Chang-Rae Lee Quotes
I don't think that stuff is gone - I just don't want to dwell on it. There's a difference. As I said, I think we all have tendencies as writers, and I think we all have experience that we bring as readers to each project.
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My approach is to be part of a band that makes music, not hit songs.
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I was born in New York in 1904.
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I'm actually pretty shy in real life. But I guess in front of the camera, I focus.
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Rationalization may be defined as self-deception by reasoning.
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I think there are a lot of great ideas out in America, and I want you to have a say in your government. And that means we have to get unaccountable money out of our politics, overturn Citizens United, and expand voting rights, not restrict them.
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I don't perform. Seals perform.
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One of the reasons I didn't really want to do TV earlier in my career was because it is so life-consuming, and I wanted to spend time with my kids and be a mother.
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The best ally you can have in breaking up a street fight is a grandmother.
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Home is where the heart is, and my heart will forever be in Cleveland.
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Schizophrenia may be a necessary consequence of literacy.
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There's every financial incentive in the world to stay in the conservative movement forever.
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Almost every comedy you see is about people making all wrong choices and making all the errors of judgement possible. Good comedy is when it works on this scale. Because it is psychologically very real.
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I always knew I wanted to be in front of the camera. But even after 10 years behind the scenes at CBS News producing live segments, celebrity profiles, and breaking news, I still hadn't been given the chance to be on TV.
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I like 'Pyaar Ka Dard Hai' on Star Plus. It not only has a good story but good actors as well.
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I work out like a maniac and I spray tan a lot. Genetics were kind, but I work very hard.
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It's insane that, since the Beatles and Dylan, it's assumed that all musicians should do everything themselves. It's that ridiculous, teenage idea that when Mick Jagger sings, he's telling you something about his own life. It's so arrogant to think that people would want to know about it anyway!
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Don Quixote is one that comes to mind in comparison to mine, in that they both involve journeys undertaken by older men. That is unusual, because generally the hero of a journey story is very young.
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Many are stubborn in pursuit of the path they have chosen, few in pursuit of the goal.
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I don't mean it egotistically, but I've been given the chance to be in front of people and sing, and I feel that it's part of my job and my duty - especially where I'm from - to speak the language of the people I'm around and speak for them.
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One is entitled to say without qualification that the correlation between prior judicial experience and fitness for the Supreme Court is zero.
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I don't think that stuff is gone - I just don't want to dwell on it. There's a difference. As I said, I think we all have tendencies as writers, and I think we all have experience that we bring as readers to each project.
