Bel Kaufman Quotes
That night they stayed up until eleven-thirty, an unusually late hour for them, going over some of the practical aspects of the divorce. When they discovered they were hungry, they continued in the kitchen, over an unaccustomed snack.
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I never want to make a complete, 180 reactional record. I wanted a connection to what I've done in the past but still move forward and evolve.
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It was very hard for me to practice and enjoy my tennis, and I didn't know the why, so I worked with psychologists to try and see what was happening. They pushed me really hard.
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I like making movies that people feel inspired by, a film that they will think about a few days after seeing it, and not entertainment that is completely forgettable the moment you walk out of the theater.
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You have to know the forces that are against you and that are trying to break you down. We talk about the problems facing the black community: the decimation of the black family; the mass incarceration of the black man; we're talking about the brutality against black people from the police. The educational system.
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I could probably name thousands of albums that I want.
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Girls are really looking to places that have limits and boundaries: where adults are the adults and there are rules, and where they feel safe.
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My three obsessions are mental illness, horror and religion.
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My grandmother died in 1991 and I was born in '86. We only met once, but I didn't speak English and she didn't speak Spanish - so we had a communication problem.
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I like men who are intelligent and sensitive.
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I love being the sidekick. I'm pretty sure fans love seeing me that way.
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What I've realized is that we're our own harshest critics. We give ourselves limitations. But I want to push through that wall, on a creative and personal level.
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People are always looking for me to be a freak, weird.
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Breathe. Let go. And remind yourself that this very moment is the only one you know you have for sure.
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Part of our responsibility as parents, as adults, is to set examples for children. But we have to like children in order to be really happy fulfilled adults.
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I want to make sure that people understand that we know the difference between President Trump and the good-hearted people and the good-natured people of the United States. We know they're not one and the same.
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Let's be cautious about relying so much on material things that we have no energy left for the spiritual aspects of our lives.
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Field hockey is my strongest sport, and if I lose a game, I take a long, hot bath and moan about it.
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Melodies are important. I always kind of pride myself on my melodies.
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If you lose your soul, there is a danger of its being destroyed. Therefore, you may not love it, since you do not want it to be destroyed. But in not wanting it to be destroyed, you love it.
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People try to typecast astronauts as heroic and superhuman. We're only human beings.
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Any serious airline has to look at a worldwide network.
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What beauty is, I know not, though it adheres to many things.
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Jazz will endure just as long people hear it through their feet instead of their brains.
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That night they stayed up until eleven-thirty, an unusually late hour for them, going over some of the practical aspects of the divorce. When they discovered they were hungry, they continued in the kitchen, over an unaccustomed snack.
