Amy Bloom Quotes
The real problem with happiness is neither its pursuers nor their books; it's happiness itself. Happiness is like beauty: part of its glory lies in its transience.
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When you have my confidence, I will do 200% for you.
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There must be a goal at every stage of life! There must be a goal!
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Democracy means the opportunity to be everyone's slave.
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People are making judgements about Russian people based on me. This is why I never allow myself any aggression towards my opponent.
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Evolutionary psychology tells us that men, especially powerful men, feel invincible and entitled to spread their seed, and that women can't resist the scent of masculine power. Women, by contrast, are said to be more altruistic and collaborative, seeking power so that they can share it with others.
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I only buy a computer when it's two years old, after the glitches have been worked out.
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Lyrics are so important, I hate every second of writing them, but it's something I take great pride in when it's finished.
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For a long time I have been thinking about affordable fashion - you can be disappointed when not so many people can wear your stuff.
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Show business is fickle, and though I have been blessed with a healthy career, who knows how long that will last?
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Skid Row would probably be my favorite Jersey band.
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When this space walk will be completed, then the arm will be fully operational and ready for the next activity that will be pretty much the testing, the first flight testing of the space station arm.
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I just always wanted to be left alone to go into a creative space.
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'Ender's Game' has fabulous opportunities for spectacle, where appropriate, but there's also a tremendous central character. It's a balance.
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I've done movies I'm very proud of, but there's always a sense of: 'Come see this shiny new car!' The question I hate the most is: 'Why should people see it?'
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When I was really little, I listened to Dolly Parton, Loretta Lynn, Barbara Mandrel, Crystal Gayle, Kenny Rogers, Willie Nelson, and Patsy Cline.
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I'm not the kind of actress that goes home with the character. I mean, you're thinking about the work or the next day's scenes, but not staying in character. But as a film goes on, you become more and more fragile, emotionally. And physically too, actually.
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Fairy tales opened up a door into my imagination - they don't conform to the reality that's around you as a child. I started reading when I was three and read everything, but I wanted to be an actress.
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You can cage the singer but not the song.
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In the business world an executive knows something about everything, a technician knows everything about something and the switchboard operator knows everything.
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I would always contend that talent is an element, but over the long run, ultimately, a minor part of it all; it is mostly hard work.
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It is hard to be number one, and it is even harder to stay there because everyone is trying to knock you off the top.
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The Gorillaz cartoons seem more real to me than the actual people on TV. Because at least you know that there's some intelligence behind the cartoons, and there's a lot of work that's gone into it, so it can't all be just a lie.
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I definitely have a real self-destructive streak.
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The real problem with happiness is neither its pursuers nor their books; it's happiness itself. Happiness is like beauty: part of its glory lies in its transience.
