Lydia Millet Quotes
My motto is, if you love something, don't set it free. No matter how hard it struggles. That would be stupid.
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I've been described as a smart actor because I've attended college. Or I've been called an artsy jock. And I am thinking, 'So, are actors supposed to be dumb?'
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Ever since I can remember I was telling stories and had a huge interest in other people and what made them tick.
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Proposing inner-life solutions to our political and economic catastrophes is something done, say the critics, only by people who've spent more time in la-la land than in the 'real world.'
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I was never offended that people underestimated me because of my appearance or that they thought I was pretty and discouraged me from fighting because they didn't want me to risk hurting my looks.
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Happiness is an inside job.
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Winning a gold medal is not easy but I believed in myself, especially over the last four years.
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It's easy to get published once you have written a really good book and the hard part, 99 percent of what you need to worry about, is really finishing it.
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I influence people, hopefully on the positive side.
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Venus favors the bold.
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Music is not a work for me - it's a form of meditation, and you don't need to work hard for it.
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We're on the verge of a financial collapse unless we balance the budget, and that means some really, really tough decisions.
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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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When you know that people know who you are, you are always working - and not the work you want to do. You are sort of performing, because you know they are looking - or at least glancing - at you.
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I'm a big fan of the 'Rocky' series. Given the chance, I'd love to meet Sylvester Stallone. But apart from boxing, I'm an ardent fan of tennis and football.
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When you go to jail, there's so much simple stuff missing. You just want some good toilet paper or a real toothbrush, a real blanket and a real bed to lay in.
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I love stories about two people who are doing illegal things, who we really enjoy watching despite the fact that we know they are doomed in some way.
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Dried porcini add a substantial, deep flavour to otherwise more neutral vegetables. I use them in risottos, mashed roots and winter soups.
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Men! The only animal in the world to fear.
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I ain't mad ma, see you on ya bummy swag I'm in that money green Jag, lot of money bags
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I was born in Staten Island, New York. But I call my hometown Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, because that's basically where I ended up from age eight on. But right after Staten Island... I've lived everywhere from Texas, to Japan for three years, to New Jersey. I'm this traveling girl. My father was in the Army, so I guess I'm an Army brat.
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It's like, I go through life, and all these relationship that I have, they're more like acquaintances than they are true relationships. It's not fulfilling. I don't know. It's a very cold feeling at times, but it's what I'm comfortable with.
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Like all women, I've had a pretty awful time in many ways, but it's always possible to either make a joke or find someone else.
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I guess the one thing I really learned from participating in sports was to just never say 'no', never stop trying, and to always believe that you can do better than the next fellow. I tried to follow this throughout my life, but I always tried to be respectful about it.
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My motto is, if you love something, don't set it free. No matter how hard it struggles. That would be stupid.
