Andrew Greeley Quotes
I write easily, let's put it that way. And in a novel particularly, the characters take over. And they tell me what to say and they tell me what they're doing. And I'm a third of the way into a novel and then I just let the characters finish it for me.
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I want people to get over the stigma about hemp. These seeds can't make you high, but they will make you feel good.
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The thing about a failure is that it is possible to deny it forever.
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Eazy-E is going to remain Eazy-E. But I will not portray Compton as a bad city.
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I love women's bodies. I love luxury.
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It's a burden trying to keep a secret. It's hard. It probably takes more out of you trying to hold it and keep it than it does for you to really let it out.
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I love to have fun and goof around and be silly, so anybody who can also do that is good for me.
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People are all vulnerable in so many different ways. We go into survival mode a lot of times.
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I'm also pretty resilient and fearless, and when I want something I go for it.
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If there is no threat to the lives of the citizens, our tactic will be to not intervene or impede members of the protest in expressing their will freely.
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I had a very difficult relationship with my father, which ended up okay, but there were many difficult years.
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I've created my own career in my life, and I've had a lot of fun doing it. I think that's good.
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If something stinks, I say it stinks. But I try to massage it a little and not be as cutting, come behind it with a joke: Hey, I cut you deep, but now let me put a couple of stitches in you.
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When you innovate, you've got to be prepared for everyone telling you you're nuts.
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Even when I was rebelling against my father, the point was to follow my own intuition and instinct.
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I am definitely a serial monogamist. I can count on one hand the number of guys I've been with.
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The song, 'Life is Better,' is about hip-hop. It's about my love for hip-hop. And, you know, I go through all the artists from the beginning to the end, you know. And, well, not to the end, but since the beginning to now, you know.
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To live under the American Constitution is the greatest political privilege that was ever accorded to the human race.
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I bet you’re really good with your hands, all that drawing and building.
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I use Facebook on a daily basis to share information about my work in Congress and across our great district. I put information about constituent meetings, video of various Congressional hearings, and share local news stories from around our region.
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The story line was done in a way that's organic and was doled out very slowly in little bites. We think that's authentic for this character, that her feelings are very deeply buried or she never felt them.
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It looks like a galosh with electronics in it.
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I write easily, let's put it that way. And in a novel particularly, the characters take over. And they tell me what to say and they tell me what they're doing. And I'm a third of the way into a novel and then I just let the characters finish it for me.
