Lydia Davis Quotes
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I'm not as goal obsessed as I am process obsessed.
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Where having been an actor was extremely helpful to me was in casting. That's where I think a director who has acted can really shine, and casting is the most important thing you do.
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People assume a lot of things about gymnasts - that the girls work too hard, it's way too much for them, they are too young to work so hard.
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Do you follow American politics? They hate Obama. Hate him. He's a black man. That's what it is: it's racist. This guy is no bleeding-heart liberal. He's a centrist.
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In fact, the socialization gives us the tools to fill our evolutionary roles. They are our building blocks.
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We are in favor of greater free markets.
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I grew up on Don Knotts and Jerry Lewis and all the guys from Second City.
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A lot of hard work goes into making a film. It's not all fun time, as people tend to think. There are always stereotypes attached to every profession, but I found out this industry breaks them all.
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I sold Blockbuster because I saw what was coming: the satellite dish, technology that would make the business obsolete in a few years. Why would people go to a store for a video and then have to return it when they had a dish?
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When I was younger, I thought about retiring.
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Overall, one of the things that excites me most about self-publishing is that the highest-value use of my time in promoting the books will be found in writing more of them.
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Whether it goes to series or stands by itself, I'm proud of what we did with it, not only from the standpoint of what it could have been, but for itself.
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I can't figure out how you can hire a coach and tell him how you want him to play.
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I'm fascinated by sports, the buzz of winning, and the buzz of losing.
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I love the subtlety and tonal range of the acoustic guitar.
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I love working in New York.
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I guess one that wouldn't be obvious is - well, maybe it's super obvious, I can't tell - 'I Love Lucy' is my favorite show, going back to when I was 4. I've watched every episode I don't know how many times. It was something to watch women being funny when I was young.
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I would not waste time, as Senator Gillibrand does, on things such as dictating a national minimum driving age and sponsoring a 'National Day of Play.' I'd help New Yorkers understand that we get less in value from Washington than what we send there in taxes.
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David Beckham has never impressed me.
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I love sharing my life with people.
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I want to be the best daughter and wife and friend and person I can be. And I want to help empower the people around me to be the best they can be.
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Are we alone? Many, many people on planet Earth want to know. We are on the cusp of being able to answer that question... because of the investments we're making in space technology.
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I really just want to go to a team that really wants me and wants to use me the right way and make me successful.
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I see people sometimes who remind me of my narrators.
