Andrew Sean Greer Quotes
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In politics people give you what they think you deserve and deny you what they think you want.
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There's nothing unnatural in creation.
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I say I have Spanish in me, but I'm not just Spanish. I'm proud of my ethnicities, and I will always be proud of being a Filipino.
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I really think it is possible to make a very nice living by writing and not worrying about anything else.
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I was missing out on a lot of things that my friends were doing, but in another way, they were missing things I was doing. It was kind of a trade-off I had to make.
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Jessica Lange was my biggest crush when I was a kid.
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There is small risk a general will be regarded with contempt by those he leads, if, whatever he may have to preach, he shows himself best able to perform.
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Kids need time for problem solving, critical thinking, applying knowledge through project-based instruction, working in teams, falling down and getting right back up to figure out what they didn't understand and why.
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Playing the game, and unfortunately, playing the gangster game is very profitable.
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I'm an ambitious person. I never consider myself in competition with anyone, and I'm not saying that from an arrogant standpoint, it's just that my journey started so, so long ago, and I'm still on it and I won't stand still.
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With any character I have played, there's infinite possibilities for how they might behave, depending on who they are talking to or how they react to things.
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Any frequent visitor to Hawaii is fixated on mapping how the islands have changed since their last visit.
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If you took ISIS' oil, that would not stop them. It's not their only source of revenue. It would be a setback, but it would not stop them.
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There is a requirement to ensure the withdrawal takes place in a civilized manner. We will be able to show the world we deserve independence and freedom.
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When I was a child, the temptation to sin was always a romantic option. This romantic option led me to the cinema, a place where sin was welcome.
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Growing up, there were TV shows that were very funny but very traditional. Classic things like 'Fawlty Towers,' obviously, and 'Blackadder' were pretty traditionally shot. And then there were the ones that start to break the mold or be really ambitious. The ones that spring particularly to mind would be 'The Young Ones.'
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Anyone who reads my work will see that there are often difficult relationships between fathers and sons.
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I was about to give up acting when I got the call about being short-listed for 'Dangal.'
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It's tragic from how far we've come from 'Hope and Change'.
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New York is very intense. Every time I go back to New York, I'm starting from scratch. You could have all these achievements - records, a tour - and then you get home and get back to the basics. It whips you into shape.
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You can hype a questionable product for a little while, but you'll never build an enduring business.
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I know some very political people who rap, and they say very political things and they'll never get a deal.
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There are times in show business when you work so much you think you will pop your cork, and then suddenly you can't find any work.
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My grandmother wore a beehive hairdo even when it was out of fashion.
