Anne Carson Quotes
Do you remember when they taught cursive in schools? I think they don't anymore. But I still enjoy it - just the physical act and all the - the whole business of making a thing out of language.
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Personal discipline, when it becomes a way of life in our personal, family, and career lives, will enable us to do some incredible things.
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I think Dilbert is actually a radical strip.
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Obviously, I never want to make the same record twice. I want to keep moving forward. That's the real challenge, I think.
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There is, hidden or flaunted, a sword between the sexes till an entire marriage reconciles them.
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This business is based on numbers, and the numbers show that it's worth investing in female-driven and female-directed films.
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I'm not on Twitter, and I don't read the papers day to day, so I am somewhat protected. There's this weird separation between your private and public persona.
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I'm very competitive, and I want to win.
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The awkward thing for me is when the realization happens that I actually might like this girl. Then I become awkward.
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In January '77 I went out to LA and have been here 26 years.
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I came back to do a live concert. Nobody had done that before and I know my managers were worried.
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I've got some gift for languages. You follow your gift. But Latin's not easy.
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As much as possible, I try to encourage people to use stunt men because that is really their job.
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Every celebrity in the world, if their movie bombs or whatever, they hold their kid up on a magazine and say, 'I'm really a dad.'
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People don't slip. Time catches up with them.
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I simply wanted to get through college as quickly as humanly possible. I had no interest in extracurricular activities or anything that required me to be social. I was allergic to people.
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Yeah, I like clothes, but I hardly ever go shopping. Hardly ever!
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The first bit of vinyl I bought was Michael Jackson's 'Bad.'
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In Australia, I grew up watching 'The Mickey Mouse Club,' my son grew up watching 'Sesame Street,' my grandson's growing up watching 'Dora The Explorer.' So we are sort of saturated with American culture from the day we're born, and to those of those who do have an ear for it, it's second nature.
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I don't need an Emmy to tell me to go to work. I've been working.
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Played percussively, the piano is a bore. If I go to a concert and someone plays like that I have two choices: go home or go to sleep. The goal is to make the piano sing, sing, sing.
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Something my mom and I have always said to each other is: 'We're not here for interviews. We're not here to get your picture taken. We're here to make a difference, and this is our opportunity to.'
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I take great pride in having been able to overcome the Asian financial crisis and seeking the opportunities available to bring about an unprecedented growth in the economy.
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I don't want to live my life to entertain other people. I have other things that I'd like to do.
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Do you remember when they taught cursive in schools? I think they don't anymore. But I still enjoy it - just the physical act and all the - the whole business of making a thing out of language.
