Alan Furst Quotes
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They want to let the audience figure things out and let the reaction shot get the laugh.
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In film, you are a totally different person than in the video.
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I tolerate lactose like I tolerate people.
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I lift heavy weights and sprint, but I am so bad at it that I develop severe injuries.
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I played didgeridoo from a young age - on the vacuum cleaner, initially.
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The junior senator from Wisconsin, by his reckless charges, has so preyed upon the fears and hatreds and prejudices of the American people that he has started a prairie fire which neither he nor anyone else may be able to control.
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To be under occupation, to be under siege, is not a good inspiration for poetry.
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What's so funny about cats is that they have this kind of aloof, superior vibe to them. Even if you love them, they are unpredictable. Dogs are more social, and the way that they attach and bond to us is much more human.
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I didn't understand the advantages of staying active until I was about 27.
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Given the divisiveness and pain that have accompanied several state religious freedom laws, I approach attempts at legislating religious exceptions to anti-discrimination laws with great sensitivity and care.
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People always say that my work is sensational or shocking but there are truly shocking things you could do, and my sculptures don't go anywhere near that.
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At the same, we need to remain sensitive to the reality that we are still an African society in which the majority of the people and communities live under severe deprivations and afflictions that are no fault of theirs.
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I make M-rated games for adults, you know, with guys wearing sunglasses at night and trench coats.
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I'm very serious about acting.
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In 1964, at the age of 39, Flannery O'Connor died from complications of lupus. She had lived with this autoimmune disease for 14 years, primarily confined to her mother's farm, Andalusia, in Milledgeville, Ga.
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I go to temple a lot less than I would like because when I do, people still look at me as if they think it's a publicity stunt.
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The crew, like all Italian crews, was generous, warm, and enthusiastic.
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Often, the pretexts for starting a war are not real shortages of land, food or fuel, but rather perceptions - like fear, honor and perceived self-interest.
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The conscience of a conservative is pricked by anyone who would debase the dignity of the individual human being. Today, therefore, he is at odds with dictators who rule by terror, and equally with those gentler activists who ask our permission to play God with the human race.
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I feel beautiful without makeup on, but when I do put makeup on, it just gives me this extra pop.
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As the future is never known with certainty, the evaluation of the prospective benefits requires the formation of expectations. An acceptable house, partner or job, then, is one that offers an expected stream of future benefit that has a value in excess of the option to continue to search for an even better alternative.
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As we get closer to the end of this Congress, we should be addressing the urgent needs of the American people - the war in Iraq, affordable health care, a sensible energy policy, quality education for our children, retirement security, and a sound and fair fiscal policy.
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If you're a writer, you're always working.
