Elizabeth Kolbert Quotes
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What clients are really interested in is honesty, plus a baseline of competence.
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When facing a difficult task, act as though it is impossible to fail. If you are going after Moby Dick, take along the tartar sauce.
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For me, my writing benefits from my experience.
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I started playing piano when I was 6, ukulele at 7.
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I don't feel closeted.
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I do not believe in abortion at will. I do not believe that if a woman just wants to have an abortion she should... I do believe if you have an abortion you are committing murder.
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And the success of the union movement, historically, has always been to benefit all working men and women - not just people who belong to the union.
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You can observe a lot by watching.
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I mean, any movie or story that makes you accept and be grateful for something about your life is doing something right.
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I don't even draw on my life experiences when I'm acting. I just try and make it feel like I'm living through that person's skin.
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The blues and jazz will live forever... So will the Delta and the Big Easy.
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Madonna did amazing songs. She had an amazing sense of style, without a stylist. And she was flawed, and sometimes she admitted it. I'll fight the fight for Madonna. I think she should send me some chocolates or something to thank me.
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The fish in the water is silent, the animal on the earth is noisy, the bird in the air is singing, But Man has in him the silence of the sea, the noise of the earth and the music of the air.
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Crocker's Rules didn't give you the right to say anything offensive, but other people could say potentially offensive things to you, and it was your responsibility not to be offended. This was surprisingly hard to explain to people; many people would read the careful explanation and hear, 'Crocker's Rules mean you can say offensive things to other people.'
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With money, who needs friends?
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When I was a kid, my mother's parenting style teetered between benign neglect and intense bouts of violence.
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I can't lie - I love talking to the people at my shows. I'm so grateful to all my fans. I couldn't do it for this long without them. So if they want to come past to say hi and whatnot, then it's part of my job to talk to them - and you know, it might be the best part of my job, too.
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Theatricals can be irritating, but will provide a better night out than mobile phone salespeople.
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The brain, which is plastic when young, must be exposed to certain sights early in life, or it will remain blind to those sights forever.
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If I had to do my life over, I would change every single thing I have done.
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I really pulled back on my career when the kids were young and my husband and I made a pact never to work while the other one was.
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A weapon isn't good or bad, depends on the person who uses it.
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Amphibians—the word comes from the Greek meaning ‘double life.'
