Lorrie Moore Quotes
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I have ideas that I think might be amusing, and I try them, and if they look right, I carry them out, and if they don't, I throw them out and try something else. I don't agonize about it.
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It was never the goal to be a solo performer. It was just something that made the most sense at the time.
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He who knows, does not speak. He who speaks, does not know.
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Is America truly a democracy? Has America ever been a democracy with the institution of slavery?
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I want to be in control of how my music is released and how I create it. What people don't talk about when they talk about major labels is how many artists get dropped or funding gets dropped when they don't recoup quick enough.
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I've always loved fashion.
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You know, I'm a curvy woman and I just want to be comfortable with that.
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I always felt like I'm a good one-on-one defensive player.
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My ultimate goal is to end up being happy. Most of the time.
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Those who have never had a father can at any rate never know the sweets of losing one. To most men the death of his father is a new lease of life.
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I have an Oscar on my mantel.
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I read that book, 'Lonesome Dove,' and I told my agent that they were gonna make a miniseries out of it and I wanted to be in it. I didn't care what part.
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When you listen intensely to anything, you see how it can be improved.
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In addition, as citizens, we must fight in their incipient stages all movements by government or party or pressure groups that seek to limit the legitimate liberties of any of our fellow citizens.
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Puns are the droppings of soaring wits.
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I like thrillers. My style of movies are closer to thrillers.
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Few are there that will leave the secure seclusion of the scholar's life, the peaceful walks of literature and learning, to stand out a target for the criticism of unkind and hostile minds.
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Consistency is very important when you're making films.
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I think the whole nerves thing comes into play when we worry about what other people and society will think.
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What if she figures out you're not very smart?
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Modelling's not something I want to do just on its own, but I always want it to be a part of my life.
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I'm thinking about being the best I can be at ESPN in the studio.
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Hurricanes Harvey, Irma, and Maria each caused billions of dollars in damage, claimed the lives of many Americans, and disrupted millions more. They also reminded us how important communications networks can be during emergencies - and that the FCC has a role to play in helping keep people safe.
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I'm not sure that niceness is what we should promote in writers.
