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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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 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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When I'm depressed, I definitely comfort eat, but I also eat when I'm happy. The only time I don't eat is if I am terribly nervous.
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Don't forget I'm from a military family. I was in special training in the army. I am tall, sporty and - how do you say - you can always protect yourself... I have very strong security.
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The dialysis is to wash my blood, to keep my kidneys functioning.
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I don't like pretentious films or pretentious people.
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Things can be funny when people are uneasy. It softens them up and stops them falling asleep on the sofa. I like those moments where people half-smile and half-wince.
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Life has shown me all too often that there is no rhyme or reason to the cruelty inflicted upon humanity.
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In the Gulf War, U.S. Marine Corps wheeled vehicles were killing Iraqi T-72 tanks.
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Christianity doesn't come into it. George Bush and Tony Blair are not Christians. Religious people believe in the prophets, peace be upon them. Bush believes in the profits and how to get a piece of them. So don't ever confuse this with a war of civilizations.
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The Bluebird of Happiness long absent from his life, Ned is visited by the Chicken of Depression.
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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.'
