André Aciman Quotes
Perhaps we were friends first and lovers second. But then perhaps this is what lovers are.
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I was very influenced by movies; I was very influenced by a world that had a sense of dream.
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What you are comes to you.
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When you're a kid you're already trying to create your own world and organize the one in front of you, but then you get all insecure around 6th grade and don't think you have a right to share that.
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I was born in the small town of Gorizia, Italy, on 31 March, 1934. My father was an electrical engineer at the local telephone company and my mother an elementary school teacher.
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From a gameplay standpoint, I've said for years that hero, fiction, and tone have nothing to do with the idea that choices have consequences. And that's really what I'm interested in. I care about you showing how clever and creative you are.
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The greatest pleasure in life is doing what people say you cannot do.
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If you have reason to think that yesterday's forecast went wrong, there is no glory in sticking to it.
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I think the Republican Party should be a pro-life party. I am pro-life. I do not apologize for that. On the flip side of that coin, the Republican Party has been big enough to allow pro-choice advocates to be heard.
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This is what the election of 2010 was about. We didn't send conservatives to Washington to flirt with Democrat proposals for higher taxes and more debt. We sent leaders to stop them.
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We all have a way to contribute, to your community, to your family, whatever it is you can do.
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When you're a mom and you have three children, nothing bothers you. Trust me. Who cares what people say? I've got other things to deal with.
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When I wake up every morning, I thank God for the new day.
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Unfortunately, any girl - unless you're playing the action hero - is going to end up at some point handcuffed, gagged, and waiting for the hero to save her.
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You can not only do great things for an urban core by moving your employee base there, you're also going to be a better business.
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That's what everybody remembers. They don't remember how many medals I won in my career. They remember the 10s.
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Falling down became second nature and it really didn't bother me.
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People value and spend their money more wisely when they acquire it by their own efforts - also known as work.
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When I feel stressed, I turn to food for comfort, but I don't like to diet and I'm not good at it.
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Everybody gets talked about. Jesus Christ got talked about. It's just what happens. It's just part of it. And if people aren't talking, it's like, who are you? So I really let the people talk.
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I live in L.A. and I do have wonderful friends; I moved there when I was 19 so I developed a close knit group of friends, none of whom are actors, none of which are Australian, but I couldn't do it long term.
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I'm trying to build a brand, so I can sell Keyshawn Johnson products in stores. You know, paint, rugs, carpet, drapery, fabrics, blankets, towels, hardware, plates.
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It's easy to say, 'I'm going to build something that already exists,' but it's difficult to clearly and succinctly describe something new.
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When a man jumps out of a ten-story building, he doesn't break the law of gravity, he demonstrates it.
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Perhaps we were friends first and lovers second. But then perhaps this is what lovers are.
