Gail Sheehy Quotes
It is a paradox that as we reach out prime, we also see there is a place where it finishes.
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Directors are our teachers, and I'm always craving to work with a great director. They're pretty much the first thing that interests me about a project. Let's put it this way: It'll take me a lot longer to read a script if there's no director attached.
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It's true that I run a multi-national group but I have no interests in India. So please tell me, what should my identity be?
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Poverty is clearly one source of emotional suffering, but there are others, like loneliness.
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I've always been attracted to women who are assertive and have confidence - qualities older women possess. They've been on the Earth a little longer. They're more seasoned. They don't play games. They know what they want, and they're not afraid to tell you.
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Like many writers, I started by writing short stories. I needed to learn how to write and stories are the most practical way to do this, and less soul-destroying than working your way through a lengthy novel and then discovering it's rubbish.
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Think of the difference between a team sport and one that you do by yourself. Like it or not, if you're by yourself, you're going to be faced with a lot more of your own doubts and your own drawbacks and your own whatever.
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In America, unlike England, unlike Israel, unlike Japan, other democracies, we have elections that have staggered terms.
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Relying on someone else to be successful only ties you down and limits you.
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We were not allowed to say, Screw, but we could say, Hump the hostess, because hump is in Shakespeare.
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I mean, I was first offered Princess Astra.
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I don't think our music has much to do with math rock.
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You're not supposed to be so blind with patriotism that you can't face reality. Wrong is wrong, no matter who says it.
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The major source of photochemical smog - petroleum-fueled vehicles - can be replaced by emission-free electric vehicles.
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What God intended for you goes far beyond anything you can imagine.
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I think the hardest thing about making music now is being a great dad at the same time. There's an insanity that goes with writing - a mad scientist thing that you have to go through - and sacrificing a kid's upbringing to do that is not an option.
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I didn't get a ton of interest from colleges in baseball and football, but I was outstanding in track and had the sense that this would be my meal ticket... Track was a sport where I saw immediate improvement, and I had a lot of good support behind me... and the coaches had a lot of experience and pushed me in that direction for sure.
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Women should wear clothing. Clothing shouldn't wear them.
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Could you say 'senator' instead of 'ma'am? It's just a thing. I worked so hard to get that title. I'd appreciate it.
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We're going to do something that's really unprecedented in the industry by launching the console in all three major markets for the same holiday. It's never been done before.
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I'd like to see Paris before I die... Philadelphia will do.
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Discretion is the most important thing for a banker. That is the philosophy of the family... I mean, of the bank.
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Memory is the basis of every journey.
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It is a paradox that as we reach out prime, we also see there is a place where it finishes.
