Anne Tyler Quotes
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Men move through a much different process before commitment than women do.
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Focus on the long term, and always do what's right to grow the company and not make short-term decisions. And outlast everyone one.
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Nate Diaz is a tough opponent. I've fought him.
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I see you're a man with ideals. I better be going before you've still got them.
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If your access to health care involves your leaving work and driving somewhere and parking and waiting for a long time, that's not going to promote healthiness.
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I've definitely had those moments when I think a relationship with somebody is one way, and then it just flips.
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To go behind a man's hall-door is mean, cowardly, unfair opposition.
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A life is not important except in the impact it has on other lives.
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The way to resumption is to resume.
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Motherhood is so sentimentalised and romanticised in our culture. It's practically against the law to say there are moments in the day when you hate your children. Everyone actually has those moments.
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Only science and the spirit of seeking truth from facts can save China. I firmly believe in this.
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Books choose their authors; the act of creation is not entirely a rational and conscious one.
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Mastering others is strength. Mastering yourself is true power.
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Without comedy as a defense mechanism I wouldn't be able to survive.
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O meu passado é tudo quanto não consegui ser.
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There are different flavours of sexiness.
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Creative thinking - in terms of idea creativity - is not a mystical talent. It is a skill that can be practised and nurtured. You can never tell how a policy has been reached just by looking at the end result. Some people who have achieved a huge amount do not come across as impressive when you speak to them.
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The bond of our common humanity is stronger than the divisiveness of our fears and prejudices. God gives us the capacity for choice. We can choose to alleviate suffering. We can choose to work together for peace. We can make these changes - and we must.
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Short of genius a rich man cannot even imagine poverty.
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I've read that an average dog possesses a vocabulary of 200-300 words, which is enough for him to have his own Twitter account.
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I love the little suckers; they're so cute. But I love sleep so much, and I worry about everything.
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We got to protect Medicaid.
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Brooding over this instance of misplaced fancy, Mr Datchery was conducted into a large and airy study on the right-hand side of the hall, and while Colonel Babington fiddled with a tantalus, sat contemplating the cat Lavender, which had changed its mind and followed them in, and was now distractedly perambulating the furniture.
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The hardest novel to write was Dinner at the Homesick Restaurant.
