Abraham Verghese Quotes
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The one thing that is sort of sneered at and not really believed is bisexuality. Any bisexual man is just seen as a closeted gay man. That shows how narrow-minded people are. The other thing that's totally neglected and which nobody approves of is celibacy. People again assume that you're just repressing something.
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Most of the producers don't know what they do. The misconception of the producers' function is really not a misconception. Most producers don't do a very good job.
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I can just sense some eyes, some people kinda stare a little bit like they recognize me but don't quite know for sure kinda thing.
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I think wine is such a big universe that it's kind of like food - it's intimidating to a lot of people, myself included.
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My father really told me, seriously, if you want something, you can have it, but you may have to work harder than anyone else around you.
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I don't get hung up a lot on angst.
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I was missing out on a lot of things that my friends were doing, but in another way, they were missing things I was doing. It was kind of a trade-off I had to make.
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Service to others seems the only intelligent choice for the use of wealth.
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All things considered, defending our borders by building a fence to keep out people is a necessity. There is no more humane alternative when it comes to protecting ourselves. We must act humanely, within the law, while honoring transparency, but with firm resolve.
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Facetiousness is allowable when it is the most proper instrument of exposing things apparently base and vile to due contempt.
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While marriage is historically associated with dire obligation and clipped wings, I've found that it actually liberates you to take on adventure and achieve your dreams. I like to call my husband 'my person.' Find your 'person,' and you can do anything!
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When you agree to work with a filmmaker, it's important that you accept their world. It's an adventure. I like that. I throw myself into the director's arms, into their universe.
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I have the strange ability to shut things out.
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Our main source of economy is agriculture. What we should do is to use the oil money that we have today to re-fuel agriculture. And so agriculture will be the backbone of the economy of South Sudan.
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Dance has always been my number one. I started when I was seven years old and I've had the opportunity to work with some really amazing artists.
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It's an honor to live in and serve the great City of Los Angeles. I'm also immensely grateful for the support I've received from Ireland.
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I am quite looking forward to working with Shah Rukh Khan.
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There is but one honest limit to the rights of a sentient being; it is where they touch the rights of another sentient being.
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EPA has a long history of relying on science that was not created by the agency itself. This often means that the science is not available to the public and, therefore, cannot be reproduced and verified.
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Observe the life by cause and consequence. Explore the life by wisdom. Treat the life by equality. Complete the life by love.
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The greatest wisdom is in simplicity. Love, respect, tolerance, sharing, gratitude, forgiveness. It's not complex or elaborate. The real knowledge is free. It's encoded in your DNA. All you need is within you. Great teachers have said that from the beginning. Find your heart, and you will find your way.
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Though I am fascinated by knowledge, I am even more fascinated by wisdom.
