Alison Lurie Quotes
Other wars end eventually in victory, defeat or exhaustion, but the war between men and women goes on forever.
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The response of anybody interested in liberty is that we all have a say and the ability to have an argument is exactly what liberty is, even though it may never be resolved. In any authoritarian society the possessor of power dictates, and if you try and step outside he will come after you.
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You can understand why good publicists go on to run distribution companies: because the creativity involved is complex and nuanced.
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I breathe martial arts every day of my life.
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I have two main bass guitars, and my main bass is a four-string 1964 Fender Jazz, and I've named it Justine.
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What keeps me up at night is poverty and unemployment.
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The Islamist ideology took decades to incubate within our communities, and it will take decades to debunk.
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I prefer to believe it's my responsibility if a film of mine works or doesn't work.
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I've never rejected the world I came from. To be rejected by it is horrible.
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Sometimes you surf well and still don't win. It happens to everyone. You learn that one big score doesn't mean much if you don't have a backup. I guess every rookie learns that as time goes by. I took some big lessons from my losses.
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Most of the most important experiences that truly educate cannot be arranged ahead of time with any precision.
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The first and simplest emotion which we discover in the human mind, is curiosity.
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I guess you kind of got to realize that once you in a marriage, whatever it is, you gotta deal with it. Not necessarily that you got to accept it, but you have to deal with it and try your best to make it work for you, for the both of you.
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The guys in my band are good friends on and off the stage. The band members that I have now is probably the best band that I have ever had.
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Just as a man would not cherish living in a body other than his own, so do nations not like to live under other nations, however noble and great the latter may be.
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The people who used to hold the purse strings were a select group of white, middle-aged men, but that's changing, and the more it continues to change, the more we'll see inclusive stories get told.
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Auditions are not a natural environment, and you feel judged, even though everyone is just excited to find the right person.
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There's a consequence for everything, and that goes back to the Bible for me.
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Redemption just means you just make a change in your life and you try to do right, versus what you were doing, which was wrong.
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In Benin, there's a thing that family members wear the same pattern of traditional African clothing.
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The environmental benefits of hydrogen are also outstanding. When used as an energy source, hydrogen produces no emissions besides water. Zero polluting emissions, an amazing advance over the current sources of energy that we use.
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I think men are, like, repulsive, and I prefer being in a room with women. I think they're often just more interesting.
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I--though heart might find relief Did I become a Christian man and choose for my belief What seems most welcome in the tomb--play a predestined part. Homer is my example and his unchristened heart.
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Other wars end eventually in victory, defeat or exhaustion, but the war between men and women goes on forever.
