Bel Kaufman Quotes
That I was a writer was further proof of God’s far-sightedness; she was convinced that by some magic of propinquity she would acquire a mastery of the English language.
Quotes to Explore
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Through the history of rock n' roll, you see lots of bands making the mistake of putting on the tights when they get to arenas. Don't do that.
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Conformity is dangerous.
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Each person is living for himself; his own happiness is all he can ever personally feel.
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Calling it off comes easy enough if you haven't told the girl you are smitten with her.
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The sort of poetry I seek resides in objects man can't touch.
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Everyone asks me if I'm the princess or if my brothers beat me up. The younger ones I can deck pretty easily. With the older ones, it's harder.
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Books have always helped me make sense of things. With any life experience, you can find someone who has documented it in a poetic way.
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Catholicism played such a huge part in my life, I would not have survived without my faith.
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We were determined to be in the fashion, and to visit the various delightful watering places on Long Island Sound. Of course, it would be necessary to combine business with pleasure and pursue our calling as beggars.
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An awful lot of Republicans, both in Washington and outside Washington, are resigned to leaving Obamacare in effect.
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I knew that life isn't always just about the Olympic gold medals and the sponsors.
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Opera in English is, in the main, just about as sensible as baseball in Italian.
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Nations are divided, but we citizens need not be.
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Global conditions are far too complex to be able to imagine that they could ever be really controlled by one power.
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Only in space did I realize how lucky I am to be Korean. Only in Korea could I have gone to space before turning 30 years old.
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I have a farm and I love it there. There's really nothing to do, but even watching the chickens, its fun.
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All of a sudden, if you think about the entire ecosystem of connected devices that can pull down information, access content and allow me to share and work and communicate, the vast majority now are not Windows computers. They are iPhones. They are iPads. They are Android devices.
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I came from the Groundlings Theatre in L.A., and there, you're guaranteed to at least try something out in front of an audience. At 'SNL,' only the best stuff gets picked, and it's taught me a very defined language of comedy. You learn the structure of a joke, which is not something I was very good at beforehand.
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If a script comes together, and you end up liking the people who are part of it, that's when you can make magic happen. It's a huge combination of trying to find something you think you can deliver on and a director you think you can collaborate with to make a good picture.
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One never perishes through anybody but oneself.
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Besides, it doesn't really matter does it? Guy, girl, or appearance. It's what's on the inside that counts, right?
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If you want success, be unique.
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For the Gulf States, perhaps no forage crop of which the available seed supply is relatively abundant exceeds the velvet bean in potential value. This legume possesses also the ability to make a crop when planted relatively late.
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That I was a writer was further proof of God’s far-sightedness; she was convinced that by some magic of propinquity she would acquire a mastery of the English language.
