George Saunders Quotes
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I suppose it's easy to play a hypocritical politician with a smiling face; it's also quite gratifying to play.
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I hope I can compete in one or two Olympics in my career. Of course I would like to win a medal, but just being there would be awesome.
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Africans, we hold on to our youths and whip them into shape.
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I went to New York City to Columbia University, and with the first directing exercise, I knew I was a director.
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'Fargo' is one of my favorite movies.
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Doing stunt work is risky, but it's something I enjoy.
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My grandfather would live to see his children become doctors and ministers, accounts and professors.
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I grew up in a suburb of Ohio, in a small town, and I resonated with that small-town feeling where everybody knows your business.
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If I want to ban any newspaper, I will, with good reason.
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I'm just taking one step at a time. I could zigzag one way, but it's not usually on purpose.
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The thing about kids is that they express emotion. They don't hold back. If they want to cry, they cry, and if they are in a good mood, they're in a good mood.
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I keep guitars that are, you know, the neck's a little bit bent and it's a little bit out of tune. I want to work and battle it and conquer it and make it express whatever attitude I have at that moment. I want it to be a struggle.
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There have always been arguments showing that free will is an illusion: some based on hard physics, others based on pure logic.
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God is decisively drawn to the humble.
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I have this group of friends that I'll send my scripts to before I send them to a large audience.
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Repentant tears wash out the stain of guilt.
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I've been through Hell with some of the members of my old band, and Hell is highly stressful.
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I have Graham Greene's telephone number, but I wouldn't dream of using it. I don't seek out writers because we all want to be alone.
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I am a ball player in the summer and a farmer in the winter time, and I aim to be a success at both professions.
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When you're put in a position to really affect young people who are going to run the world one day, if you're able to be in their life at a young age and make a positive impact, I think that's a beautiful thing.
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An inspiring word for me is to think of myself as limitless.
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People need to stand up, women need to stand up for each other and say, "No you can't kick this person like they're a dog. You can disagree with someone politically, you can have arguments, definitely privilege needs to be discussed in real productive and valid ways. But it's not real criticism if it's just like, "you're a disgusting bad person."
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Monologue is the most honest way to represent human beings.
