Laurie Colwin Quotes
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I have no faith in human perfectability. I think that human exertion will have no appreciable effect upon humanity. Man is now only more active - not more happy - nor more wise, than he was 6000 years ago.
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What is all our histories, but God showing himself, shaking and trampling on everything that he has not planted.
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When I was about four, people used to walk up to my mom and say I should be in commercials.
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For me, and this may not be everybody, but because I do love country music so much, there's such a feeling of home in Nashville, especially because it's such a small town. You bring up one song, everybody knows who wrote it, everybody knows their mother and what their cell number is, and all of the stories.
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There are no opportune times for a penalty, and this is not one of those times.
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Everybody sooner or later has to drop the luggage and the baggage of illusions.
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I just have to concentrate on doing what I do.
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In 1993, when I landed in Zimbabwe, there were just 10 psychiatrists in that country of 10 million people. Nine of the 10 were foreigners who spoke no regional language.
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'The Voice' was the first real job I've ever had that wasn't just messing around with music.
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I buy so much fake jewelry, it's funny. It's not real. I don't wear real diamonds or anything.
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World-building is my favorite pastime, so with me, I'm always about reining myself in. I don't want to lose too much of the mystery by hammering every detail to death. I did fiddle with lots of maps for 'Glass Sword,' as the second installment sees Mare, Cal and company traveling throughout their country, and that's always fun for me.
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Even President Obama has not suggested he could get another country to pay for building a wall between Mexico and the United States.
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Putin can't afford to leave the office because he will be in real danger of being prosecuted for things he and his people did during their stay in power.
Garry Kasparov -
I'm so excited and honored to be part of 'Entertainment Tonight!' 'E.T.' was the show that started all the entertainment news, so I couldn't be more thrilled.
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When I talked to him on the phone yesterday. I called him George rather than Mr. Vice President. But, in public, it's Mr. Vice President, because that is who he is.
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It would be ridiculous for me to say anything negative regarding blacks having an equal opportunity on TV.
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I play a lot of instruments. I write all my own music. I spend hours and hours a day in the studio. I'm a producer. I'm a writer.
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I think any actor should be aware of where they're starting to stretch into what's not truthful.
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The Titanic hit the iceberg not because they could not see it coming but because they could not change direction.
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We were brought up Protestant, and I went to church three times a day on a Sunday. My parents weren't Bible-bashers, but we all have a strong belief in God and a strong faith. We had a huge garden; our house was a bit like a scene from 'The Good Life.' I think Mam and Dad had it really hard, bringing up a big family on very little.
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I am glad to have the opportunity of standing up against a rabble of men who hasten to make weathercocks of themselves.
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My countrymen have commissioned a bust of the Republic. It will be placed on the fountain of my native town.
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The seeds of totalitarian regimes are nurtured by misery and want.
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Somehow or other, I always end up in a kitchen feeding a crowd.
