Edmund White Quotes
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It is a great piece of skill to know how to guide your luck even while waiting for it.
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The legal right of the Southern people to reclaim their fugitives I have constantly admitted. The legal right of Congress to interfere with their institution in the states, I have constantly denied.
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People think that celebs make a lot more money than we do. We look for bargains and we do a lot of stuff on our own.
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This is precisely why you choose to run for office and get elected. You're asking the people to let you be their voice. I don't think there is a more powerful and intense experience than the opportunity to be the voice of the 307 million people living in this country.
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For about 175,000 people, Chiranjeevi Blood Bank has supplied blood for free in times of emergency. This is because of the service-oriented attitude of Mega fans.
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I'm a mom, and my view of public education begins and ends with the fundamental question: Is this good for children?
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My background is that of a competitive athlete and a fighter, and I'm bringing something totally different to 'The Biggest Loser' that wasn't there before.
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My work as an artist is completely separate from my work as a philanthropist.
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Her body calculated to a millimeter to suggest a bud yet guarantee a flower.
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Some smart man once said that on the most exalted throne in the world, we are seated on nothing but our own arse.
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I'd open doors for anyone who opens doors for me.
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I've been working with Global Zero. They are a great organization leading the resistance against nuclear war and the elimination of nuclear weapons.
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I was a normal American nerd.
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Anti-Semitism has not disappeared, and European Jews have too often come under attack.
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Children are the most desirable opponents at scrabble as they are both easy to beat and fun to cheat.
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Lots of people think the violence in the films I make is overwhelming, but they think they're seeing something that they aren't seeing.
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If I could play drums like Patrick Carney or Taylor Hawkins, I'd be a really happy person.
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If you're not bruised up, then you're not doing an action film in a real way.
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I'd love, love, love to do a comedy. I can't imagine being on set and being happy and cheerful. That seems so foreign.
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I think I'm a good dad. It's hard. Ultimately, it's our kids that have the final word. So we'll have to ask them.
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When anyone starts out to do something creative - especially if it seems a little unusual - they seek approval, often from those least inclined to give it. But a creative life cannot be sustained by approval, any more than it can be destroyed by criticism - you learn this as you go on.
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After approximately two decades and several billion dollars....Among the various types of cancer that account for 78% of the incidence..the upward trend in survival rates has not exceeded a few %....a far gloomier picture than has been generally conveyed to a hopeful public by our leading cancer research institutions...A generally passive lay press has been the means of transmission.
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Architects have always hoped to find a way to skip that stage between design and finished building.
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Paris can be like the land of the Lotus-Eaters. You can't leave.
