Richard Russo Quotes
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I'm not very good in crowds, so I usually try to become as small as possible.
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Dave thought he was bigger than Van Halen the band. So there was this catfight going on for 10 years.
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I am deeply immersed in my medical work, and it can get very intense, but I believe that the connection and devotion is key. You can not work on diseases as devastating and deadly as Lassa and Ebola without complete trust and respect for the individuals with whom you work. My lab and colleagues are just extraordinary, and we are a family.
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In its conception the literature prize belongs to days when a writer could still be thought of as, by virtue of his or her occupation, a sage, someone with no institutional affiliations who could offer an authoritative word on our times as well as on our moral life.
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I skate all the time, but it's silly for me to do contests when MTV is giving me a boatload of money.
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I think it's a loser's mentality to get happy with somebody losing.
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But then, even with sex, I'm more in the school of less is more in movies.
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I have no new voices - they've all been used.
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I would love to study cultures and people.
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I haven't any strength, I haven't any character, I'm a born tool. I haven't any destiny. All I have is dreams. And now other people run them.
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If I can't be famous, I want at least to be infamous.
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A mistake which is commonly made about neurotics is to suppose that they are interesting. It is not interesting to be always unhappy, engrossed with oneself, malignant or ungrateful, and never quite in touch with reality. Neurotics are heartless.
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You've been vilified, used as fodder, you deserve a piece of every record.
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Responsible for wrapping the iron fist of authority in its velvet glove is Jane Axtell, head of the accountancy firm’s Human Resources department.
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I don't think it's a healthy thing in your personal life to go around with that never-sure attitude.
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When we had the infamous mealtime scenes, food fights would inevitably develop.
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A monoculture is not only Hollywood, but Americans trying to export democracy.
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My family and I are hooked on 'The Searchers.' I can't get enough of it.
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When I'm done fighting, I want to look to get some sort of driving career somewhere. My goal is to eventually get into the Mint 400 and do the trophy truck stuff.
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When people get into that fight-or-flight place, then they move away from the creative centers of their brain.
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Beliefs about how you live your life, matters of private decision, views best kept for private enjoyment, prejudice or entertainment, can't be imposed by the operation of criminal law. Attempts to enforce such views can only make the government the subject of ridicule.
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Everything I wear is a do and everything else is a don't!
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Workday is constantly looking into the future and, you know, building applications that stay modern and relevant.
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Usually by the time I finish a book tour I've just about had it with the book.
