Louise Erdrich Quotes
There are people who are always, I think, going to remain people of the book, to use another author's title, but people of the book, who really must be around.
Quotes to Explore
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Let us go forward in this battle fortified by conviction that those who labour in the service of a great and good cause will never fail.
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There's a lot of things lost in the Digital Age.
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Each of our 900 shows so far was different - maybe that's what makes the fans come back to our gigs time and again. And that they're always part of the show. Phish concerts are a communal experience.
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People don't buy for logical reasons. They buy for emotional reasons.
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After all, despite the economic advantage to firms that employed child labor, it was in the social interest, as a national policy, to abolish it - removing that advantage for all firms.
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I grew up thinking it was wonderful to be big and strong and to be able to knock down other children in the playground if I needed to. But I never felt the need.
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I like to keep fit, but I never lift very heavy weights.
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I think that what I'd like to instil is that if you join the youth theatre, it's a gateway into greater career prospects.
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When I emerge from filming I feel slightly out of synch with real life, but it's also a relief.
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I played didgeridoo from a young age - on the vacuum cleaner, initially.
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I've never hidden the fact that I'm Jamaican; I will never disown my roots or influences.
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I love men. They are intelligent and sensitive, but there's also that hard-edged arrogant side, which is just so attractive.
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The other aspect of American identity worth focusing on is the concept of America as a nation of immigrants. That certainly is a partial truth. But it is often assumed to be the total truth.
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Only when I came to America did I think of myself as British.
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Richard Nixon was the best thing that ever happened to journalism. I mean this guy was wonderful. Just when you thought he could get no worse, he got worse.
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Qualifying for the Olympics is probably harder than winning a medal at the Olympics.
Mandy Bujold -
I select a very small number of things to be sceptical about, such as markets, and on these I am hypersceptic. But I want to be fooled by randomness in art. I want the ceremonial of religion; we are made for it.
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Rag paper, containing hemp fiber, is the highest quality and longest lasting paper ever made. It can be torn when wet, but returns to its full strength when dry.
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I have to be inspired to write a song.
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On television, I have watched countless athletes from different countries, sports and Olympics stand proudly at the top of the podium and shed tears. They symbolized the Olympics for me because Olympic medals represent all of the hard work and sacrifices made by the athletes as well as the people who helped them reach the top of their sports.
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When a child shows up for school, and is not physically and mentally ready to learn, he or she never catches up.
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To love a person is to know and love the person. But we can pick up an enormous amount about another human being just by exchanging a couple of sentences. It's not yet knowledge; it's an intuition that motivates you to want to find out more.
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I find it funny when women share makeup-free selfies on Twitter or Instagram, and it's such a huge deal.
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There are people who are always, I think, going to remain people of the book, to use another author's title, but people of the book, who really must be around.
