Alison Lurie Quotes
Fashion is free speech, and one of the privileges, if not always one of the pleasures, of a free world.
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I have an ambition to write a great book, but that's really a competition with myself. I've noticed that a lot of young writers, people in all media, want to be famous but they don't really want to do anything. I can't think of anything less worth striving for than fame.
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I would like all French children to have unlimited opportunities opened up for them as French minister of education.
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We assume in our daily lives that the world is both safe and sane. Otherwise, we could not carry on.
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I once went to one of those parties where everyone throws their car keys into the middle of the room. I don't know who got my moped, but I drove that Peugeot for years.
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When they offered me 'Wayne's World 2,' they said: 'We were going to give this to another actor, then we thought we'd see you'. I just thought: 'Surely you always had me in mind for that just in the way that it's written?', but they never admitted it. It was a wonderful gig to do. Really special.
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When the best leader's work is done the people say, 'We did it ourselves.'
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Just because a rapper is white, I don't feel the need to attack them.
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There's no first impressions anymore. You go to a job interview, and they'll probably Google you. It's a shame - people should play it a little closer to the chest as far as what information they release to the world. If I'm angry about something, I'm not going to take to my Twitter.
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A lot of people go in and have to create their own characters, and they do fine with it.
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Growing up, my dolls were doctors and on secret missions. I had Barbie Goes Rambo.
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One of the greatest gifts I've ever gotten is my daughter.
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I see myself as extremely lucky.
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I love who I am and I love my life, but if I could be someone else, I'd be Beyonce in two seconds.
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In Europe we could do it, if we fly as soon as the event is over.
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People should recognize who you are and how you can act rather then how famous you are.
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The food in Sydney is an Asian Pacific cuisine. It's eclectic but above all it's fresh, inventive and creative and that's what I love about it.
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I think being recognized more is something you have to get used to, whether it's here or in California or when I'm traveling. It's more a part of my life. People recognize me from my play or a commercial I've done. It's just a normal part of life now.
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If you give a party, you better give it right.
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I'm the complete opposite of every clean cut, decent-looking guy you could ever think of. Yet, I have the biggest heart in the world.
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As an A-10 squadron commander in the Air Force, I was required to be ready to deploy my 24 Warthogs and team anywhere in the world within 24 hours, including the Korean Peninsula.
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I have never been over concerned or obsessed with opinion polls or popularity polls. I think a leader who is, is a weak leader. Between being loved and being feared, I have always believed Machiavelli was right. If nobody is afraid of me, I’m meaningless.
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On even the worst days, when nothing was working at the lab, I knew that at home I would find warmth, peace, companionship, and encouragement. As a consequence, the next day would surely be better.
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If you have the courage to touch life for the first time, you will never know what hit you. Everything man has thought, felt and experienced is gone, and nothing is put in its place.
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Fashion is free speech, and one of the privileges, if not always one of the pleasures, of a free world.
