Alexander Chee Quotes
I said that I like to write on trains and that I wished Amtrak had residencies for writers.
Quotes to Explore
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I like to start my day with a glass of coconut water, some protein powder, and a mix of things - goji berries, flax seeds, hemp seeds, even the flesh of a coconut or anything with a lot of fibre. I often add bananas, or eggs - fried or boiled - to my breakfast.
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Great talents are the most lovely and often the most dangerous fruits on the tree of humanity. They hang upon the most slender twigs that are easily snapped off.
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I don't want to talk about negative, dark things. The only thing I've got against stuff like Marilyn Manson is, they make unbelievable videos and unbelievable images.
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If I start thinking, 'Is this movie going to open? Is this movie going to do well?' I'm not focusing on the job. The job is to make a good movie.
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My granddad was a hard worker, and my dad is, too. It was instilled in me as a kid. I never got pocket money; I had to earn it. I had two paper rounds before school, not just one. Wherever I worked, whether it was at football, in the pub, I'd do whatever was asked of me - and more.
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I just think that everything is symbolic, and who you are determines everything that you do, small moves and big moves.
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As you keep your mind and heart focused in the right direction, approaching each day with faith and gratitude, I believe you will be empowered to live life to the fullest and enjoy the abundant life He has promised you!
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I'm savoring being in California every minute, learning that traffic is just God's way of saying 'Hi.'
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A man can't be too careful in the choice of his enemies.
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Canada has been a breeding ground for great comedic actors, sketch artists and stand-up comedians. We grew up with a different perspective on the world.
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I've had a lot of struggles and I would be in a lot of trouble, I think, if I wasn't a Christian.
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I never planned on being an actress or Wonder Woman, but everything just happened, and I am grateful and happy and in love with what I do.
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I have done my time living on the run. I'm British and I want to come home.
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I shake hands on the first date.
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The biggest risk with a series that goes on this long is that you'll get bored with the character.
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A lot of people don't love their bank.
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Vegetarian is like raising a kid Mennonite. It's difficult but not that different. Raising your kid vegan is like being Amish. A totally different world.
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(Shortly after Germany forced Denmark to sign a non-aggression pact in 1939) How nice. Now the Germans can sleep in peace, knowing that they will not be invaded by us.
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I don't buy the hype when everybody is saying how wonderful things are and how great I am, and I don't get too down when people say, "This is a disaster and he's done for."
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Ultimately I think what people care about, particularly on an issue like Social Security, is not really what's right and what's left but what's right and what's wrong.
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I do what I do, and I do it well, and focus and take it one moment at a time.
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I'm a little bit backward. I didn't really go to school.
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Yields falsehood when preceded by its quotation.
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I said that I like to write on trains and that I wished Amtrak had residencies for writers.
