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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You will face boredom and frustration your entire career as artists. You will be very frustrated seeking a voice/style that collectors can connect with. Once you accomplish that voice/style people are clamoring for, you will become bored doing it.
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To me the sole hope of human salvation lies in teaching Man to regard himself as an experiment in the realization of God, to regard his hands as God's hand, his brain as God's brain, his purpose as God's purpose. He must regard God as a helpless Longing, which longed him into existence by its desperate need for an executive organ.
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I enjoy just the raw human visceral reaction of jumping into the arena and just swinging the hammer and seeing what is left over afterwards. Twitter is just modern-day gladiatorial combat.
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We didn't realize there were that many boy bands until we started touring in Europe. I don't think we were ever affected by it since a lot of the groups in Europe didn't really sing live, but we did and would perform a cappella as well.
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Painting doesn't mean just describing; it's a state of spirit.
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Monologue is the most honest way to represent human beings.
