Andrew Sean Greer Quotes
I feel like artists, as much as we'd like to think we're communal, are pretty much loners.
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What you want to do is you want to own as little sort of hard infrastructure as possible, and your real value is your name and how you build that up.
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I think there's always a line between what is parody in good fun in chanting and what is intended to belittle certain segments of society.
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Many writers from the suburbs of history, such as Ireland and Argentina, produced more original work than their counterparts in the United States; they still seem to.
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I like to think I'm quite brave. I stand up for myself.
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I believe that if you eat well, you work even better.
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Letters are like wine; if they are sound they ripen with keeping. A man should lay down letters as he does a cellar of wine.
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Ohio has long been an embarrassment to charter-school supporters nationwide, with its trail of scandal and graft and abysmal student performance.
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When you're a teenage girl, a lot of being pretty has to do with your hair.
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I love Jonathan Richman - I love a lot of his music, and the thing I really like about him is his attitude. He seems very happy, and the way he performs is like, 'Don't worry, everybody, just get into it. I'm just having fun; I like when you guys are having fun.'
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I suppose I am one of those lucky people who eats what they like and doesn't gain too much weight.
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In certain European cuisines, vegetables are cooked a long time. I take the term 'al dente' and use it for vegetables.
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I have to admit that I can't take a whole fig and eat it on its own as I would a peach or mango. It's just too much.
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I am capable of much more. I guess every artist feels that way. If you are satisfied, you begin to stagnate. I want to grow as an actress every day. There are so many things you can learn, and you can improve upon your skills and abilities every day.
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If I'm saying a universal truth, but maybe it's something that people don't feel comfortable saying... It's a strange take, but at the same time, what you're hitting on is kind of right. You can relate. That's the heart of comedy. You have to have a point of view. You gotta commit. And the more you commit to it, sometimes the funnier it gets.
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I can tell more about my weaknesses than my strengths.
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I'm very much against war; I'm very much against terrorism of any kind. I find terrorism to be one of the most appalling things that can exist in society.
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Yusuf Qaradawi is probably the most well-known legal authority in the whole Muslim world today.
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I would love to do something like 'Fishing With John.'
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I feel the Godrej brand has generally come to signify trust to most consumers. 400 million Indians use one or the other Godrej product on a daily basis, and they have come to accept it. We will, thus, continue positioning Godrej strongly on the trust platform.
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My attitude would be the same as the attitude of the working class in Germany when the Nazis came to power. It does not mean that because at some stage you elect a government that you tolerate its existence. You oppose it...I will oppose a second-term Thatcher government as vigorously as I possibly can.
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If you think that running your economy into the ground and having to send troops in in order to prop up your only ally is leadership, then we've got a different definition of leadership.
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All that remained were poignant memories, and she must face reality, not live on dreams.
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I don't want to have to be pretty. I don't want to have to be adorable.
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I feel like artists, as much as we'd like to think we're communal, are pretty much loners.
