Anne Enright Quotes
I write anywhere - when I have an idea, it's hard not to write. I used to be kind of precious about where I wrote. Everything had to be quiet and I couldn't be disturbed; it really filled my day.
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I'm pretty gross. When I talk I can be gross and crude.
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I do most of my reading on the train ride to and from work. But I always have a book in my handbag so that I can read at any time, anywhere.
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I have lived by one crucial principle since I was 24 years old. I don't blame or complain about things like the economy, the government, taxes, employees, gas prices, or any of the external things that I don't have control over. The only thing I have control over is my response to these things.
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I'm just being me on Instagram, and that's what I love about it. It's definitely personal, and it's, like, no one in my team would ever get my password for my Instagram. Like, that's a no-no.
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Just because you have a learning difficulty or difference doesn't mean you aren't smart.
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I'm very respectful in everything I wear. I think about it.
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I'm focused on getting to a place where we can prove that journalism can make good money on the web.
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Music continues to remind me that its boundaries are limitless.
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To become the best comedian, I must be well-rounded.
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Nobody ever accused me of pulling any weapon on them. I would never, ever pull a weapon on anybody.
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Eventually you love people - friends or lovers - because of their flaws.
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When a man says he approves of something in principle, it means he hasn't the slightest intention of carrying it out in practice.
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I try to go throughout my daily life just as if nothing has changed, but you don't have much anonymity anymore, which feels really good. People come up, and say hi and they enjoy your work.
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Germany can make a major difference in the lives of so many Holocaust survivors who are struggling in their later years.
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I do not speak through my characters; it's not a ventriloquist act.
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The mind is just another muscle.
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Offensive operations and hunting down the enemy is an integral part of any counterinsurgency approach.
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I'm not superstitious.
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All truth is simple... is that not doubly a lie?
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Sometimes it gets a little hectic on trips because we're skating all day long, and all you want to do is eat dinner and go to sleep. So sometimes it gets a little long for my liking, but the second I get home, it's straight to the shower to fix it all up, and we're good to go.
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I wasn't the guy running out to the Viper Room or comedy clubs until three in the morning. I was the guy running back to watch the Mets win the World Series in 1986.
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It has become accepted doctrine that we must attempt to study the whole man. Actually we cannot study even a whole tree or a whole guinea pig. But it is a whole tree and a whole guinea pig that have survived and evolved, and we must make the attempt.
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Hey, John, I got a question! You need a ride to the airport?
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I write anywhere - when I have an idea, it's hard not to write. I used to be kind of precious about where I wrote. Everything had to be quiet and I couldn't be disturbed; it really filled my day.
