Lydia Davis Quotes
I would recommend, definitely, developing a 'day job' that you like - don't expect to make money writing!
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I read part of it all the way through.
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This life and this job and this position that I'm put in, it forces you to grow up quick. I definitely got dropped in the deep end.
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Temper never mellows with age, and a sharp tongue is the only edged tool that grows keener with constant use.
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Lets be clear, Dolly Parton is a rapper. Somewhere before all the country, I don't know what happens up there in the mountains when you're growing up, but she has been spitting rhymes for a very long time - 50 years I'd say.
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Tennis is all about mental toughness, and you have to keep your head in the game. I make time to relax away from competition pressures, travel and intense training schedules to make sure I'm looking after myself. Taking time out with family and friends helps to maintain the work-life balance everyone needs.
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I think that everything starts to go to hell when you start smelling your own farts and complimenting yourself on how great they smell. We're not going to turn into fart-smellers.
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I have to accept the fact that, no matter what I do, it's going to annoy someone.
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Trust me, you have to fight. When people are wrong, you've got to let them know it.
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I can't deal with someone flashy. That's so not me.
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My workouts include aerobic exercise for a healthy cardiovascular system; strength training to maintain muscle tone and bone density; core strength exercise for a stable mid-section; and stretching to maintain mobility.
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I'm a genuine person - I will never promote something I don't believe in.
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It's the way you ride the trail that counts.
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I can't stand going out to one more dinner with some Mrs. So-and-So who might leave a million dollars to the Chicago Symphony Orchestra when she dies.
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I do think it's important, if you're going to be very creative, to be a seeker.
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In the white community, the path to a more perfect union means acknowledging that what ails the African-American community does not just exist in the minds of black people; that the legacy of discrimination - and current incidents of discrimination, while less overt than in the past - are real and must be addressed.
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My first celebrity crush... I had a huge crush on 'Cheetara' from 'ThunderCats.'
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A lot of things trigger my inspiration. It can be the most banal things.
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I'm for people bettering themselves, no matter who they are and where they are, doing all they can to be all they can be.
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I joke that my niche in Hollywood has been naked foreigners.
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I don't have the self-discipline for diets; I break rules I set for myself, so I try and eat more healthily, juice more, and avoid sugar.
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It's a lot of work that goes into producing and directing and all those kinds of things. It doesn't just happen. It's a lotta work. It's a lot more work than acting.
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I'll look and pick the best, and the one who can do the best job for the party.
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It was really weird to have a hit. Of course, we had a certain level of fame in the Pixies, but nothing I had ever done had been mall-kid friendly.
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I would recommend, definitely, developing a 'day job' that you like - don't expect to make money writing!
