David Bezmozgis Quotes
When writing dialogue, I hear it in both Russian and English, and try to find a language that combines the two.
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There is an expression now that is commonly used about these so-called internal conflicts which are not really internal, because they have connections to the outside world.
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Let me just say as one who has been speaker of the House, I've had to have a very thick skin about every kind of thing that was thrown at me.
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Bigotry toward any faith community cannot have any place in civilized society anywhere in the world.
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There are no opportune times for a penalty, and this is not one of those times.
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I never said most of the things I said.
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Men are sort of doofuses about sunscreen, and for the most part, women are more inclined to take better care of themselves, but a reminder is always good for everyone.
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I still find it hard to believe that the whole era of jazz is over.
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I knew Hunter Thompson since the '70s, and I loved him, but he would wear me out as I got older.
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Actually I dance really well on the floor.
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Every European goes on the streets and sees medieval churches. Not if you live in Indianapolis. The most exciting letters I received were from people in places like that.
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I think the biggest change has been realizing I now have three children.
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You just can't let anything or anyone get in the way of who you are.
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I can afford to say what I wish.
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Think like a queen. A queen is not afraid to fail. Failure is another steppingstone to greatness.
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I started making music videos in my twenties and made my first feature, 'Guncrazy,' at 29. I then spent the greater part of my thirties directing features.
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As great scientists have said and as all children know, it is above all by the imagination that we achieve perception, and compassion, and hope.
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People who know me know that there's a light-hearted side, humour... But you could easily say I am cheeky.
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Everyone who's in America spends the first few years not experiencing it. The person is frightened by the newness of the place and doesn't see things. Her emotional universe becomes the entire universe. And then when she thinks of home, her distance in space can seem like a distance in time.
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I spent over ten years in the Central Intelligence Agency as an undercover operations officer serving overseas after 9/11 where I carried out covert operations against al-Qaeda and other terrorist groups, as well as other countries who are 'hostile to liberty,' as I like to say.
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I like learning things, and I like that writing comics is an excuse to look into new stuff and research and learn new things and hopefully put them in books.
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I'm one of 10 children, and all my brothers call me Jim. And all my sisters... well, they call me something even more affectionate. My mother calls me James, and I do what my mother tells me.
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I'm not naturally a person that wants to exercise, but I find running is something I can do wherever I am in the world.
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When writing dialogue, I hear it in both Russian and English, and try to find a language that combines the two.
