Allison Anders Quotes
I was a big fan of X. I've probably seen 100 X shows during their time in the late '70s and early '80s.

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Of course, I want to be number one. But being happy and healthy is the most important thing.
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We are asleep with compasses in our hands.
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A lot of business can be accomplished in the state dinners.
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I started cooking seven years ago for real, and I started with pasta, and lasagna and roast chicken. Very normal American dishes. When I turned on Food Network, or any sort of cooking channel, that's what people were making. So that's where your education comes from.
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I never thought 'Stairway to Heaven' was a long song. I loved how there was this part and then there was another part that was completely different.
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As a writer, one is obliged to release her words, to let them live in the world on their own.
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Most tragic mistake in history occurred when the United States joined the U.N.
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Love cures people - both the ones who give it and the ones who receive it.
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The best way to help the Latino community is to give back. I love giving back; I'm quiet about God and what I do, but we do a lot in the Dominican Republic.
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A glimpse at my night stand gives the mostly true impression that I am a book hoarder.
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The Tower of David is important for Israel's heritage and existence because it is more than a tower, it is a symbol. It is more important than the Azrieli Towers.
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Nothing will ever be attempted if all possible objections must first be overcome.
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I went out of my way to try not to be an artist, because I thought I would end up leading a miserable, obscure life. I tried to escape it for as long as I could, until I had to admit at 25 that that was my path.
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In Edna, I created a satiric portrait of my hometown of Melbourne, a large provincial English city paradoxically in far Southeast Asia. She's a theatrical figure, related to vaudeville in some respects. She inhabits a world in which there are comparatively few female exponents of comedy.
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I developed 'Trapped' because I was fascinated with the idea of a terrible crime in a small town cut off from the rest of the world.
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I always love China, especially the old China.
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Book reviews have never helped me. Most of them erred in their interpretations and their work has been a waste of time.
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We always say Jordan is not rich in natural resources - we don't have oil or gas like some of our neighbors do - but I think in terms of human resources, we are quite lucky and we are really trying to foster an environment of innovation and technology. I think Jordan will emerge as a center of innovation in the Middle East.
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I'm a mad thinker in general. I think about everything, all the time. Especially when I write music, a lot of the influences come from personal experiences or from being on the outside looking in, being that person who witnessed things that stuck with me throughout my life.
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Narrative has been part of human consciousness for a long time. And if it has played a part in all those thousands of years, it will know a trick or two. It will be wise. It will be mischievous. It will be helpful. It will be generous.
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I fail frequently - I just try to keep it quiet.
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I don't think of myself as an explorer but as an athlete.
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I will always do what's best for the football team.
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I was a big fan of X. I've probably seen 100 X shows during their time in the late '70s and early '80s.