Nina Berberova Quotes
The idea came to me that I was, am, and will be, but perhaps will not become. This did not scare me. There was for me in being an intensity I did not feel in becoming.
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Shimeji are those odd-looking clusters of small mushrooms you often find in so-called 'exotic' selections at the supermarket. They have an appealing firmness that is retained during light cooking.
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When we shoot 'Scrubs' I spend every waking hour of my life in an abandoned and haunted hospital. All I can date there are ghosts and they tend to be horrible snugglers.
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Law grinds the poor, and rich men rule the law.
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I am a huge wrestling fan. I would say The Rock is my favorite person to watch for obvious reasons.
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There is no job that is America's God-given right anymore.
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I want to serve the people.
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We must broaden the definition of who our neighbors are, and extend the boundaries of our interest and empathy.
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I am lactose intolerant, and I always thought it was really funny how people who are lactose intolerant continue to eat dairy, because they like it so much. And I find it not acceptable.
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They talked about me as if I were Mother Teresa, and that every time I get a paycheck I go and send it to poor people and that we spend every free moment helping out people less fortunate. That was an enormous exaggeration.
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When I was 17, a neighbour I knew well died of cancer, and I became au pair to her three little girls. In circumstances like that, when you can't really help, I think it's a human response to do something beyond oneself. So I did a sponsored parachute jump for Cancer Research. It was exciting and ridiculous.
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The 1990s, after the reign of terror of academic vandalism, will be a decade of restoration: restoration of meaning, value, beauty, pleasure, and emotion to art and restoration of art to its audience.
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My wish is to bring my heroes to the big screen, and many of them have already appeared in my films.
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I'm trying to be the Jay-Z of comedy one day. I don't know if there's any comedy moguls out there, but I would love to be the first comedy mogul.
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I don't think we should label budgets even before the budget is presented.
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I and my public understand each other very well: it does not hear what I say, and I don't say what it wants to hear.
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I've built my homeland, I've even founded my state - in my language.
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The Truth is the Truth.
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The more you fulfill yourself, the less you will seek God.
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Walking is the favorite sport of the good and wise.
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We do the best we can," she said softly, looking inward. "And punish ourselves for it. I've tried to make my choices with the idea that I've made those choices for the greatest good. Sometimes someone suffers in the process, but I made the decision for the right reason. That should count for something, shouldn't it?
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Music is a very big part of my preparation as an actor.
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Sex is good. Everybody does it and everybody should.
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Good ideas have no value because the world already has too many of them. The market rewards execution, not ideas.
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The idea came to me that I was, am, and will be, but perhaps will not become. This did not scare me. There was for me in being an intensity I did not feel in becoming.
