Patrick deWitt Quotes
My first book didn't even have a Canadian publisher. And that upset me, because I so wanted a readership up there.
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Fashion and interior design are one and the same.
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Every country when they have Olympics, a lot of people come out opposed.
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I don't consider myself a feminist, but I feel very empowered as a woman, and I've used all my resources widely. I believe in equality, but that's just naturally happening. I still want a door opened for me, to be treated like a lady, but I also want equal rights for women, of course.
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I converse with my dog through ESP.
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I am neither a Bengali nor am I from Delhi's St Stephen's. I am an Allahabad boy.
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I have 179 children that I take care of full-time: close to 40 in Uganda and the rest in Sudan.
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Every loan that we did in the City of Detroit in the 10 years they studied - between 2005 and 2014 - were conventional FHA, VA loans with average interest rates of 6%.
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I'm very proud of my Nigerian heritage. I wasn't fortunate enough to be raised in a heavy Nigerian environment, because my parents were always working. My father was with D.C. Cabs and my mother worked in fast food and was a nurse.
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Sometimes 'Rookie' is written about like, 'Finally! Something for alternative girls!' and I'm like, 'No!' Obviously it's not for everyone, but I used to think that there are cheerleaders, and there are art kids.
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Asking what I'd do without Loopt is almost like asking what I would do if I didn't have a smartphone because the feature set has become the norm for me.
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I am not an enemy of the Negro. We want him here among us; he is the only laboring class we have.
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I can't take the theater side out of myself.
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All the energy, all the pain, sweat and tears that go into it, the amount I had to put in to get me to where I had to play, it was more taxing on me physically and mentally than it was good for me.
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MTV didn't call. I guess I wasn't hip and groovy enough.
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I tramped. When I was on the freight trains, I wasn't looking for work. I was looking to go from place to place without paying any money.
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A cheat day for me, the first thing that I crave, I'll eat. That's my rule. So if I wake up and I want pancakes, I'm gonna eat pancakes. If I want a cheeseburger for lunch or for dinner, I'm gonna eat it. If I want fries, I'm gonna eat the fries.
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My great-grandchildren will not be able to enjoy the Gulf Coast of Louisiana the way I have.
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I've always enjoyed making people laugh. But in order for me to be funny, I have to get ticked off about something.
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I can hang out with all my boyfriend's friends. I know how to roll with the guys.
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There's always something to suggest that you'll never be who you wanted to be. Your choice is to take it or keep on moving.
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I never took guitar lessons. I took classical piano lessons from the age of six when we lived in Holland. And when we moved to America, it was just the typical thing except I was really good at it; so was my brother.
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I don't ever want to seem like I'm trying to command attention through the way I dress - but I have certainly been known to wear everything from a flamboyant suit to something very mellow and classic. I aim to just look and feel confident.
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Words have power, and if you are going to use your words negatively, then that is exactly what is going to happen in your life.
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My first book didn't even have a Canadian publisher. And that upset me, because I so wanted a readership up there.
