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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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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I think the biggest change has been realizing I now have three children.
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I can afford to say what I wish.
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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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Two ideas in his head at once would constitute an unlawful assembly.
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I always had to have a job in the summer when I was at school. It was about teaching me, and my brother and sisters, a good work ethic and making sure we knew there were no handouts. We had to find our own way in this world.
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Over and over, we hear politicians say they can't spend our tax dollars on environmental protection when the economy is so fragile.
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I can believe in myself, and I feel like I'm such a strong and talented designer.
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They greatly respected scholarship in itself, but they also impressed upon us that there were great opportunities available for those who were well educated. I received my primary and secondary education in Chicago.
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I'm real strong, and I'm also real feminine, and I don't find a struggle having those two things under one roof.
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To understand the universe in the state that it began in, the so-called Big Bang, we need laws of physics that work better than our current set of rules and procedures, which break down when we try to push them back to the beginning.
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An author spends months writing a book, and maybe puts his heart's blood into it, and then it lies about unread till the reader has nothing else in the world to do.
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No doubt exists that all women are crazy; it's only a question of degree.
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I have the same thing every day. I find it comforting. I have a banana, but I can never eat the whole banana. And I'll drink a couple of Actimels. And some kind of cereal with almond milk. And then after that, I have a Coke.
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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.
