Andrew Solomon Quotes
I started this book to forgive my parents and ended it by becoming a parent. Understanding backward liberated me to live forward.
Quotes to Explore
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Art is the job of the privileged.
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God manifests himself in each historical period according to the understanding of the people of the era.
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Better treatment and detection methods have also improved the survival rate for people with cancer, and for the first time in history, this year the absolute number of cancer deaths in the U.S. has decreased.
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I don't mean to sound like a touchy-feely California type here, but I knew that I could finally get over the death of my father only by having kids of my own.
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It goes without saying that it's hard to attain a certain level of success.
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When I got into college, I found what ultimately became my life's work. I couldn't sleep at night, I was so excited about it. So I'm attracted to people who play at that level. They actually want to play in their professional life.
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I am sometimes sad when I hear the personal stories of Tibetan refugees who have been tortured or beaten. Some irritation, some anger comes. But it never lasts long. I always try to think at a deeper level, to find ways to console.
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I decided to build a studio in my house. We built it in my basement kitchen. I had the drummer up by the fish tank. I was in the toilet singing. The bass player was out by the shelves in the living room, and the guitarist was on the couch by the telly.
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A man has a birthright to be tired and retired. I am retired completely.
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During the Cold War, the U.S. instituted a policy of sending money to governments in poor countries to buy their political loyalty. While studies show that sending aid to foreign governments creates allegiance, it does not lead to economic progress.
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I had always wanted to write a song called, The Vicious Circle. I always thought it was like, the kids are born there, they grow up there, they die there.
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Never get involved with a business that you can't really be hands-on - that if your employees quit, you can't run yourself. If I can't cut hair, why open a barbershop?
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'Vogue' is a very specific world. You are 'Vogue,' or not 'Vogue.'
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Our enemy is not Islam. Islam is not the enemy of America; Americans are not the enemy of Islam. Our real enemy is extremism and radicalism.
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The trouble with some cooking is that the real flavours get cancelled out by the wine, cream, and butter sauces.
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He who conquers others is strong; He who conquers himself is mighty.
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If you care about the news and write what you want to read - not just what you think Google search wants to read - there are people out there who want to read it.
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Art for me is like breathing.
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The good thing about my part in 'Harry Potter' was that I was pretty well disguised. When I was walking down the street, there was no real recognition factor. Parents would sometimes call their children to come say hello to Mad-Eye, and the kids wouldn't know what they were looking at.
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Worrying about how you'll be remembered is pointless. Better to try to live your life in such a way that people will respect you while you're still alive.
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It is a terrible thing for an author to have a lot of people running about his book without any invitation from him at all.
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Those who get stuck doing the same things for too long are bound to get left behind the strong who press on and re-invent themselves.
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I started this book to forgive my parents and ended it by becoming a parent. Understanding backward liberated me to live forward.
