Charlie Jane Anders Quotes
Someone who doesn’t care if they get Tater Tots or turnip slurry is a person who has given up on life.
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I realized pretty soon that I have to do more than just play bass in the background way. So, I developed a kind of playing which only a handful of musicians accepted.
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Those who survived the San Francisco earthquake said, 'Thank God, I'm still alive.' But, of course, those who died, their lives will never be the same again.
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Really, I have to laugh because there was a whole set of stories that made me sound like the Dragon Lady, you know, 'tough this and tough that.' Then there is this business about 'gooey.' The bottom line is I am a pragmatic idealist.
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If people take an interest in you and they think there's half a chance, they might hang on. It's dreadful.
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Of the blessings set before you make your choice, and be content.
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Being a director is almost like being another sort of character, but you're out of view.
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When you look at where the Democratic field is going relative to foreign policy, they are increasingly moving away from a policy of pre-emptive self-defense that the president has adopted since September 11.
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I've always written about animals. I'm still trying to process why that is.
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I like to wear tight jeans. Most of my stuff is pretty slim fit.
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I exercise about 40 minutes a day, and I'll run one day and do circuit training the next day. I live in an area where there are brilliant hills and mountains, so I get a good hill run with my dog. At home, I'll do the circuit training with old weights, along with pull-ups in the trees and that sort of stuff.
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I solemnly assure you that I will not die as a Hindu.
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If Christianity is a mere invention of man, and the Bible is of no more authority than any other uninspired volume, how is it that the book is what it is?
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The time has come to put an end to the fratricidal war and to recover at last peace and accord.
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The man who didn't want his wife to work has been succeeded by the man who asks about her chances of getting a raise.
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I hardly ever watch the news... I love reading newspapers, but I know they're dying out.
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Well I forgot how different it was because I've been here for about four or five years. It's a big load off my shoulders now. Now that I'm there, I'm like, man, I can breathe a little bit, you know?
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If you don't have a competitive advantage, don't compete.
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Candy apple red is my favorite color. It's a powerful color to wear. It's always been that way - I've always been really attracted to that color.
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I don't care how you photograph - use the kitchen mop if you must, but if the product is not true to the laws of photography... you have produced something that is dead. (1923)
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All a man has is pride. Sometimes you have it so much it is a sin. We have all done things for pride that we knew were impossible. We didn't care. But a man must implement his pride with intelligence and care.
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You cannot seek for the ideal outside the realm of reality.
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You've either got it or you haven't.
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...you don't have to know just what people are doing and feeling to be of assistance to them. Your own life seems to you like a very small lighted room, with great darkness all around it, and you can't see out into the darkness and know what is happening there. But light and warmth from your room can go out into the darkness if you don't have the windows selfishly curtained, keep a brave fire burning, and light all the happy candles you can.
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Someone who doesn’t care if they get Tater Tots or turnip slurry is a person who has given up on life.
