Armistead Maupin Quotes
I know that when Terry and I were together, 10 years ago, he did not appreciate it when people would ask him what it is like being partnered with a celebrity. Precisely because it suggested that he had no value.

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The Constitution isn't written in Chinese, Swahili or Sanskrit. It's in plain English.
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Whatever good or bad is said by former cricketers is considered gospel. Our media should not blow out of proportion the opinion of former cricketers.
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You've just got to sing, do some kind of singing every day. Early mornings and cold weather can mess with that. I drink special teas with cayenne pepper, but I think you're psyching yourself out, really.
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Anytime you have a tight race and you lose, it's not pleasant.
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The Bible is very clear about one thing: Using politics to create fairness is a sin.
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I don't want to give people the impression that I'm an almost perfect human being.
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I want to pursue a career in film.
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I'd want to collaborate with Eminem, of all people. Maybe even Lauryn Hill.
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At the present moment, the security of coherent philosophy, which existed from Parmenides to Hegel, is lost.
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I want to keep a thread between the studio and the stage, and I want to flow more easily from one to the other.
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I'm mostly drawn to narratives that are difficult for me to visualize.
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I love bayou life.
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As you age naturally, your family shows more and more on your face. If you deny that, you deny your heritage.
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I find celebrity really scary.
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The biggest kick I get is to communicate with those who are exiled from the game - in hospitals, homes, prisons - those who have seldom seen a game, who can't travel to a game, those who are blind.
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Deep inside, I was hoping I'd win: The competition was tough, but I learned from other's mistakes.
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I really feel that political will is born out of popular will.
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Letting the facts speak for themselves is an immoral principle when we all know that facts and figures can be selected to prove anything.
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When you make your living as a singer, you have to go where the gigs are.
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Contemplate the marvel that is existence, and rejoice that you are able to do so.
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There is no scarcity of opportunity to make a living at what you love; there's only scarcity of resolve to make it happen.
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Always grow flowers, as that will make your way full of flowers. Never grow thorns, as that will make your way thorny. Never want to target someone on an arrow. You may become the target of that arrow. Never make a well in the way of someone. As you may pass by that way sometime.
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If your life has no problems, you're not really living it.
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I know that when Terry and I were together, 10 years ago, he did not appreciate it when people would ask him what it is like being partnered with a celebrity. Precisely because it suggested that he had no value.