Anne Tyler Quotes
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Don't assume that the answers are out there in the form of somebody else already doing something. Sometimes they are. But you have to think beyond that.
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I've always been proud that my name stands for peace.
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I don't do detoxes or cleanses; they don't really work for me.
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When we assess the impact of technological changes, we tend to downplay things that happened a while ago.
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Many are the names of God and infinite the forms through which He may be approached.
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I admit I do have some drawbacks and limitations as a candidate. Although I am a professional comedian, some of my critics maintain that this is not enough. I cannot deny that I stand before you untested and inexperienced - I only spent two years in television, never as a romantic lead or a song and dance man.
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Real Madrid is the most important thing that happened to me, both as a footballer and as a person.
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Even a genius cannot completely resist his Zeitgeist, the spirit of his time.
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I've played in Boston and New York, and it doesn't matter if you're sick, aching - once you step on that field, you're a completely different animal.
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All of a sudden I discovered that I'm allergic to caviar. It was the perfect metaphor for my life. When I was only able to afford bad caviar, I could certainly eat my fill of it.
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The Gorillaz cartoons seem more real to me than the actual people on TV. Because at least you know that there's some intelligence behind the cartoons, and there's a lot of work that's gone into it, so it can't all be just a lie.
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I've always gone for the more sensitive, bookish guy, totally. The jock boys, the sporty guys, I don't know... they just didn't do it for me.
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Look what Disney's done to their animation department. There wasn't an animator in charge of their animation unit!
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Despite overwhelming support for the United States to adopt English as its official language, we have still not taken that important step.
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The sky is a free asset in design, and nothing unnecessary should be planted that takes away the sky.
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I hate celebrities.
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I have a really great family, and when I'm not filming, I go home and walk the dogs, take out the garbage, clean my room, all that stuff. My family and my friends keep me in line, and make sure I don't get crazy.
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When I started in the mid-'90s, the goal was really to shoot for a film career and stay there.
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In many ways I'm similar to Barack Obama, who also has a strange name but was raised by a white American mother. His background is far more complicated than his name would suggest. Furthermore, the fact that I was a child during the hostage crisis has caused me to equate being Iranian with being alienated.
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I was so affected by the tragic shootings that took place in Newtown, Connecticut, as we all were.
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It's always a shock to me when I get recognized.
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Writing never comes easy. The difference between Page 2 and Page Nothing is the difference between life and death.
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One of my good friends is Christian, goes to church every Sunday, very religious. I'm fine with that and I will never judge her.
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I forget a book as soon as I finish writing it, which is not always a good thing.
