Carolyn Hax (Carolyn Hanley Hax) Quotes
Moving is hard. Staying is easy. Logistically speaking, at least. And this is true whether you're doing or undoing something.
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I don't like the word 'experiment' in the context of art in general. It implies something immature, unfinished, something entertaining for a moment before it becomes irrelevant.
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When you talk about the American League, you think of Fenway. When you talk about the National League, you think of Wrigley and the fan base that they have in Chicago.
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No person is just one particular emotion.
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A lot of productivity is capturing ideas. I use a wiki - it's more valuable than e-mail for running a company - and I have a page for every person with whom I interact frequently.
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Mothers are the people who love us for no good reason. And those of us who are mothers know it's the most exquisite love of all.
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Africa's mineral wealth is great; we should co-operate in its development.
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I really enjoy doing sitcom television. It allows me to stay in Los Angeles and spend more time with my husband and kids.
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I always remember liking school.
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If we misuse the gift of sexuality, we're going to suffer the consequences, and I firmly believe we are suffering the consequences.
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Ingratitude is the essence of vileness.
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It is disheartening when you read an interview with an actress, and it starts by describing what she is wearing.
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I would love to spend a year living in New York; I've wanted to do that since I was 18. I'll be really disappointed if I'm 50 and haven't done something like that.
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Our memories are convenient lies we create, cribbing images from others' experiences. We discard the personal specifics which don't conform to the ideal conventional beauty created by art directors and cinematographers.
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Whether you watch 'Law and Order' all the time or not, everyone knows what it looks like. Everyone knows what the courtroom looks like, what the police precinct looks like.
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If a film is very clever and well-written, that's what gives you freedom as a director.
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Many intelligence reports in war are contradictory; even more are false, and most are uncertain.
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When people make donations to non profits, they want to know that their money goes to good use.
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To be a Bond girl you need courage, charm, determination and feistiness.
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Great ideas have no attachment to either money or class.
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I like going to the movies by myself. I love going late at night when there's barely anyone in the theater. It's very relaxing.
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The triumph of the industrial arts will advance the cause of civilization more rapidly than its warmest advocates could have hoped, and contribute to the permanent prosperity and strength of the country far more than the most splendid victories of successful war.
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I remember moving out to L.A. straight after college and just starting to try to write scripts and trying to get stuff off the ground.
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It is easy to make a picture of someone and call it a portrait. The difficulty lies in making a picture that makes the viewer care about a stranger.
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Moving is hard. Staying is easy. Logistically speaking, at least. And this is true whether you're doing or undoing something.
