Louise Erdrich Quotes
I think one of the most fertile, unexplored areas for poets and fiction writers is the world of science. I become overwhelmed by the science world.
Quotes to Explore
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We assume in our daily lives that the world is both safe and sane. Otherwise, we could not carry on.
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We as women have a voice and we are decision makers in what film to see. We always support our boyfriends and husbands by going to see the male dominated films, but we don't compel them to see films with female casts.
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The essence of a general's job is to assist in developing a clear sense of purpose to keep the junk from getting in the way of important things.
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I will be conquered; I will not capitulate.
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When we were children, we used to think that when we were grown-up we would no longer be vulnerable. But to grow up is to accept vulnerability... To be alive is to be vulnerable.
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We all have our strengths and our failings.
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In argument, truth always prevails finally; in politics, falsehood always.
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People are intrigued by fame, power and wealth and I think Hollywood is the only place where you get all three together.
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I always put my fantasies in the realm of goals.
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I'm almost completely without family and it's a very odd feeling in life. I have no children.
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The truth is I had lots of rehab and now I have a clean bill of health.
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In Europe we could do it, if we fly as soon as the event is over.
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Cage's Music of Changes was a further indication that the arts in general were beginning to consciously deal with the 'given' material and, to varying degrees, liberating them from the inherited, functional concepts of control.
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Did you know that, pound for pound, the moose is the leanest ruminant on Earth? It's true. Moose are very in tune with their natural surroundings.
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But it's fun to be something, have that, and you don't have to be real. It's like, comedians. They go on and they're doing all these jokes. I would be like that if I were more awake.
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We play rock & roll, but we swing when we play. We want that ongoing flow, that lightness, that forward rush of jazz.
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Reducing caloric intake is the only proven method of extending life. If caloric intake is reduced to 20 percent below maintenance, you can extend your lifespan considerably.
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I found that the quality of TV material that came to me was so great and was just often better than the film material I got. And when I find a good movie that I really like, I jump on it because it's exciting to do.
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I'd been round the world a hundred times and had started to forget where I'd been. I knew I'd been there: it said it on the tour map. I could remember the name of the city but I couldn't remember what it was like - it was a massive blur.
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My dad and I played music. He teaches me a song or two every time I'm home.
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I dreamed: I am the fish whose flesh is eaten, and because I am fat, it is good.
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Wherever you are in the world, whoever you are with, sometimes you feel desperately lonely.
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The biographical novel is a true and documented story of one human being's journey across the face of the years, transmuted from the raw material of life into the delight and purity of an authentic art form.
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I think one of the most fertile, unexplored areas for poets and fiction writers is the world of science. I become overwhelmed by the science world.
