Rachel Kushner Quotes
Growing up, I was not told that there were women's areas of preoccupation or male ones.
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I like everything perfect. Everything has to be neat. My sister is 5, and she's more messy than I am. I make my bed every morning, everything's perfect. My shoes are all arranged. It's sad. I'm a little like Ray, a little bit.
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'Longmire' is more of a show about the characters, and you couldn't pay a bigger compliment than to want to know more about my character, or the characters on the show.
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I worry that my daughters are too taken care of.
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I used to get a haircut every Saturday so I would never miss any of the comic books. I had practically no hair when I was a kid!
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I don't play anymore, because I know I'm not going to be a pro golfer. So there's no reason to golf.
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We pay taxes, and we help the city coffers.
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I want to do it for myself. It's my goal and dream. All I can ask for is to get the chance and go out there and do the best I can, be as ready as I can.
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Corruption is in society and in every strata of society.
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There's monsters in all of us, but there's also vulnerability.
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Where radio is different than fiction is that even mediocre fiction needs purpose, a driving question.
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L.A. makes you feel ugly.
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As football gets more globalised, it's probably more important than ever to have one or two players in your team who have grown up in the same streets or been to the same schools as the hard-core fans.
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Men and nations behave wisely once they have exhausted all the other alternatives.
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Economically, we are, to some significant degree, interdependent with Chinese well-being. That is a great asset.
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The physics of water is central to cooking, because food is mostly water. All steak that you cook is actually boiled on the inside.
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I'm not graceful.
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Oh the innocent girl in her maiden teens knows perfectly well what everything means.
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Is it written that equality between men and women means one can change sex? Obviously not.
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I won't eat in a place that has suits of armor.
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Everything you need to get that relaxed driving that brings consistency only comes with practice.
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I remember sitting on the back of the bus on the first day of the Social Experiment tour with my face in my hands. I emptied out my bank account, and before I did that tour, that was the number one thing I said I'd never do. I'll never empty out my savings.
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The best sort of activity is one that combines mental effort with sensuous delight. That's why I love drawing.
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People ask where writers get ideas.Take my advice. Some cool, clear night, drive to a country place where city lights don’t block your view. Turn off the car lights. Get out and look up. And see our real neighborhood.
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Growing up, I was not told that there were women's areas of preoccupation or male ones.
