M. F. K. Fisher Quotes
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The intricacies, the problems, the trials and tribulations in relationships inspire me to give words to people's journeys.
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I just can't get used to the idea of being somebody unreal in people's minds. I can't live my life like that. And it's just anathema to being a writer. It's not healthy.
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I'm happy to fight anybody.
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I worry that my daughters are too taken care of.
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I certainly didn't reach out to my old assets and ask 'em how they're doing, although I would have liked to.
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I read in the paper that I'd slashed my wrists. But I didn't.
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You must learn from the mistakes of others. You can't possibly live long enough to make them all yourself.
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A president who aspires to be recognized as a global leader should not personally stake out a foreign-policy goal, commit himself eloquently to its attainment, and then yield the ground when confronted by firm opposition.
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Pummeling an answer out of someone never works. You cannot intimidate someone with aggressive language and think they'll be more forthcoming... that's a caricature of interrogation, part of the TV culture of what it looks like.
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You're on your own in college, but you get sheltered a little bit more with the coaching staff and everything.
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My children receive education that greatly emphasizes the fact they are part of a human group that has tradition, collective memory, and a state. I am a great believer in the need for Israel to be a Jewish state. I certainly believe my children will pass that on to their children.
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If you can be well without health, you may be happy without virtue.
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The animal is ignorant of the fact that he knows. The man is aware of the fact that he is ignorant.
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I like to laugh and make people have fun.
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I learned you can't trust the judgment of good friends.
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Science does not limit itself merely to what is currently verifiable. But it is interested in questions that are potentially verifiable (or, rather, falsifiable).
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Women's tennis has been around for a very long time - we're talking about the 1800s. But women's soccer hasn't had such a long history, so now they're right at the beginning of really trying to make things equal. We need to continue not only to advocate for women but to have men advocating for women.
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Remember, you can always find East by staring directly at the sun.
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Katrina did much more damage than anything the terrorists could ever put together.
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The news appeals to the same jaded appetite that makes a child tire of a toy as soon as it becomes familiar and demand a new one in its place.
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Professionalism is not sportsmanship. If you don't succeed, you won't be in your profession for long. In our society, it's not about good or bad. It's about who's on top.
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I honestly never turn on the television if I'm alone.
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Wine taken in moderation never does any harm.
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There is a communion of more than our bodies when bread is broken and wine drunk.
