Anne Carson Quotes
We humans seem disastrously in love with this thing (whatever it is) that glitters on the earth-- we call it life.
Quotes to Explore
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I've traveled all the way around the world; I've been to over 95 countries, so I love ethnic food, different types of cuisine.
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It is important to be well read, at least a little bit.
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I think every job I do, I sort of look for the challenge in. I mean, that's why we do this job. It's not, you know, obviously not for the money or for the fame, it's for, I guess finding out more about yourself.
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I tramped. When I was on the freight trains, I wasn't looking for work. I was looking to go from place to place without paying any money.
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When I was younger, I wanted to marry early, like at 23. Year by year, I found things I wanted to do, and the thought of marriage disappeared. But I don't want to marry too late. Around 31?
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New Zealanders have conventions and pleasantries, but we are direct. We are encouraged to be transparent with our behavior and not to employ passive aggression.
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My husband and I have season tickets to the Giants games, and we go there as fans to enjoy it.
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In life go straight and turn right.
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Wars begin in the minds of men, and in those minds, love and compassion would have built the defenses of peace.
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Contrary to popular belief, I'm not always trying to stand out.
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Doing stunt work is risky, but it's something I enjoy.
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I've always sung in choirs and acapella groups, but when I was in college, I finally started writing songs and playing with a band, and that ignited a desire to do it full time and pour everything I had into it.
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Thanks to my father, we were always in good horses.
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Cussing ain't for everybody.
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You wouldn't know it, but I'm no good at recognising people; I have face blindness.
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I have to have a cheat day. I know when I'm being good all week long that come Sunday, I'm going to lie by the pool, have a drink, and eat some pizza.
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Part of my problem as a young writer was that I was too much a New Yorker, always second-guessing the 'market.' I became so discouraged that I decided to write something that would please me alone - that became my sole criterion. And that was when I wrote 'Forgetting Elena,' the first novel I got published.
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I don't get sick of 'MMMBop' in any way shape or form, and I don't know why I would.
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With rue my heart is ladenFor golden friends I had,For many a rose-lipt maidenAnd many a lightfoot lad.By brooks too broad for leapingThe lightfoot boys are laid;The rose-lipt girls are sleepingIn fields where roses fade.
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There is a good deal more to nothing than meets the eye.
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Making your first feature film is actually impossible.
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The Loire Valley is grossly underestimated. The prices are fair, and the wines are real.
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The first sales meeting I made was for the television movie 'Farrell for the People.' I walked into a conference room at NBC that I had built. It was my memorial conference room. There were 10 people at the meeting, and by habit, I sat at the head of the table.
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We humans seem disastrously in love with this thing (whatever it is) that glitters on the earth-- we call it life.
