Bel Kaufman Quotes
He glanced at me as if he knew more than he cared to say and realized the absurdity of communication, acknowledged the introduction with a courtly bow, and continued his search for misprints.
Quotes to Explore
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Age is not different from earlier life as long as you're sitting down.
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When something happens far back in the past, people often can't recall exact details. Blame depends upon point of view. There may be a villain, but reality is frustrating because it's often ambiguous.
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To do a really good interview, you have to be truly interested in the person.
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Women would be disproportionately affected by the privatization of social security. It is one of the most important safety nets for American women in old age, or in times of disability, to insure financial income for their families.
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Eventually somebody will want me, and there will be a role that is mine.
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It's not healthy to be jealous.
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Quit thinking that you must halt before the barrier of inner negativity. You need not. You can crash through... whatever we see a negative state, that is where we can destroy it.
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This universe can very well be expressed in words and syllables which are not those of one's mother tongue.
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When you make your first film at 47 and anybody but your mother goes to see it, to me, that's a miracle.
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My dad worked two jobs his whole life, and so I told him he's the reason I have 20 jobs.
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My father used to take me to the movies on Saturdays. In 1940, when I was four years old, we encountered 'Flash Gordon Conquers the Universe.' I loved it. Especially the rocket ship, which I later realized had no airlock and no washroom. But they managed to get to Mongo with it.
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I wake up every morning feeling lucky - which is driven by fear, no doubt, since I know it could all go away.
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The most exciting thing I aspire to do is to write something new that I know is going to work, or perform something that I know is going to make people laugh.
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Anyone that has been lucky enough to go to the races and witness the magnificent spectacle of a competitive race will know how people like me can instantly fall in love with the power and beauty of race horses in full gallop.
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If India adopted the doctrine of love as an active part of her religion and introduced it in her politics. Swaraj would descend upon India from heaven. But I am painfully aware that that event is far off as yet.
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Both sexes allow men dentists inside our mouths, but, well, have you ever let a man who is a dental hygienist inside your mouth? The man must earn his way to our private places in a way not required of a woman-he must become the doctor or the dentist, or forget it.
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The victor will be the one who gets the most voters out.
Charles B. Rangel -
A woman's desire is either terrifying, or it's ignored.
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My husband is a general's chauffeur somewhere in France.
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The guitar influence that affected my songwriting came from the New Wave of British Heavy Metal.
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There's nothing I like more than picking fresh vegetables then putting them in the dinner you make that night.
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Train at the same pace day after day, week after week, year after year, and that's the kind of running the body adapts to. But break out of that comfort zone with a little speedwork now and then, and the body will learn to deal with the new demands.
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I love 'Seinfeld.'
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He glanced at me as if he knew more than he cared to say and realized the absurdity of communication, acknowledged the introduction with a courtly bow, and continued his search for misprints.
