Renata Adler Quotes
My dislike has no consequences. It accrues only in my mind—like preserves on a shelf or guns zeroing in, and never firing.
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Many people thought I would never succeed, because I am so Russian. So Russian, hundred percent.
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My public in Guadalajara and the people from Guadalajara, they've supported me since day one.
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What's lost in this whole debate, unfortunately, is that Social Security is not a giveaway where we take money to give to other people. It's a contract with the government... that's worked for 75 years. It's the most successful government program that we've ever had.
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It may well be our brains are wired up to be slightly more optimistic than they should be.
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If you die in an elevator, be sure to push the Up button.
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Humans are the big thing that cause damage in life - in war or whatever - and if I can get away from that and into a wilderness situation, I'm OK. You can more or less live on your own merit.
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Addictive drugs misuse the brain’s existing pre-programming, activating reward mechanisms and extreme feelings of pleasure. When stimulated, the brain’s pleasure centres emit signals to repeat the behaviour. In this sense, the brain is pre-programmed to feel good.
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When you see some evil you proceed to immediate action, you make an immediate attack to cure the symptom.
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Is this about you and Hassan? I know there's something going on between you two, but whatever it is, you have to deal with it, not me. I'm staying out of it.
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The gospel is a reasonable system, and it appeals to men's understanding; it is a matter for thought and consideration, and it appeals to the conscience and reflecting powers.
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Convince me, but without convictions. Convictions no longer convince me.
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New York City is one of the greatest places on the planet. You have the best in food, art, theatre, and definitely people-watching.
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That's the thing that I'm really most proud of: that I'm still... people still would like to see me. I love seeing them.
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I am methodical to the point of being obsessive-compulsive. And I have always been good at multi-tasking.
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A lawyer I once knew told me of a strange case, a suffragette who had never married. After her death, he opened her trunk and discovered 50 wedding gowns.
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Resilience is woven deeply into the fabric of Oklahoma. Throw us an obstacle, and we grow stronger.
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Mitt Romney is to presidential campaigns as the Delta House grade point average was to Faber College - the worst in history.
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I think that research is incredibly important and hopefully one day there will be a cure for cancer. They are making great strides.
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Ignorance makes most men go into a political party, and shame keeps them from getting out of it.
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I've sort of made up my mind that I have to do my career and I have to be a mother. These are my two responsibilities; of course the baby comes first.
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I think when I was younger, I wanted to be a star, until I became a star, and then it's a lot of work. It's work to be a star. I don't enjoy the stardom part. I only enjoy the creative process.
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I don't own cable, but my TV came with a Netflix button.
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If you don't feel the blues, then you're not listening. Then you're just a professor or something.
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My dislike has no consequences. It accrues only in my mind—like preserves on a shelf or guns zeroing in, and never firing.
