Andrew Solomon Quotes
With children who have never said a word, parents tend to assume, for better or for worse, that there isn't any language there.
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Those who are easily shocked should be shocked more often.
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I was deeply uncertain of who I was and who I wanted to be. I really thought I wanted to be a much cooler guy than what I was.
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I am neither a Bengali nor am I from Delhi's St Stephen's. I am an Allahabad boy.
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Of course a woman who decides to work full time as a mother in the home can be happy and deserves full respect from us. Motherhood is one of the most challenging and creative jobs anyone can do. The goal is to remake the world so that our choices are not so stark.
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I sometimes try to think of my life as an Iranian, and it is hard to imagine. I am grateful for the life I have had in America and all the amazing opportunities and experiences it has given me. But there is a spirit in Iranians I can see that is unbounded by geography.
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I think if you talk to my colleagues, I was less than a fearsome individual.
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It's unresolved conflict in my life that I have a lovely family and a risky job.
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If a senator calls me up and asks me what should we do in Iraq, I'm happy to talk to him.
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Fear is the major cargo that American writers must stow away when the writing life calls them into carefully chosen ranks.
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I'd love to do a movie like 'Bullitt.'
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It was very unusual, because normally the producer requests the test to determine whether they want to hire someone or not. Olivia was concerned about playing a seventeen year old.
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I can't do anything in moderation.
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You should always leave the party 10 minutes before you actually do.
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There are some faults so nearly allied to excellence that we can scarce weed out the vice without eradicating the virtue.
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In trouble to be troubled, Is to have your trouble doubled.
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I was born technically in D.C., and then my family moved to the Columbia area when I was in elementary school. It was right on the line between Clarksville and Columbia in Howard County. I remember it being just like a peaceful, safe atmosphere. I always felt connected to the woods and that whole suburban feel.
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Our music has been an incredible gift to help us make a difference.
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'Big Bang Theory' is not my kind of show. It's not my humor. I don't like multicam comedies. I don't want an audience to tell me when to laugh.
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A lot of people will look at you and will fail to see your beauty because you're covered up and they're not used to it. So growing up, I just had to work on my people skills and give people a chance to really know me besides the clothing.
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The young must be prepared to experience innumerable disappointments and yet not fail.
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I really can't describe what my stand-up is like - people see it and they say it's like that, or it's like this, and that's really up to them, that's fine, but I don't sit around all day analysing it. I just try and enjoy a show and interest myself because if I don't do that then I won't interest anybody else.
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It's nice, being brought up with no money at all. It's just not how I measure success, so that makes it a bunch easier.
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When you have a background in combat sports, people think you're this martial arts expert, but really I'm just a guy who is able to do certain things without making a mess of himself.
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With children who have never said a word, parents tend to assume, for better or for worse, that there isn't any language there.
