Lorrie Moore Quotes
I've had nonstop financial problems my whole adult life. It's always been a constant balance, year to year: 'Where's the time? Where's the money?'
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We could have gone with much bigger labels and more money, but we wanted to go with a company that is LA based, all in the same building, and really understands what the artists want.
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I think how Chicago plays a role in my life - it had such a role in my youth and the decisions that I made as a kid and formulated who I am as an artist early on.
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It's not complicated to embrace life. You just have to make the choice.
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I feel nothing can push you till the time you want to get pushed.
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Helping people boost themselves out of poverty is the best way to make a lasting positive difference in a person's life.
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I feel like, sometimes, when things are just handed to people, in a way, right away, you don't get a sense of what the rejection and the struggle is like that comes along with life.
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The greatest glory in living lies not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall.
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If I don't fight McGregor, I still have a good life.
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There are more books in the world than hours in which to read them. We are thus deeply influenced by books we haven't read, that we haven't had the time to read.
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I'm a psychologist. I was a psychology faculty member, and then I became an administrator of the department, then the Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences. At the time of the presidential search, I was the dean.
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The newness effect of a new thing wears off in nine months to a year, but financial security can last a lifetime.
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I've learned through experience that life is never that bad. The secret is just paying attention to how you feel and not letting anyone else dictate what in your heart you know is right.
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Benjamin Franklin may have discovered electricity, but it was the man who invented the meter who made the money.
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My wife and I are very blessed. I am very grateful for the life that we lead.
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My only goal as a comedian was to stomp the life out of the model-minority myth.
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I love movies where you can sense that the director risked biting off more than they can chew.
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In Denver, I was a homebody, and that's a life I'd chosen with great happiness. I wanted that break from the arc lights and focus on building a lovely home, have some fun, look after my kids and do things that I had missed out on while pursuing my dream.
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I'm very laid back, easy. There's nothing better in life than seeing your kids do well.
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I spent a lot of time taking acting lessons... Actors have no inhibitions, and I'm inhibited by everything. To be able to make fun of yourself is a skill and a liberating experience.
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I live my life exactly the way I want to. Nothing stops me from going out or being anywhere that I want to be. I am doing whatever I want to do. I do not live my life according to any restrictions whatsoever!
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What I've realised is that you can run miles, jump on a bike, lift weights, and all that other garbage, but the bottom line is that you get in tennis shape by playing tennis. You build the right muscles, and I don't believe people can do it as successfully any other way.
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Rice cakes and peanut butter is my favorite snack in the whole wide world.
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I will not vote in favor of Senator Sessions' nomination for attorney general.
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I've had nonstop financial problems my whole adult life. It's always been a constant balance, year to year: 'Where's the time? Where's the money?'
