Andrew Solomon Quotes
Being in a marriage and having children is the greatest pleasure, but it is certainly not the easiest pleasure. It is not like eating ice cream.
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Let's judge a man on what he's done.
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In every society some men are born to rule, and some to advise.
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I am a very reclusive, private person.
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Losing a child is probably the singular most horrible thing.
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But you see, I have played more good guys than I have played villains.
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Time has lost all meaning in that nightmare alley of the Western world known as the American mind.
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As the ancient commander addressed his soldiers before battle, so should the moralist speak to men in the struggle of the era.
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'Hellraiser' is an amazing world that Clive Barker created, and it is such a beautifully vibrant and surreal world within which to work. It is also not an undaunting canvas. It is a canvas created by an artist.
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But now that I'm a blonde, guys are so blatant about coming on to me.
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I'm not the type of person that is forced.
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I taught myself how to play the guitar. I never studied music.
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I love the idea of using film language similarly to how musicians use music - combining images and sounds in a way that they create an emotional effect.
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I got interested in coaching while I played at St. Joseph's. Because we played a national schedule, we played teams coached by Nat Holman, Joe Lapchick, Hank Iba, and others. I could see the impact the coach had on their teams, and I thought, 'That's a pretty good thing to do.'
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A play should give you something to think about. When I see a play and understand it the first time, then I know it can't be much good.
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I try to just talk about human stories and what I think about religion or teapots or whatever.
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Someone has to stand up for wimps.
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I founded Camellia Network with my dear friend Isis Dallis Keigwin. The mission of our organization is to create a national network that connects every youth aging out of foster care to the critical resources, opportunities, and support they need to thrive in adulthood.
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Well, I'm not going to sit here and pretend that I haven't been a rogue most of my life.
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...without an organisation that can work together, sometimes over a very long period, it's difficult to see new projects to fruition.
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We used to look at each other and say, 'We play the same game with the same rules, the same bat, the same ball, the same field. What the hell does color have to do with it? You don't play with color. You play with talent.'
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For an introvert his environment is himself and can never be subject to startling or unforeseen change.
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Trans people deserve something vital; they deserve your respect. From that respect comes a more compassionate community.
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I have depended on books not only for pleasure and for the wisdom they bring to all who read, but also for that knowledge which comes to others through their eyes and their ears.
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Being in a marriage and having children is the greatest pleasure, but it is certainly not the easiest pleasure. It is not like eating ice cream.
