Linda Grant Quotes
I'm not shy, not reclusive, not any of those things, but the idea of a day in front of me when I have nothing to do, is just, oh what pleasure!
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The people of the State of Texas consist principally of men, women, and children, with a sprinkling of cowboys. The weather is very good, thermometer rarely rising above 2,500 degrees in the shade and hardly ever below 212.
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Clothes have to be simple and comfortable.
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People who don't know me look at my world as something very hard-core, and I don't feel it that way. It's not what attracts me.
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Berlusconi is a genius in communication. Otherwise, he would never have become so rich.
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I'm not a sun person.
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Another argument, vaguer and even less persuasive, is that gay marriage somehow does harm to heterosexual marriage. I have yet to meet anyone who can explain to me what this means. In what way would allowing same-sex partners to marry diminish the marriages of heterosexual couples?
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I have always looked up to Adele and Christina Aguilera as singers ever since I was very young, and now my favorite male singer is Hozier.
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That's my opportunity to hide behind that old lady and say what I want to say.
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I'd rather stay out of the limelight until I've done something I feel proud of.
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Immortality. We all want to be remembered: We want to do things that will make people say, 'Isn't he wonderful?'
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The Sherman Act is similar in the economics sphere to the Bill of Rights in the personal sphere.
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The Oscar buzz when I was nominated was totally overwhelming. I think I can cope with anything now that I've coped with that. It was huge. It makes you realize, coming from a small country like Australia, what an enormous industry it is in America.
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Going to the conventions, seeing the incredible amount of love that people put into their clothing, costumes, gadgetry, and art of all kinds, is a huge treat for me.
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Never explain, never complain.
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The Civil Rights Act of 1964 laid the foundation for the Voting Rights Act of 1965, but it also addressed nearly every other aspect of daily life in a would-be free democratic society.
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Americans must place greater emphasis on the more subtle dimensions of national power, such as innovation, education, the balance of force and diplomacy, and the quality of political leadership.
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You know, Californians care about protecting their environment. So do I. But they also care about that in the context of a healthy economy.
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People want someone focused on getting the job done, not political talking points but rather solving problems.
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Animals are my friends... and I don't eat my friends.
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I hope my work has inspired young artists. I have always tried to maintain my freedom as an artist and I feel it is one of the main reasons I have been successful.
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Rational argument can be defeated by refusing to argue rationally.
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The police pull up in back of my car and run my plates - they don't see you as you are; they see you through a racialized negative gaze. I think the best thing is not to internalize it too much, or it'll make you crazy because you know it's going to happen again.
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Our approach to governance is that communities can set appropriate standards around language for themselves. Many communities have rules around speech that are more restrictive than our own, and we fully support those rules.
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I'm not shy, not reclusive, not any of those things, but the idea of a day in front of me when I have nothing to do, is just, oh what pleasure!
