Wendy Kaminer Quotes
I don't spend much time thinking about whether God exists. I don't consider that a relevant question. It's unanswerable and irrelevant to my life, so I put it in the category of things I can't worry about.
Quotes to Explore
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In any art, you don't know in advance what you want to say - it's revealed to you as you say it. That's the difference between art and illustration.
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During the fall and winter we built Fort Meade and the town of Sturgis.
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Homophobia is rampant in soccer, probably more so than in any other sport. I'm not sure why.
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The older I get, the more I realize the importance of maintaining an even temperament - not getting too emotional, focusing on the task at hand. You don't want to make a business deal based on your emotions.
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Find a type of exercise that you love - whether it's dance, soccer, softball, anything - just as long as it keeps you active. If you love it, you'll dedicate yourself to it and stay involved.
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Period drama is such a huge umbrella term: it seems to cover everything from Claudius to something from the 1920s.
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If you want to learn about America, watch 'The Wire.' It's a profound piece of entertainment.
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When I first started in film, I was terrified of the camera.
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I'm not a universalist, and the way I talk about final loss is this: People worship idols - money, whatever. Their humanness gets reshaped around the idol - you become like what you worship. That's one of the basic spiritual laws.
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I've got to confess I'm a pragmatic optimist myself.
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My music is the most 'me' thing about me. Everything is in my music.
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Life is fleeting, and permanence in this world is something we all strive for. The best way to achieve permanence is through philanthropy.
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Some people say that I have an attitude- Maybe I do. But I think that you have to. You have to believe in yourself when no one else does- that makes you a winner right there.
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I came to running late. It was something I had always wanted to do, but I always end up getting hurt. It didn't occur to me that I could actually slow down and walk a little bit!
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And I love the twist. I love to fool you once, I love to fool you twice, and on the very last page, quite often - very last paragraph sometimes - I like to just play with your perception one more time in a way that makes everything that came before just a little bit different.
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Pitching keeps you in the games. Home runs win the game.
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They put it on the page because it sounded good or it looked good or they read it in a book somewhere that this is how you structure a script or something, and they just don't get it. It's surprising.
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I am smarter because I stayed in school, and I am a better football player.
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Robbery is common.
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I have always loved trouser suits. It's something I absolutely believe in for women.
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We should be more modest in our belief that we can impose democracy on a country through military force.
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Liquor prohibition led to the rise of organized crime in America, and drug prohibition has led to the rise of the gang problems we have now.
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Sin is blatant mutiny against God, and either sin or God must die in my life.
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I don't spend much time thinking about whether God exists. I don't consider that a relevant question. It's unanswerable and irrelevant to my life, so I put it in the category of things I can't worry about.
