T. C. Boyle Quotes
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We share a wonderful, I think, physical or geographical heritage.
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The unlikely combination of potatoes and pasta does appear in some Italian recipes.
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I have been the struggler of the century. Fortunately, everyone loves the underdog.
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Religions do a useful thing: they narrow God to the limits of man. Philosophy replies by doing a necessary thing: it elevates man to the plane of God.
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Action is the foundational key to all success.
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I think personal beliefs of everybody shape everybody.
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I get a choice every time I have to open my mouth: that it can be with civility and dignity and grace - or not.
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Caring about others, running the risk of feeling, and leaving an impact on people, brings happiness.
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Separate educational facilities are inherently unequal.
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Security was another reason. You never know what can happen to you when you earn a lot of money.
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Concepts of justice must have hands and feet to carry out justice in every case in the shortest possible time and the lowest possible cost. This is the challenge to every lawyer and judge in America.
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Instead of passing on choppy waters to the next generation, we should endeavor to leave them a calmer sea.
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No flying machine will ever fly from New York to Paris.
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I just want to try writing for other people 'cause it's quite exciting.
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I believe sci-fi fans are incredibly intelligent.
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Mountain climbing is my passion, and to empower women through my expeditions is the reason. I am doing the mountain climbing to empower women.
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You can instill fear in your kids and get them to mind, but they won't function better in the world and your relationship will suffer greatly.
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Reading history, one rarely gets the feeling of the true nature of scientific development, in which the element of farce is as great as the element of triumph.
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Healing works through a kind of detox: things have got to come up in order to be released. That is true of our personal issues, and also our collective issues. We can't just push the darkness down, pour pink paint over it and then pretend it's not there. We have to look at it, accept that it exists and then release it for healing.
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In the past, the greatest weapon the white man has had has been his ability to divide and conquer. If I take my hand and slap you, you don't even feel it. It might sting you because these digits are separated. But all I have to do to put you back in your place is bring those digits together.
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Art saved me. It may sound corny, but it's true.
