Irving Howe Quotes
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I was a little girl fighting as a partisan against Nazi-Fascism.
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Every writer I know got their start in a library somewhere. We read a book, and we thought, 'I want to do that.'
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We do high heels, and people know us for that, but the idea of wearing a flat from day to night feels special.
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I'd love to do something where I can act and dance at the same time, like on Broadway or in movies.
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Today's designers don't care if fashion has no relationship to human anatomy.
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To receive everything, one must open one's hands and give.
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What our eyes behold may well be the text of life but one's meditations on the text and the disclosures of these meditations are no less a part of the structure of reality.
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The American people need to tell their member of Congress that we need a strong defense to protect us and to prevent wars. We can't get away with simply leading from behind and gutting our defenses.
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The names are bigger, the show is worldwide, but I get a royal pass into life in the broadcasting business.
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Renouncement: the heroism of mediocrity.
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On the one hand, the rich look askance at our continuing poverty - on the other, they warn us against their own methods.
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Racism is always there underneath, but usually it is exploited in these times of economic crisis, and it's hard to find out when one slides into another.
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The prayers of cowards fortune spurns.
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Whatever we do from government, we need to do what's best for America. If we do that, that's bringing power back to the people.
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I wake up at 5:30, 6 in the morning, but don't head into the office right away. I like to hang out with my wife, talk about things, get some coffee, you know.
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I've sort of been an anthropologist of modern America, in a non-academic way. Whether it's Marines or Tupperware salesladies, high end audiophiles or bike couriers, I'm fascinated by the hallmarks of the American tribe.
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Why can't somebody give us a list of things that everybody thinks and nobody says, and another list of things that everybody says and nobody thinks?
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I'm the diva from the future. The next gig's on the moon. Catch me while you can.
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I love 'The Wire;' that's my favorite show, so I'll watch that.
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Sometimes I'm more stubborn than I am smart.
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'Dancing With the Stars' is so Middle America, and people take it so seriously.
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There is far too much talk of love and grief benumbing the faculties, turning the hair gray, and destroying a man's interest in his work. Grief has made many a man look younger.
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Good readers make much out of little.
