Patrick deWitt Quotes
After school, I got a job in a shop in Hollywood and shared an apartment with a friend. I promptly lost my job and got evicted from my apartment, and that happened several times.

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I was probably never going to get to do the kind of things dramatically that I really wanted to do, so I returned to theater from time to time, and to write, and produce. It's by no means sour grapes.
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There is no question that chemical weapons attacks are a heinous abuse of humanity and power. But to assume that military strikes are an effective retribution for the crime committed is wrong.
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I brought several national projects to Katihar.
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Ah, sweet Content, where doth thine harbour hold.
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Poetry is the art of uniting pleasure with truth.
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I am very proud of the fact that I get to go out there every day and train in order to represent the Mexican people, and I can only hope they look up to me in a similar fashion.
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I was too prissy, too refined, too abstemious, too French to be a good American writer.
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I have not fully had the opportunity to evaluate the impact of cameras in the courtroom.
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I have a dress-up chest at home. I love to create this fantasy kind of thing.
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We have to still develop the Ikea group. We need many billions of Swiss francs to take on China or Russia.
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When team members trust each other and know that everyone is capable of admitting when they're wrong, then conflict becomes nothing more than the pursuit of truth or the best possible answer.
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I think happiness is a combination of pleasure, engagement and meaningfulness.
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I adore Bette Davis and Vivien Leigh, but more because they were good actresses. That's what makes me interested in them, that they didn't present themselves as idols; they were just doing their jobs.
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When we see that our problem is so complicated and so all-encompassing in its intent and content, then we realize that it is no longer a Negro problem, confined only to the American Negro; that it is no longer an American problem, confined only to America, but it is a problem for humanity.
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No person is just one particular emotion.
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Tardiness in literature can make me nervous.
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When you have young children, it is hard to see live performances. Unless I am in it. I do manage to see my husband Rupert Goold's work, of course.
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Don't try to dress like me or wear your hair like mine. Find your own style.
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There are two main drivers of asset class returns - inflation and growth.
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I love my job so much, and not everyone can say that and I recognize how lucky that is.
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That time when you're waiting for a job can be the most impactful and important time because you develop your preferences as a person. Knowing what you like will make you more confident. And then you'll stand out.
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Dick Cheney and Al Gore have redefined the role of the vice president in the minds of the public. It should be a big job, beyond simply checking the health status of the president.
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After school, I got a job in a shop in Hollywood and shared an apartment with a friend. I promptly lost my job and got evicted from my apartment, and that happened several times.