Emily St. John Mandel Quotes
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I am who I am. I have a low voice, and I look like somebody's dad or boss or a police chief, and those roles come my way.
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What Washington needs is adult supervision.
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If I can't get a mental image from the song, I won't sing it.
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Ain't no place like New Orleans. It's one of kind.
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I wish - I wish the peace and good for the Syrian citizen and the Syrian regime.
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Investors are right to demand a clear path to self-sustainability from every business they invest in, and I believe we should ask for the same from philanthropy.
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I don't think I ever really knew the right words to 'Hava Nagilah,' which isn't great for a Jewish singer.
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The sage does not hoard. The more he helps others, the more he benefits himself, The more he gives to others, the more he gets himself. The Way of Heaven does one good but never does one harm. The Way of the sage is to act but not to compete.
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In the future, when we get serious about executing things correctly, this thing will be very easy to do. If we find out that this technique does not work, I don't intend to step on dead bodies to achieve something because I don't have that kind of ambition. My ambition is to help people.
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I'm not educated about cinema or genres.
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In politics, everybody is free to choose his friends and allies.
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We're all happier when we know less, because the details are frightening and haven't really improved much. The more you pay attention, the more horrifying the world is.
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The overwhelming number of police officers in Chicago are doing good work under difficult conditions. They put their lives on the line every day in situations none of us can fully comprehend or appreciate.
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If you're in a Gay Mafia and you get whacked, is that good or bad? gay voice Say hello to my little friend.
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Defend your opinion only if it can be shown to be true, not because it is your opinion.
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Without Art, we should have no notion of the sacred; without Science, we should always worship false gods.
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To be human is a problem, and the problem expresses itself in anguish.
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We now to peace and darknessAnd earth and thee restoreThy creature that thou madestAnd wilt cast forth no more.
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Life is hard. Not great. Kind of tragic.
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Like one who has eaten and drunk too much and vomits painfully and then feels better, so did the restless man wish he could rid himself with one terrific heave of these pleasures, of these habits of this entirely senseless life.
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The attorney-client privilege is the bedrock principle of our legal system, ... The confidential nature of the attorney-client relationship is no less important in government than in every other context where it exists.
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I'm offended by things and take pathetic little stands against them.
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Remain close to government and away from politics. It means deal more with the authorities. And less with individuals.
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A life, remembered, is a series of photographs and disconnected short films.
