Edmund White Quotes
One of the side benefits of staying in the closet is you can have a much bigger career.
Quotes to Explore
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I love being the mayor. I want to be the mayor forever.
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So much of writing isn't the fun parts like we get to discuss. It is sitting there putting the words down.
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I didn't follow big box office ideas. That eventually led me to witches. It's led me to find interesting roles.
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Crime and the fear of crime have permeated the fabric of American life.
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I could definitely see myself making a serious movie or a drama in the future.
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I'm a big baseball fan, and I feel proprietary about the Dodgers. I'm not the owner. I'm not the manager. But I feel passionate about the decisions that they make, and I take it personally when they make decisions I don't like.
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The only people who never fail are those who never try.
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Urfa chillies are a Turkish variety that are mild on heat but big on aroma. They're sweet, smoky, a lovely dark red, and go with just about anything.
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I support many organizations that I feel are doing the right thing, like Alonzo Mourning's foundation, Alicia Keys' foundation, the Make-a-Wish Foundation, and other well-established foundations. I kick out a lot of time and money wherever I can.
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I can spend 10 to 15 minutes with someone, and they can tell me what they're going through. I may never have gone through that, but I get it on a really deep level.
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When I was 6, I opened my mouth and didn't stop singing. I had a voice and wanted to use it.
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My father used to play with my brother and me in the yard. Mother would come out and say, 'You're tearing up the grass'; 'We're not raising grass,' Dad would reply. 'We're raising boys.'
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We had to get serious and hit all aspects. We had to graduate. That's what you got to do: reach all people across the nation.
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My mom is incredibly stylish, and she gets it from my grandmother. I feel like I can't live up to how chic they are as women. They are great role models for aging gracefully, and that's a thing that is very key that I try to always emulate.
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In the 20th century, the Muslim world created a vision of religious nationalism. Turkey, for example, had to be ethnically Turkish. Kurds, Armenians, other minorities didn't have a place in such a vision of a nation-state.
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I wasn't really taught about the value of money. I just learnt it as I grew up, but I do remember my dad telling me that it was important to always have some savings, and that stuck with me. I've always believed that putting money aside is a good thing.
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The first requisite for the happiness of the people is the abolition of religion.
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A tendency to focus on art over business has meant that too many designers have failed to make the most of their critical acclaim.
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In Limerick, a family that was dysfunctional was one who could afford to drink but didn't.
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I feel uncomfortable with the term public art, because I'm not sure what it means. If it means what I think it does, then I don't do it. I'm not crazy about categories.
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Acting is exciting. It is different every time you do it.
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No one inspired me to write, but writer Harlan Ellison terrified me into getting published.
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I know who I am as an artist and I know what my sound is, but I wanted to know what I could do in order to take it to that next level. So the experiences I had last year of moving to California and traveling to places like Rome and Nicaragua where I met a lot of people just had a really big impact in my life.
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One of the side benefits of staying in the closet is you can have a much bigger career.
