T. C. Boyle Quotes
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I want to coach high school football, and that's always what I've wanted to do.
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The reasons asthma doesn't affect my work or play is that I had accurate diagnostics and follow treatment regimens closely. It's when someone thinks they're fine and that they don't need help that they usually get in trouble.
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I think it's less common in France that a man at the age of 50 buys a Porsche and gets a young girlfriend.
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Being a star has made it possible for me to get insulted in places where the average Negro could never hope to go and get insulted.
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If you think about it, you can have the best CGI, but you can always tell that it is CGI. Your brain can spot that is not real even though you think it looks cool. Your brain knows the truth, so you don't jump and you don't scream. It was very important for me to expose the audience to real elements.
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This gold medal, to me, is a very good outcome from the many years I've spent on my professional career.
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Love should be an inspiration, not an obligation.
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You've just got to sing, do some kind of singing every day. Early mornings and cold weather can mess with that. I drink special teas with cayenne pepper, but I think you're psyching yourself out, really.
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I feel so gratified about having finished college. I learned how to articulate myself. It gave me confidence more than anything. And also the ability to analyze the text.
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In the end, I think the majority of Romanian society will understand that if we respect environmental protection standards, if we have benefits in taxes, royalties, jobs, we should do what all the modern countries in Europe and beyond are doing to take advantage of their natural resources.
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I wanted life to be episodic. I wanted to be a magazine photographer and I was willing to do what it took to become that.
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My dad was a good athlete. My mom had longevity. There were some athletic genes that certainly got passed down.
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I'd like to be Queen Elizabeth.
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The first test any poem must pass is no longer, 'Is it true to nature?' but a criterion looking in a different direction: namely, 'Is it sincere? Is it genuine?'
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Self-hatred is OK. I have self-hatred, too. It's OK. What's bad is if you don't know how to get out of it, don't know how to manage it. Self-hatred is, in fact, a good thing if you can clearly see the mechanism of it, because it helps you to understand others.
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I don't want to say anything because I know I am unable to protect you from the harm that I see.
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Female adolescence is - universally - an emotionally and psychologically intense period.
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It's no easy task to either make money online as a publisher or to advertise your product in a world where attention is so fleeting and divided.
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It is absolutely impossible to settle the debts to pensioners, teachers, and others. The country hasn't got enough money to do so.
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I traveled a full two years with 'Language of Flowers.'
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Americans call them hillbillies, rednecks, or white trash. I call them neighbors, friends, and family.
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Maybe other writers have perfect first drafts, but I am not one of them. I always try to get the book as tight as I can, but you reach a point as the author where you have lost all perspective.
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What we love about this life are the things that resonate with the life we were made for. The things we love are not merely the best this life has to offer—they are previews of the greater life to come.
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I love performing in front of an audience. I like the questions; I like controversy.
