Alison Bechdel Quotes
Anjali: Oh, wow. I am tripping out that I actually get to work here! Being constantly surrounded by books! Bringing ideas, poems, and manifestoes to the world! How can you stand it?!Jezanna: That reminds me, Lois. The lube shipment just came in.
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My life has been forged by middle class values: faith, hard work, deep respect for America and all that she stands for.
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There was a special challenge in describing the awful childhood of a person who happens to be my own husband. It was very painful at times, for both of us.
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All our dreams can come true, if we have the courage to pursue them.
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Real genius of moral insight is a motor which will start any engine.
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Pain is the mind. It's the thoughts of the mind. Then I get rid of the thoughts, and I get in my witness, which is down in my spiritual heart. The witness that witnesses being. Then those particular thoughts that are painful - love them. I love them to death!
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I love everything to be organized and clean... all the time.
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Only Arab Israel, the land of Israel, is our true homeland.
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Pro-lifers have long been castigated for bringing private values into the public square. But actually it is the pro-abortion position that is based on merely personal views and values.
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I'm the kind of person who'll have a few drinks and fall asleep at 11.
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You can cite me for contempt, Your Honor. I don't care.
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I have a deep fascination with human nature, with all its virtues and all its defects.
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Just keep taking chances and having fun.
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As I watched bookstores close, I began to wonder how that felt for the owners. Owning a bookstore was their dream and now they're struggling and seeing those dreams fall apart.
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It became obvious in 1957 that I was endangering my health by carrying so much weight.
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I do listen to Abba. And a lot of '80s and '90s pop music.
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I already am a product.
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I have differences of opinion within my own family, an Irish Catholic family. So, I do respect those that disagree.
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Our decision to close on Sunday was our way of honoring God and of directing our attention to things that mattered more than our business.
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I think the job of leadership is to expand what can be talked about and to get consensus on the nature of the problem, and that is most of the job. Because once you do that, once you have diagnosis, treatment options are obvious.
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By the time we've hit fifty, we have learned our hardest lessons.
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Every time I work with a European director, I find they hire the person that captures the spirit of the role. Americans tend to hire the best face. The person that looks more like the role, whether they can perform the role or not is a bonus.
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There was a theft! But, of course, if it was up to me, every two years I would win an Oscar.
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I grew up very self-loathing. I was a phobic. I had anxiety. I had panic attacks.
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Anjali: Oh, wow. I am tripping out that I actually get to work here! Being constantly surrounded by books! Bringing ideas, poems, and manifestoes to the world! How can you stand it?!Jezanna: That reminds me, Lois. The lube shipment just came in.
