Nadine Gordimer Quotes
In a certain sense a writer is 'selected' by his subject - his subject being the consciousness of his own era.
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I don't even own a television. I don't watch network television.
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I constantly remind people that crime isn't solved by technology; it's solved by people.
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Building human-centered organizations doesn't imply a return to the paternalistic, corporate welfare practices of the 19th century. Most of us don't want to be nannied.
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Do not quit! Hundreds of times I have watched people throw in the towel at the one-yard line while someone else comes along and makes a fortune by just going that extra yard.
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When I first read the script for 'A Little Chaos,' I just loved reading it, as it is a really lovely, accessible, contemporary period film.
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Keep in mind that no matter how perfectly you get your life in order, you will never be rid of all your problems. Problems are a way of life, always have been, always will be. But how you elect to view those problems is all up to you.
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I love doing voice-over. It's one of my favorite things.
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At comedy festivals, we always get grouped with other musical comedians, so you can get to know them and see what everyone is doing. it's really fun and awesome that we're the only girls, because we can tackle issues that guys can't sing about.
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Individual responsibility, hard work, paying attention in school, faith, family all these things are important.
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I've paid my dues in the classical trenches.
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A thing is not necessarily true because a man dies for it.
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When you're used to looking through a stills lens and you have to capture an emotional moment, and that picture is not moving and yet it has to have impact, I think that's the first influence on my style.
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I have been very happy with my homes, but homes really are no more than the people who live in them.
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With acting, I didn't get much from it.
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I do like beauty, but an older woman can be beautiful and a clever woman is beautiful because that beauty shines through.
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Of course I've had a problem with people taking me seriously because of my age. People are always going do that because you're less experienced; you haven't lived as much.
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Why has elegance found so little following? That is the reality of it. Elegance has the disadvantage, if that's what it is, that hard work is needed to achieve it and a good education to appreciate it.
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School was a very cruel environment, and I was a loner. But I learnt to get hurt, and I learnt to cope with it.
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I like to mix things up.
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It's been a while since I've been to church, but you don't get unborn again.
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I watch a lot of TV, I drink a lot of coffee, but you know what's really addictive? Heroin.
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Do you know the difference between a woman with PMS and a snarling Doberman pinscher? The answer is lipstick. Do you know the difference between a terrorist and a woman with PMS? You can negotiate with a terrorist.
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The finest language is mostly made up of simple unimposing words.
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In a certain sense a writer is 'selected' by his subject - his subject being the consciousness of his own era.
