Alan Furst Quotes
I was going to be the best failed novelist in Paris. That was certainly not the worst thing in the world that one could be.
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EVOO is extra-virgin olive oil. I first coined 'EVOO' on my cooking show because saying 'extra virgin olive oil' over and over was wordy, and I'm an impatient girl - that's why I make 30-minute meals!
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Beethoven's importance in music has been principally defined by the revolutionary nature of his compositions. He freed music from hitherto prevailing conventions of harmony and structure.
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I always feel the danger because you might always be subject to an unexpected or emergency event.
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Americans are really obsessed with their teeth being white and straight, aren't they? I saw this little girl the other day with one of those whole head braces. Elastic all the way around! How traumatizing for a child to have to wear one of those! You look like a monster.
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When they offered me 'Wayne's World 2,' they said: 'We were going to give this to another actor, then we thought we'd see you'. I just thought: 'Surely you always had me in mind for that just in the way that it's written?', but they never admitted it. It was a wonderful gig to do. Really special.
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If I had the opportunity to buy the latest movie that's out that month and watch it on the comfort of my big screen TV, I would pay for that.
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Everyone has their opinion, and if no one criticizes, how will I improve my work?
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The more laws and order are made prominent, the more thieves and robbers there will be.
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I see many black males grasping for some thread of hope. There are so many destructive practices, glimpses into a psychic abyss. That must be very frightening.
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All my life I have fought corruption.
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I loved being in Bombay. It was a pretty thrilling place to walk around and explore.
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Whenever I have a bad day I just think of these people.
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How will the approach of the Singularity spread across the human world view?
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All the characters on 'Girls' are growing and changing, which is how real people behave, especially when we're young, trying to figure out who we are, doing things that are the polar opposite of our characteristics.
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I like that Barack got that job.
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I think a lot of a man's outlook in life - at least mine - is shaped by his relationship with his father.
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I'm actually a pretty good tennis player!
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People like to invent enemies. It spares us the need to address complex worldviews.
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In quiet moments, I love to read.
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Stay on top of your finances. Don't leave that up to others.
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It is not a disgrace to fail. Failing is one of the greatest arts in the world.
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My wife thinks I'm a narcissist, but I just think it's hilarious going on YouTube and seeing these covers. There are so many of them - literally hundreds! It's flattering.
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If we have the kinds of confirmation that we need, we will once again work with the international community and the organization charged with monitoring compliance by the Syrian government, and we will reach out to patrons of Assad like Russia to put a stop to it.
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I was going to be the best failed novelist in Paris. That was certainly not the worst thing in the world that one could be.
