Emily Yoffe Quotes
I've never gotten a letter where I thought I knew the person. But I have heard from people who think they know the letter writer.
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I wanted life to be episodic. I wanted to be a magazine photographer and I was willing to do what it took to become that.
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Confidence is key. Sometimes, you need to look like you're confident even when you're not.
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There are lots of reasons for that gap between men's and women's wages but to me, the big one is the work-family issue. Trying to juggle children and a job is tough under any circumstances, but especially if you're shooting for the kind of career that involves long hours at work and being on call 24-7.
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Wrestlers are a little more dedicated than, and are different from, the other people, which may be strange.
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I think whenever you see what may be the seeds of a third party, you need to be very skeptical because there's not a very good track record for third parties.
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Adversity has ever been considered the state in which a man most easily becomes acquainted with himself.
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Writing, more than any other art, is indexed to the worthiness of the self because it is identified in people's minds with emotion.
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Speaking purely from a musical standpoint, I think I am a great performer.
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A statesman... must wait until he hears the steps of God sounding through events, then leap up and grasp the hem of His garment.
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Philosophy was once considered science.
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Artists are going to be the metronome of this society.
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I'm pretty terrible at writing, so the way I kind of therapeutically get through things is by drawing.
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Blogs are easy to start, but unless the author is famous, it takes years to build a following.
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I wear high heels and dresses. I am a total girly girl.
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I try to look at people like Adele and Norah Jones, who are very successful but don't have to deal with scandals.
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You have to enjoy yourself when you go to the movies. People don't want to spend their hard earned money to simply go see a history lesson.
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When once the itch of literature comes over a man, nothing can cure it but the scratching of a pen.
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What's a bigger mystery box than a movie theater? You go to the theater, you're just so excited to see anything - the moment the lights go down is often the best part.
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Barberries, or zereshk, are tiny dried red fruit with a tremendously sharp flavour. They come from Iran, where they're used to add freshness to rice and chicken dishes.
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Growing up, I've enjoyed hunting with my father.
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For years, I hated myself. I covered the mirrors in my house. I literally couldn't have a mirror in my room.
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Fonteyn was our first proper British ballerina, and from the moment I started dancing, her image engulfed me. In my first year at the Royal Ballet School, Margot's statue was outside my dormitory. Like generations of budding ballet dancers before me, I used to touch her middle finger for luck.
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I've never gotten a letter where I thought I knew the person. But I have heard from people who think they know the letter writer.
