Alexandra Kleeman Quotes
A lot of the surreal writing that I love is really dreamlike. Like Murakami. He uses the real world, and it's pretty recognizable, but its populated by these strange visitors, or it has these underground spaces. I was always really compelled by that.
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Nixon was the most dishonest individual I have ever met in my life. He lied to his wife, his family, his friends, his colleagues in the Congress, lifetime members of his own political party, the American people and the world.
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Awards don't really mean much.
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I love my work but do not know how I write it.
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I was a big 'Battlestar Galactica' fan and 'Star Trek' fan. I grew up watching those.
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From the pop side, people like Usher, and when they first came out, I listened to guys like K-Ci and JoJo; that '90s R&B thing really caught my ear.
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The difference between a violin and a viola is that a viola burns longer.
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I liberate minds with my music. That's more important than liberating a few people from apartheid or whatever.
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I still have a fear of theater. I don't know if I will manage that. I used to do it. I developed a bit of a phobia. It's not a real phobia. I can go in and watch.
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You can be revered for all sorts of qualities, but to be truly charismatic is rare. Elizabeth Taylor was, for me, one of those rarities.
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A lovely thing about Christmas is that it's compulsory, like a thunderstorm, and we all go through it together.
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I can't even be around children. It's a problem. My ovaries start screaming.
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If there's a trait for not sleeping, I probably have it.
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I can go back to poverty if a situation comes. I have sailed through the worst days of my life, and I am prepared for any crisis.
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Our goal is to build this up as a knowledge base that anyone can look at. We're not just interested in people answering their friends' one-off questions.
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I'm not a rock singer and I don't want to be a rock singer. I'm not interested. It doesn't seem to get across.
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Human faces shouldn't get lost amid the statistics.
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Power is of two kinds. One is obtained by the fear of punishment and the other by acts of love. Power based on love is a thousand times more effective and permanent then the one derived from fear of punishment.
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A filial son to his father can be a traitorous subject to his ruler.
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People's lives really do turn out differently. And it certainly can't be explained by how intelligent you remember them being when they were sitting next to you in organic chemistry class.
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He will change diapers, of course he will. He is going to be a very hands-on father.
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Mad, is he? Then I hope he will bite some of my other generals.
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I love doing the dishes... not for the act of cleaning but because I get to put my headphones in, listen to music, and ignore the world for an hour, and it's totally acceptable because I'm cleaning.
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To die, to be really dead, that must be glorious. There are far worse things awaiting man than death.
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A lot of the surreal writing that I love is really dreamlike. Like Murakami. He uses the real world, and it's pretty recognizable, but its populated by these strange visitors, or it has these underground spaces. I was always really compelled by that.
