Nomy Arpaly Quotes
When you find yourself reluctant to sit on a chair because it had unexpectedly collapsed in the past you might shake your head and think "there, I'm so irrational!". But your reluctance to sit on a probably rickety chair is not irrational - you think it's irrational because you have a false view of what irrationality is.
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I want to continue to be me and share with people.
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I love the unexplainable. It would be so boring to me if everything could be explained.
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The witty woman is a tragic figure in American life. Wit destroys eroticism and eroticism destroys wit, so women must choose between taking lovers and taking no prisoners.
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Women are not all single-issue voters.
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Whenever you do a new interpretation of a great, previous text of any kind, you always look for some kind of immediate significance right now.
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I was elected on April 13 and sworn in two days later, so I had no orientation. I had to figure things out as I went along.
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I can never really remember what I look like. I'm just sort of neutral. I don't think I'm sort of, you know, hideous.
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What I'm still grappling with and learning how to do is to be looking and thinking cinematically, having come from television.
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I really don't know life without wrestling.
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Governments are not running the show anymore. Scumbag Entrepreneurs are, and they have a harsh and ruthless agenda.
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It's funny, I used to say on 'That 70's Show', you could really put us in any decade, and it was about the people and the characters and that we cared about each other.
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It brings me no joy and not enough comfort to dwell too much on things I've said or written or made or worn in the past.
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I believe in social dislocation and creative trouble.
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If I could gain 1,000 pounds and be healthy, I would love to do that.
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It's not hard to find a new husband, but someone who is, for an example, a good bridge partner for you comes along once in a lifetime.
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I've been rapping since I was 18 years old, with a crew called Blades.
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When we're back home, I feel pretty domesticated.
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I'm an expert on surfing the channels, so I'm always able to find something strange. Or I watch C-Span. I can watch a conference on oceanography, or whatever, for hours.
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A long-lasting and sustained recovery will never be achieved through massive government spending programs.
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I started working for the 'NY Observer' when I was 33. After I had been writing for them for about a year and a half the editor said, 'Your stories are the most talked about stories in the 'Observer'; you should have your own column.'
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I listen to a mixture of old jazz, contemporary, pop, some world beat stuff and various odds and ends.
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I have a specialized racing bike, which is great because it has a solid build, is comfortable to ride, and is lightweight.
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Each of our 900 shows so far was different - maybe that's what makes the fans come back to our gigs time and again. And that they're always part of the show. Phish concerts are a communal experience.
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When you find yourself reluctant to sit on a chair because it had unexpectedly collapsed in the past you might shake your head and think "there, I'm so irrational!". But your reluctance to sit on a probably rickety chair is not irrational - you think it's irrational because you have a false view of what irrationality is.
