T. C. Boyle Quotes
As humans, we all want our own island. Of course, the truth is, we're never going to get it.
T. C. Boyle
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I'm not strict on my calorie count; I just pay attention to my body.
J. J. Watt
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We're traditional and don't do cutting-edge styles, but after 17 years we're holding our own.
Jaclyn Smith
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It's very good for you, riding. You know how every model is like, 'I do yoga.' Well, I find horses to have the same effect, in that you have to put your ego aside and concentrate on making the horse do the things you want it to do, and move in the way you want it to move - particularly if you're doing dressage.
Edie Campbell
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Cornwall bears a certain resemblance to Italy: each is like a leg or boot, but Italy stands a-tiptoe to the south, whereas Cornwall is thrust out to the west. But, whereas Italy is kicking Sicily as a football, Cornwall has but the shattered group of the Scilly Isles at its toe.
Sabine Baring-Gould
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For the most part, it's a very male-dominated business. Most executives are male, so it's always sort of their vision of stuff. I'm constantly fighting against that, even when I play the wife or the girlfriend or the best friend. I always try my hardest to bring as much layering in and not make things stereotypical, but it's hard.
Madchen Amick
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So smoking is the perfect way to commit suicide without actually dying. I smoke because it's bad, it's really simple.
Damien Hirst
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My mom was dying for me to write a book, she was my biggest advocate.
Victor Cruz
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I thought, 'If you're going to be on TV, and if you're going to be out and glamorous, the natural look can stay at home.'
Pamela Anderson
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Things aren't right. If a burglar breaks into your home and you shoot him, he can sue you. For what, restraint of trade?
Bill Maher
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When I decide I want something, I go in like an Exocet missile.
Sam Taylor-Johnson
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When Americans think of college these days, the first word that often comes to mind is 'debt.' And from 'debt' it's just a short hop to other unpleasant words, like 'payola,' 'kickback,' and 'bribery.'
James Surowiecki
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As humans, we all want our own island. Of course, the truth is, we're never going to get it.
T. C. Boyle
