Amy Bloom Quotes
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Re-examining our reasoning is not something that has come naturally to American statesmen.
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Most of Google's home technologies have failed to catch on in a major way.
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I think, when I was younger, I believed in - and yearned for - conventional beauty. I thought there was a spectrum from ugly to beautiful, and that you could objectively plot everyone you saw along it.
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Because the nights bring the threat of invasion and terror to the villages, thousands of children in northern Uganda have become night commuters, leaving the nightmare of capture behind for the safety of the city.
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The true character of ministry is a servants heart.
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I always had dreams as a kid. I definitely sat at home and watched the Oscars every year and got emotional every year at everyone's speeches.
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There are people who go clad in tunics and have nothing to do with furs, who nevertheless are lacking in humility. Surely humility in furs is better than pride in tunics.
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On the contrary, I'm a strong believer in the necessity of imperfection coming into the film.
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I can do whatever I want.
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I have a great office.
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The studio have always claimed that the ship is the star of the show, especially when they're renegotiating contracts.
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We are building a company, Gemini, and the ETF, which is another company. I don't know if we're experts, but the goal is not to be an expert but to change the world. Does Richard Branson understand all the physics behind his space craft? I'm not sure.
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In Hinduism, conscience, reason and independent thinking have no scope for development.
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As much as we need to approve the Keystone pipeline, we need to think far broader than that.
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I've always wanted to work with dogs, so in high school, I worked at the Humane Society for a little while. I honestly think, even today, that would be the other career I would go into. Somehow I would be involved with animals.
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Felicity, the companion of content, is rather found in our own breasts than in the enjoyment of external things; and I firmly believe it requires but a little philosophy to make a man happy in whatever state he is.
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There are many women who came before me who didn't really have the same opportunities that I have had. That's why I always wanted to be a great ambassador - not only today's generation - but for the women who really didn't have a voice, but who paved the way for me.
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I'm not trying to be macho, I promise you.
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I judge movies on how much fun I had while I was doing them. I had a great time on 'The Right Stuff.' Doing that was fantastic. And there was the year I did 'The Rookie' and 'Far From Heaven,' which was amazing because those two different roles were just so far apart.
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The great difficulty about keeping the Ten Commandments is that no man can keep them and be a gentleman.
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I write about wounds, the eternal treasons of life. It's not very funny, but it's sincere. My commitment is to sincerity.
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My parents told us how they felt but never imposed their beliefs on us, although I appreciate I got a healthy sense of democracy from them.
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The way we dress on 'Mad Men' is so associated with old photographs, with people's parents and grandparents.
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The great pleasure for me in writing short stories is the fierce, elegant challenge.
