Andre Dubus III Quotes
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There is no problem that is not improved by effort, and no effort that is too paltry to be worth undertaking.
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My songs are a mix of my own weird raised-by-wolves perspective and civilization.
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Free speech is not a bogus issue. It is an issue.
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I don't want to come off as one of those artists that's not down to earth and real.
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We must think differently, look at things in a different way. Peace requires a world of new concepts, new definitions.
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I call tennis the McDonald's of sport - you go in, they make a quick buck out of you, and you're out.
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When it comes to college education, American families are paying more and getting less.
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Dried porcini add a substantial, deep flavour to otherwise more neutral vegetables. I use them in risottos, mashed roots and winter soups.
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Radio is a really strange business now, too. There's a very narrow door and a very few people control what gets played.
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My lips are big, but my talent is bigger.
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You cannot say we are a healthy, dynamic democracy when one party wins almost two-thirds of the vote.
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We should have an inclusive growth model in India. Agro-interest is also as important as industrial interest.
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Gossip is what you say about the objects of flattery when they aren't present.
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I always wanted to be a leading man!
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There must be a thread in everything I choose to take on, and I can't say it's a calculated thread, but I think you end up doing the work that's resonating with you.
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Listen, I'm not a rich kid. I'm a cultured kid; I'm very rich in culture.
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Acting to me is real life - I don't act.
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The best way to turn a woman's head is to tell her she has a beautiful profile.
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I hope that the message I conveyed in 'Julie of the Wolves' is to tell young people to think things out. Think independently.
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To clink glasses of a freshly made, seasonal beer, preferably in a pub or garden, with friends and perhaps new acquaintances, is a ritual that makes every participant feel good. We may not rationalize this at the time, but it gives us a sense of place in our common community and our time in the tides of life on earth. This is a way to value beer and treat it with respect.
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There was a time when rival teams used a shift against me. They would put the second baseman on the shortstop's side of the bag, move the shortstop into the hole to his right, and have the third baseman hug the foul line. The idea was to build an infield wall against a known right-handed pull hitter.
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If you want to learn about the history of a people, eat their food and drink their beverages.
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Some people think my father was a spy, because of working for that government agency in Vietnam, but he can't find his car keys, much less keep a national secret.
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Somewhere, sometime I'd stopped expecting my father to father.
