Alexander Chee Quotes
By the 1880s, English translations of both the French and the Russian editions were available, and Americans began to read 'War and Peace.'
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The best thing an actor can be is flexible, because all directors are different and all actors are different.
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I don't like possessions.
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It's a different era. Our job now is to show leadership and vision and to help the next generation of artists.
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I don't think it is just in the world of politics. The lack of civility in society as a whole, some of it, I believe, is very much fueled by social media and frankly, it's fueled by the fact that journalism is not journalism any more.
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You have your identity when you find out, not what you can keep your mind on, but what you can't keep your mind off.
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As the bill requires, any terror alert system must give people and organizations some indication about what steps they must take to improve their own security and assist in the Nation's security.
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If I could gain 1,000 pounds and be healthy, I would love to do that.
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The thing that's good about music-making software like the DAW-kinda systems is that they're all generally the same; the kind of interface is normally laid out in a similar way. Depending on the program, the sounds might be quite different, but they tend to all have a drum machine or synthesizer or a sampler.
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I'm not a tech guy. I'm looking at the technology with the eyes of my customers, normal people's eyes.
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It may well be our brains are wired up to be slightly more optimistic than they should be.
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Mamata Banerjee is just a casual worker, just like a commoner.
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I love Japan, and Tokyo is my favorite city.
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One day, I'll be listening to a bunch of Ray Charles, the next day it's nothing but Red Hot Chili Peppers. The next day it might be Tupac all day.
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I don't think I've ever been chatted up, and I don't think I've ever chatted anyone up. The Fresh Prince has the best chat-up lines.
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I think that this is the first war in history that on the morrow the victors sued for peace and the vanquished called for unconditional surrender.
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I think art comes from some sense of discomfort with the world, some sense of not quite fitting with it.
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There's a place in me that can really relate to being the underdog.
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I always wondered what it would be like to have a normal childhood.
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That you will become way less concerned with what other people think of you when you realize how seldom they do.
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I had no idea when I went to college what I'd be doing. I took organic chemistry and did terribly, but I was good in English and art. I took many courses and participated in as many activities as I could. I learned a lot about every single thing.
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Peace and war begin at home. If we truly want peace in the world, let us begin by loving one another in our own families. If we want to spread joy, we need for every family to have joy.
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Shakespeare will not make us better, and he will not make us worse, but he may teach us how to overhear ourselves when we talk to ourselves... he may teach us how to accept change in ourselves as in others, and perhaps even the final form of change.
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I like most any place if I have Internet access.
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By the 1880s, English translations of both the French and the Russian editions were available, and Americans began to read 'War and Peace.'
