Bella Abzug Quotes
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I've always had better luck learning things on my own. And I really love the challenge of doing it yourself and kind of being alone against the system.
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People think because I've got some success, I've made it, but in my eyes it's like, 'How long has Jay Z been in the business? How many albums has he got?' Not that I'm trying to be Jay Z, but I am trying to be around for a long time.
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I breathe martial arts every day of my life.
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She knew what all smart women knew: Laughter made you live better and longer.
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I would be very happy doing movies. I love to work and I think I'm a little different.
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Art is subjective. I'm not looking for people's praise.
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Live rich, die poor; never make the mistake of doing it the other way round.
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My characters are driven by a passionate desire for justice. They are rebellious and incorruptible.
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It's not like I didn't do anything for 10 years and chose a new profession. I've been on the ice a lot. I'm not an outsider.
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Some people collect vintage cars, I collect Birkins. The leather ones are £20,000.
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I like to go to Africa purely with something to do. I'm not very comfortable getting into an armor-plated Land Rover and going to see things, with my hand gel, you know, it's not me at all. So I like to hang out and you know, really get to know people and try and do something that resonates with them.
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If our country is serious about reducing our dependency on foreign oil, we need to get serious about mobilizing the infrastructure necessary to distribute and dispense the next generation of fuels.
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Words are but the signs of ideas.
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Journalism was looked upon as a more noble thing than it is now. I don't know if it carries the same cachet that it did then.
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I guess I'd be put in the ID politics camp. But there is really nothing in the world-view of, say, Bernie Sanders I actually disagree with. I'd like a guaranteed income, single-payer health care, a stronger safety net, etc. The problem is the temptation to paper over historically fraught issues to achieve that is tempting.
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You have to expect the raps when you have achieved popularity as a writer.
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I was in an awful lot of trouble in Hollywood.
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I've had much nastier things said about me in the British press than in the Bosnian press.
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When I see something unjust, I have to intervene - it's hard for me to watch the underdog suffer.
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Never eat while doing something else, because you won't get the satisfaction from your food and you'll be more likely to overeat.
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When I was a kid I was very interested in the idea of the will, finding out what you're capable of. I liked those kind of challenges.
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I enjoy the collaboration. I always envied people in bands who got to have that interaction. I've done so many albums where I've been in the studio for 14 hours a day for six months just trying to come up with things on my own. It's a nice change helping other people with their music and not being all about what I'm trying to do myself.
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No man, even though he be Shakespeare, can write perfectly when his web is woven of threads that have been spun in many lands.
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All of the men on my staff can type.