Norris Church Mailer Quotes
The old line 'You deserve someone better than me' in this case was not just an old line. She deserved someone who would love her and take care of her and he knew he never would.
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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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Ambition often puts Men upon doing the meanest offices; so climbing is performed in the same position with creeping.
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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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I learned at an early age that I was given something special when I was born, and that was the gift of music.
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You want private education for your students? No problem whatsoever; pay for it.
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Whatever its flaws, the United Nations is still the only institution that brings together all the countries of the world. And it is the best forum for the United States to spur countries to act - and to hold them accountable when they don't.
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Yes, I am a lingerie model, but I have class.
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What we think determines what happens to us, so if we want to change our lives, we need to stretch our minds.
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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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Tax cuts are like sex: When they are good, they are very, very good. And when they are bad, they are still pretty good.
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Hanging out with my girlfriends is my sanity saver. We go out for a bad chick flick and dinner. I suggest you break free from the guys, see a really silly, girly movie, and get a little something to eat afterwards. It feels like a treat.
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I've always written about animals. I'm still trying to process why that is.
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Natural life, lived naturally as it is lived in the countryside, has none of that progress which is the base of happiness. Men and women in rural communities can be compared to a spring that rises out of a rock and spreads in irregular ever-widening circles. But the general principle is static.
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There's no way to know the motives of another person totally, even a person that you know very well.
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There's no such thing as too much. If there's too much, then that's a great thing.
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Authenticity is a virtue. But just as you can have too little authenticity, you can also have too much.
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Word of mouth works now, much more than ever. @-reply every single person.
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I'm from a generation of fantastic actresses. It's a big pool of really wonderful actresses, and so many of them we never even get to see on the screen anymore.
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I just want to write a great lyric and write a great song, and everything else is icing on the cake.
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There was purification in punishment. Not 'Forgive us our sins,' but 'Smite us for our iniquities' should be the prayer of a man to a most just God.
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I have no family to take care of.
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The first decade of your life is really important; it's formative.
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You've always been my best friend, my soul mate, and now I've fallen in love with you too. Why is that such a crime?
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The old line 'You deserve someone better than me' in this case was not just an old line. She deserved someone who would love her and take care of her and he knew he never would.
