Alison Lurie Quotes
As one went to Europe to see the living past, so one must visit Southern California to observe the future.
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'Lovejoy' has a special place in my heart because it was through my efforts that the series first came to the screen.
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I arrived in California with no job, no car, and no money, but, like millions of other girls, a dream.
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Those men who, in war, seek to preserve their lives at any rate commonly die with shame and ignominy, while those who look upon death as common to all, and unavoidable, and are only solicitous to die with honour, oftener arrive at old age and, while they live, live happier.
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The Scriptures of the Old and New Testament, said an eminent scholar, have God for their Author, the Salvation of mankind for their end, and Truth without any mixture of error for their matter.
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It's not enough to just mildly want what you want. You must wildly want what you want. Nobody ever got their greatest wishes by being wishy-washy. You need to put extreme energy into your power of intention to win what you wanna win.
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And the invention of transformations of certain figures has become the most important in musical composition.
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Personally, I think universities are finished. So much rubbish gets taught.
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I started making music with my band in the '80s, so I am more product of post punk than classical music, and I have always carried on this way.
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I've seen my parents dragged through the mud. But I wouldn't be the person I am today without them.
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We set up a situation and let you interact with it and see the consequences of your choice. That's what gaming does.
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So film music is something I absolutely wanna get involved in.
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It takes people a while to trust you.
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I came home after a year and although my profession was only hairdressing, I knew I could change it.
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Being a recognised face has its problems. I miss the freedom to go anywhere I want to.
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The test of good manners is to be able to put up pleasantly with bad ones.
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The characteristic of scientific progress is our knowing that we did not know.
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I don't fixate on other people's opinions of my body.
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There was one very special scene at the end of the film. My character, Zhao Di, has been sick. She wakes up and her mother tells her that the man she loves has come back from the city and had spent the day by her bedside.
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Writing, more than any other art, is indexed to the worthiness of the self because it is identified in people's minds with emotion.
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We worked solidly for a long time together. George Marriott Edgar and myself.
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I think if the Vatican is smart, someday they'll collect my work.
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The March of Dimes turned a disease not nearly as prevalent as childhood cancer into a national crusade. Polio was not that widespread.
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Libraries are the future of reading. When the economy is down, we need to make it easier for people to buy and read books for free, not harder. It is stupid to sacrifice tomorrow’s book buyers for today’s dollars, especially when it’s obvious that the source in question doesn’t have any more dollars to give you.
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As one went to Europe to see the living past, so one must visit Southern California to observe the future.
