Gail Sheehy Quotes
I actually interviewed other people about myself, and that alerted me to the fact that I had to really investigate my memories.
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I think a strong dollar is the result of policies, but I don't think the strong dollar is in and of itself a policy.
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It's strange but I suppose I'm one of those senior players now and I'll be helping the young players as much as I can.
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If Turkey wants to join Europe, it will have to become a European country, and that might take a long time.
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The first man to compare the cheeks of a young woman to a rose was obviously a poet; the first to repeat it was possibly an idiot.
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I think people like Steve Vai are so boring.
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I am very lucky I got fans, and I interact with them personally. I know that they have poured their love on me unconditionally, and all I can do is work hard and be kind to them.
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I started making music for fun, but I had two parents who were very much in the business. I didn't run around trying to get the spotlight. I was very shy. I never sang in front of people 'til I was about 17 years old.
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The crusade against Communism was even more imaginary than the specter of Communism.
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It's such a weird self-confidence that an artist has - to conceive of this thing that serves no function and say, 'I'm going to really work hard for it and give it and it's just going to matter to people.' You really have to believe it all on your own.
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I really don't see a reason why you wouldn't want to have a relationship with Jesus Christ. I mean, not only was He the greatest human being to ever walk the earth, He's everything that I want to strive for. He's everything that anyone should ever want to strive for.
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Operas elucidate, in a way sometimes absent in other theatrical productions, the very human fact that in every hero, there is a thread of duplicity. In every villain, there is another side to consider: We don't have to like him or her, but we are compelled to think about motivation.
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I love movies, and if the right thing comes along I'm so interested.
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No one wants to see a person on TV who's super-ultra-cool. That's Superman, that's a thing of the past. Heroes are now flawed, and have terrible tempers, you know? They're real people.
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My job as a leader is to make sure everybody in the company has great opportunities, and that they feel they're having a meaningful impact and are contributing to the good of society. As a world, we're doing a better job of that. My goal is for Google to lead, not follow that.
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Poetry comes alive to me through recitation.
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Authenticity means erasing the gap between what you firmly believe inside and what you reveal to the outside world.
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I find it slightly absurd that the only thing we consume more of than water is concrete.
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Time was God's first creation.
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Writers have told me more than once that I'm a better interview in defeat than in victory, which is a compliment I am extremely proud of.
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People generally don't recognize how long it takes to conceive, publish, and write a book.
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Some secrets are meant to be taken to the grave, and that's what I plan on doing with all mine. They're not necessarily my secrets to tell. I'm the gatekeeper of other people's secrets.
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Having lived in the arid deserts of Southern California since the 1970s, my interest in water conservation is a very personal concern. Water! The source of life! Some people are squandering the world's most precious resource while others have too little clean water to drink.
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I try to be careful and put things in perspective. There are people who have challenging lives and work hard physically and mentally. I consider myself a lucky person because I get to go on stage and tell jokes for an hour. If I miss a connection here and there or my room isn't ready now and then? It's not a big deal.
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I actually interviewed other people about myself, and that alerted me to the fact that I had to really investigate my memories.
