gentle giant.
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There's a general impulse to distract the grieving person - as if you could.
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I have several close friends who are insomniacs. Over the years, I've heard their stories about being up in the middle of the night, completely awake. I see them yawn at 11 A.M. and know that, regardless of what they are doing, they'd probably rather be in bed sleeping. I've always had sympathy for them, but I've never really understood it.
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It's not like learning how to hit a curve ball in baseball.
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I write fiction that reflects Islamic logic: fictional worlds where cause and effect are governed by Muslim rationale. However, my characters do not necessarily behave as 'good' Muslims; they are not ideals or role models.
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I really don't have a problem showing the ugly side of people. If that means my wearing no makeup, that's fine. To me, that's beautiful.
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Fashion is what seems beautiful now but looks ugly later; art can be ugly at first but it becomes beautiful later.
