Andrew Sean Greer Quotes
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I've asked Jobs why he didn't get an operation then and he said, 'I didn't want my body to be opened. I didn't want to be violated in that way.'
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My life has been devoted to the upliftment of the Filipino by reestablishing his identity and dignity.
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When they talk of ghosts of the dead who wander in the night with things still undone in life, they approximate my subjective experience of this life.
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If you be faithful, you will have that honor that comes from God: his Spirit will say in your hearts, Well done, good and faithful servants.
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I've done comedy, and I've done drama. I've sort of been a journeyman in my career so far.
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If you're going to sing on stage, wear lip stain.
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I wouldn't give up on the U.N. yet.
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I love the word 'dearth,' by the way. It's one of my favorite words.
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The history of Europe over the last several centuries provides clear evidence of the transformative power of commerce.
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I like characters with character, not just pretty faces. Anyway, I think people can be both grotesque and beautiful at the same time. Look at Mick Jagger in the seventies. Look at Angelina Jolie.
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When I say that I am going to do an American film, I didn't want to suddenly go off into a completely different world that which bears no relation to the style of filmmaking that I'm used to.
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When you are down and out something always turns up - and it is usually the noses of your friends.
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If I leave this Earth, I want to leave this Earth just knowing I've tried to give something back and tried to do something worthwhile with myself.
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I am so romantic about Gypsies. They're not allowed to do anything until they get married. So they all get married really young, at sixteen.
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There are a lot of times where, filming 'It Follows,' I'm fighting against a guy dressed in a green suit for special effects, and I'm just like, 'No. There's no way this is going to be pulled off.'
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Steve McQueen is my style hero. He's just cool, isn't he?
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Compared to some of our neighbours, it's not frowned upon to be a mother and work in France.
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I don't do drugs. I never have taken any drugs. I don't believe in them.
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Perhaps the best reason to consider the hard sciences is that, well, one study suggests science, engineering, medicine, and dentistry graduates live longer than arts graduates (or law grads). So whatever money you make you can keep a bit longer.
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In the past, there hasn't been much reliable information about startups and small businesses available online. It's information that's really valuable, and it's information that people want to share.
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I think that, unfortunately, people who are maybe threatened by feminism think that it's about setting your bra on fire and being aggressive, and I think that's really wrong and really dangerous.
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My Emmy is in my china closet. People don't really look at it, though.
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You have to look at the history of the Middle East in particular. It has been one of failure and frustration, of feudalism and tribalism.
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A downside to being a successful novelist? Wow - I can't imagine one.
