Iris Apfel Quotes
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I believe Mexico should dedicate 100% of its oil revenues to developing human capital and technological development. None of us politicians should be able to touch that money.
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The mystery of existence is the connection between our faults and our misfortunes.
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It's great to play somebody's wife, but not all the time. There's so many other stories to tell.
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I don't mind being interviewed on television or radio.
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Politics is the art of the possible.
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I quite like Low, the band from Minnesota. They're absolutely mesmerizing. I get much the same feeling from anything that Will Oldham does.
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I think of myself as a journeyman actor. I've got some talent and I work hard, but people like Brando or Pacino - those people are touched by God.
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For a man of my generation, our century has been a long intellectual and political struggle in favor of freedom.
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The great thing about baseball is there's a crisis every day.
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I'm a wuss - a complete wuss!
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I lived in America for a long time before I started working as an actor. Some actors show up on set and have never done an American accent before, so they rely on a slew of technical mechanisms. Part of what makes an accent is understanding why people speak that way - you have to understand the culture.
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I first read Heinlein when I was very young.
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I grew up in Germany for a little while, and all my German friends said that Seattle, weather and energy-wise, is a lot like West Germany. It's true.
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The Obama economy has led to the lowest labor force participation since 1978.
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If you seek my help and guidance, I will immediately give it to you.
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I find it hard to be labelled in this new 'super-rich' category because we all grew up with very little. The idea that 'to get rich is glorious' is really a new phenomenon. I certainly didn't grow up like that.
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Some of modern engineering is necessary to good art. But I think of myself is a cultural artist.
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There's very little bohemia in Australia and it's one of the things I miss most about not living in Europe.
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My function as a writer is to provide an atmosphere in which people can think wisely about what we're doing on this planet.
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There is no stronger test of a person's character than power and authority, exciting as they do every passion, and discovering every latent vice.
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All these nice people saying I'm going to be world champion won't make me any faster, you have to believe it yourself.
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I look on most religions as fear-based rather than love-based. I've drifted away from all that. Yes, I think I'm more spiritual. I just don't go and pretend every Saturday or Sunday that I'm in this wonderful club. I'm exploring.
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It is absurd to look for perfection.
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I don't look at Instagram. I don't have much to do with social media.
