Anne Enright Quotes
There's no such thing as a life that is not normal, or, there's no such thing as a life that is not abnormal. We all have amazing lives; we all have very dull lives.
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'Henry V' is a great deal more than almost any other hell-bent-for-armor movie that you've seen.
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I work so hard, but... everything just goes my way! It's insane!
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For me, cerebral palsy wasn't the biggest deal, because I always had it. You know, you always work with what you got.
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I don't ever want anything to come in the way of me truthfully telling a story.
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I came of age as a male lead actor just as the TV landscape dramatically shifted.
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For the first five years of my life, things felt pretty good. A lot went wrong after that, family-wise.
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The United States has grown into a remarkable nation specifically because of our independent spirit and free market.
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It is more profitable for your congressman to support the tobacco industry than your life.
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Ethanol has reduced our nation's dependence on imported energy, created thousands of jobs, reduced air pollution, and increased energy security. And renewable fuels cost less at the pump. It is a growth fuel that fuels opportunities for millions of Americans.
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I'm not a good Samaritan, I'm a businessman... The goal is to read and react. If we sign an artist that has potential for a shelf life way out in the distance, then we'll stay. But if not, then we won't.
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If the novelist shares his or her problems with the characters, he or she is able to study his personal unconscious.
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The village I come from is the most ruthless, lawless land one can encounter.
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Obviously, I love country music, so I wanna be able to live in the country music genre and then play to country music fans.
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Even if I flop, I still qualified for the Games, and that was my goal. My target was to be at an Olympics for the third time with people I like.
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I grew up in Christianity. They preach a lot that you should get married and be a wife and be a virtuous woman and all of that. So I was so eager to do that, and I didn't really take the time I needed to grow into my own. And I ended up running into a really bad situation. I didn't even really date my ex-husband. We just kind of jumped into it.
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It's not easy to have the job of president. It's not easy to run for it. And it's not a job for the feint of heart.
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Great achievement is usually born of great sacrifice, and is never the result of selfishness.
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Doing a lot of drama earlier in my career and now exploring comedy has been a treat for me, and I've had an absolute blast, and I hope to continue.
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I used to routinely turn down things that might compound the impression that I was some kind of vacuous blonde. But now, when I look back, I think I should have done them because I would be very rich - being taken seriously isn't all it's cracked up to be.
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Stupid deer," I said, embarrassed about being startled. "We need a ladder." "I think they're easier to shoot with a rifle." "I'm not talking about the deer," I said, hitting Milo on the back of his shoulder. "We need a ladder to look over the wall." "Or a catapult," Milo said seriously.
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You can't make up anything anymore. The world itself is a satire. All you're doing is recording it.
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When you're doing sketch comedy and you're pregnant, it's like wearing a giant sombrero in every sketch.
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Modern life is so thin and shallow and fake. I look forward to when developers go bankrupt, Japan gets poorer and wild grasses take over.
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There's no such thing as a life that is not normal, or, there's no such thing as a life that is not abnormal. We all have amazing lives; we all have very dull lives.
