Anne Tyler Quotes
For my own family, I would always choose the makeshift, surrogate family formed by various characters unrelated by blood.
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If people want to really know what's up with me then they can read one of my interviews.
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My mother has been a wonderful model for the professional woman - a loving mother dedicated to both her family and her work. She inspired me, made me proud, and developed in me an enormous respect for women in general.
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I've been a fortunate girl: I grew up in a family that loved me from day one. I feel well grounded and lucky from that. So everything else is a bonus, because I grew up in this family that I adored, and adored me, and I think when you have that, you are already ahead of the game in the sense of how you feel about yourself.
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When I was 16, I filmed an episode of 'Full House' where my family goes to Disney World. I remember putting on baggy overalls just to hide my stomach. When I watched it, I was pretty disappointed and bummed out looking at myself... I didn't feel good about my own body.
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I moved to Lucerne, where I have lived happily with my family ever since.
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I'm a family guy, so I would love to have a family; I would love to find that perfect person to have a family with.
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I definitely understand what it's like not having family around when you want them there, but you don't live in the same city.
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The family teaches us about the importance of knowledge, education, hard work and effort. It teaches us about enjoying ourselves, having fun, keeping fit and healthy.
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My mother's side of the family was in the production side of theatre. My grandfather, Jose Vega, was a general manager for Neil Simon shows on Broadway.
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Instead of getting angry at somebody for opposing you on something, you're just praying for them. You just pray blessings on them, blessings on their family.
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It was the dumbest thing I had ever seen, but it's a family thing, and I guess it's clean.
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My life, my family and my friends are back in the U.K., so ideally I would love the kind of career that is split between London and New York.
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I think family is our reason for being. I was lucky to be born into a very close-knit family.
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I made a big family when I was working at 'Vogue' for ten years, and I'm still friends with a lot of them.
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Most of my family doesn't speak English. It's so important for the baby. He's going to know all his American roots, but he also needs to know about his Brazilian side.
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To me, the kitchen is a place of adventure and entirely fun, not drudgery. I can't think of anything better to do with family and friends than to be together to create something.
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Until Eleanor Roosevelt, there was only one or two First Ladies in all of American history who made an impact, who people could even have recognized or identified. And it's really only been since Jackie Kennedy that there's been this idea that the family life of the president is such a central thing.
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I was raised by a family that there was no, 'You're a girl so you have a limited number of options.' In my community, that was never anything that happened.
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No man could have accepted me because I am too rebellious. It would have been catastrophe. I am too into my own thing.
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It's very sweet to have people say nice things about you, and I always accept that.
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Magic symbolises the subconscious - that part of us that is creative and powerful that we sometimes don't tap into.
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I have met many entrepreneurs who have the passion and even the work ethic to succeed - but who are so obsessed with an idea that they don't see its obvious flaws. Think about that. If you can't even acknowledge your failures, how can you cut the rope and move on?
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I don't wanna say I have a temper... but I do! I kind of sulk and sit there when I'm bitter. I won't show you, but you can see it. Probably if you bring me Godiva chocolate, I'll be your friend again!
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For my own family, I would always choose the makeshift, surrogate family formed by various characters unrelated by blood.
