George Saunders Quotes
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I was a little girl fighting as a partisan against Nazi-Fascism.
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I like to wear shoes that are cool but also practical. The same goes for bags. Your bag is a big deal in New York. You can't just carry around a little clutch, because you don't have a car or anywhere to stash things during the day, so you need to carry your whole life with you. That's why I like big, chunky bags with lots of compartments.
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It was pride that changed angels into devils; it is humility that makes men as angels.
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Pfft, I hate Christmas Day. It's for children and families. Not for people like me.
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The flesh is the surface of the unknown.
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It was sort of that in-between area when people don't talk about their personal lives. That's the kind of life I think Kerry would be living now if it weren't for the Lopez character sort of outing her.
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I hate being called a pop star. I hate that.
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In the real world, immeasurable hurt is caused by terrorists based in Pakistan who attack countries like India.
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I have to be careful what I eat before going onstage, to avoid an upset stomach.
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I absolutely don't have $20 billion. But I'd love to, right?
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I remember what it was like to be doing 'Lost' and how creatively immersive it was. I just couldn't really engage on anything else, other than 'Lost;' I was just thinking about it all the time, and then there was just the pure workload, the 70- or 80-hour weeks.
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There are people who don't respond to color. That's what painting is. It's color.
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Folks should do their own fuckin', then they wouldn't want to listen to a lot of clatfart about another man's.
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This band is a real collaboration, and I'm greatful to anybody who can appreciate our music. It doesn't have to be a certain kind of fan or person or anything. I think there's a little bit of something for everybody on this record.
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Portia de Rossi is a gorgeous woman, and I found it incredibly refreshing to discover that she puts very little stock in her appearance, instead preferring to concentrate on what goodness she can put into the world around her - a choice we can all learn from.
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I break ground. I trailblaze.
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What kind of moron would go to work for half the amount of money, when they could sit at home and collect what's written in a contract?
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Progress might have been alright once, but it has gone on too long.
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If I see that the Russians are amassing their planes for an attack, I'm going to knock the shit out of them before they take off the ground.
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Like most budgets, it's a roller coaster, ... We will strap ourselves in and see how many loop-de-loops there are.
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Character is that sum total of moments we can't explain.
