Rachel Kushner Quotes
I spent a huge amount of time by myself. I daydreamed and learned how to be alone and not be lonely.
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The wretched and miserable would rise into plenty of joy and happiness as soon as they climb the steps of my mosque.
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The winner of the hoop race will be the first to realize her dream, not society's dream, her own personal dream.
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Everything has two sides - the outside that is ridiculous, and the inside that is solemn.
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Anyone can be a Superman, but nobody can be Jackie Chan.
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The John Birch Society is not ultra-conservative, communist-hating, and racist as opponents paint it.
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Women have simple tastes. They get pleasure out of the conversation of children in arms and men in love.
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You don't move just because you want to go from this point to that point - the body has to be using the words as well as you vocally use the words.
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War is the unfolding of miscalculations.
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Man is the only animal that laughs and has a state legislature.
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Even today, I frequently meet scientists who, outside their own narrow discipline, are superstitious.
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If you tell the truth you get into trouble, and that's why politicians are extremely dull.
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I mean, Tool has a style, but we try to make all our songs sound different from each other.
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Maybe our generation is more about sex, but it feels like romance is dying out.
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If we continue to fight the National Rifle Association on their home court, which is the legislative front, I think we'll continue to be frustrated. But when you have an ability to go directly to the public, that's a completely different field of engagement, and I think the NRA is not adept at that kind of engagement.
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The most important message that I can give to you and to all the world is to keep the commandments of God.
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I would be happy if people just called me an actor.
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Because of my crazy work schedule, I have become something of a master at changing my clothes while driving. The men driving next to me love it.
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Sympathetic cracks. A term frequently used by architects and surveyors in terms of ageing houses. I know what they mean.
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Besides, Weebles are too hard to draw - they just end up looking like eggs, not people.
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Share the Gospel. According to the Bible, it is every believer's privilege and responsibility to share the Gospel. If we understand what lies ahead for those who do not know Christ, there will be a sense of urgency in our witness.
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I think that people who do enjoy my stand-up comedy and the people who get it and the people who are taken in by it, they see that I'm a guy that has love of the game.
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One suggestion my wife and I have used in our personal finance courses we teach at college is simply writing down all expenditures and seeing where the money goes. That alone will cause heads of households to think twice about x, y or z expenditure, and to consider carefully whether they really need something or not.
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And I find - I'm 63, and my capacity to be by myself and just spend time by myself hasn't diminished any. That's the necessary part of being a writer, you better like being alone.
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I spent a huge amount of time by myself. I daydreamed and learned how to be alone and not be lonely.
