Anne Carson Quotes
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To grow up knowing you're loved is astounding. It's a huge gift to a child.
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Irrespective of any political party, I am a supporter of good people who want to do something for the society.
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The average man's judgment is so poor, he runs a risk every time he uses it.
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Some people change when they think they're a star or something.
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I'm not the biggest comic book fan.
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The 20th century was a test bed for big ideas - fascism, communism, the atomic bomb.
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I certainly feel that an adult woman has a right to determine what happens to her life and body.
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You can't say somebody is a bust if they're making plays and running to the ball.
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Personally, I think universities are finished. So much rubbish gets taught.
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There is a restaurant in L.A. called Crustacean, which is very famous for its garlic crab. Well, I can make garlic crab better than Crustacean. My sauce is so good you'll want to dip your bread in it, put it on your egg omelet, in your cereal, and in everything else.
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This is my trademark: I rip my T-shirt. I'm into the whole showing-a-bit-of-chest-hair thing.
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Risk is to do something that 99 percent of the time would be a failure.
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English football is so physical and fast that when you see a space, you have to go into it with all your speed.
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Being in Harlem on the night of Barack Obama's election was extraordinary. It was the best street party I have ever gone to, and it felt like the period of American history which began with slavery had ended that evening.
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If God is not sending earthquakes, destroying economies and inflicting pain upon human beings, what is God doing? God works through people, calling them to help their neighbors in need. God comforts His people, walking with them even 'through the valley of the shadow of death.'
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No one ever complains about a speech being too short!
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We're not trying to reinvent the wheel; for any environmental organization to claim sole responsibility for any kind of victory is insane, because everybody attacks these problems as a group.
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I am going to confront the old-fashioned negative thinking which says that all government needs to do to generate growth is cut worker and environmental protections, cut taxes on the rich and stroke 'fat cats' until they purr with pleasure. I'm completely repudiating the idea that government has to get out of the way.
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I specifically ordered Persian rugs with cherub imagery!!! What do I have to do to get a simple Persian rug with cherub imagery uuuuugh.
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I want to enjoy not getting recognised while it lasts. But the mask is a symbol of unity. Anyone can be a Walker.
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Every generation comes with a unique athlete, I don't think anybody wants to be the next Nadia; they want to be themselves.
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I've always said I learned to defend myself from an opponent coming for a hard hit. Tricks are part of my repertoire; I use them to try to get past my opponents, but the objective is always to score goals.
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To live past the end of your myth is a perilous thing.
