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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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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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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I came to the industry with wide eyes and an open heart thinking I was going to make a few films that really meant something that I could pour myself into.
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I'm just not into happy-clappy pop. Unless it's happy-clappy pop in a good way.
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When I was growing up, my mother only put her foot down once: She said, 'You are going to college.' And that was a lifesaving moment. But she never talked to me about my clothes or hair. So I learned how to parent my kids through her.
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Maybe I should have a scandal - then I can be on 'Dancing With the Stars.'
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As far as I'm concerned, if you want to find out about the last day of WWII or the roots of the Indian Mutiny, get thee to a books catalogue.
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Any conductor who tells you that if he is approached for the directorship of the Chicago Symphony that he's not interested in it, you know perfectly well he's lying.
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Experience as much as you can and absorb a lot of reality. Otherwise, your writing will have the force of a Wiffle ball.
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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.
