T. C. Boyle Quotes
It's true that none of my characters are admirable. But maybe I'm primarily a satirist, and a satirist needs to hold up what's not admirable.
Quotes to Explore
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God gets you to the plate, but once your there your on your own.
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People look to time in expectation that it will eventually make them happy, but you cannot find true happiness by looking toward the future.
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A lot of my work involves instilling objects with the power of touch - a transference of soul, spirit, energy through actions.
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If you look back on the breakups that you've had, whether it's a long relationship or a one-night stand, it's always awkward.
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Kids in a home with grandparents are healthier.
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I vowed to myself when I got married that I would cook every night. I find it very therapeutic.
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The country needs more than one-party dominance, as much as I believe the Democratic Party is the party for the middle class... We need to have a marketplace of ideas.
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When people refer to 'Back in the Day,' it was a Wednesday. Just a little fun fact for you.
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I do Yoga. I'd like to say I do it every morning, but I don't, I just don't have the time.
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Ecuador has about 700 kilometers of border with Colombia, and a lot of it is impenetrable jungle.
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I think I'm the kind of person who would be very difficult to employ - I'm pretty annoying, but driven.
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I have been working since I was 11 on everything including period dramas.
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I used to play all the time. I would play football when it was light and read when it was dark.
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I didn't particularly like being objectified.
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A big element of what they regard as conformity is simply a desire to have an audience.
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My mom was on welfare and the occasional food stamp, but I have never participated in any of those governmental programs, even the ones that kind of work like education, scholarships and whatever, and I managed to do just fine.
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People pretend to be nice; people pretend to be smooth and polite and everything, but this is only an appearance because the way we're built as human beings is only in paradox and contradictions.
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I'm not trying to stay in the same place and I'm not trying to compete with what's currently in fashion. That would be dishonest. But, at the same time, I'm different and the music reflects that to some degree.
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When what we are is what we want to be, that's happiness.
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I know that I am my worst critic. I know that if I can walk away from the set at the end of the day and feel that I did the best job I could and feel proud, that's what will satisfy me.
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I hated being in a convent. It's another form of power. Manipulation. Because who can say - one God for the whole universe? I think there must be millions of gods! And they're not all of them very nice.
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I thank God for all the people whom God sent into my life, the people who gave their best so that I could learn to give my best.
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It's true that none of my characters are admirable. But maybe I'm primarily a satirist, and a satirist needs to hold up what's not admirable.
