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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You do silly things for love sometimes and not-so-smart things for love.
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Confidence starts at home, and something my mother never did was look in the mirror and say she was ugly or fat.
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We take a drink only for the sake of the benediction.
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I can't be a creative person if I'm a celebrity.
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Fashion is free speech, and one of the privileges, if not always one of the pleasures, of a free world.
