Elayne Boosler Quotes
I wasn't funny as a kid. I remember enjoying comedians, but I never understood it was a job choice or a profession.
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A simple life is good with me. I don't need a whole lot. For me, a T-shirt, a pair of shorts, barefoot on a beach and I'm happy.
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Any art worthy of its name should address 'life', 'man', 'nature', 'death' and 'tragedy'.
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I don't have any fear of intimacy, but rather thrive on it, which is rare in a public person.
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We're trying to build a platform utilizing the Internet that allows the good American people to speak out about their frustration about the polarized country that we live in politically.
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I never try to follow a trend or fashion.
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I see that it is impossible to remember a long poem without practice and repetition; so is forgetfulness of the words of instruction engendered in the heart that has ceased to value them.
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Discipline and united action are the real source of strength for the nation.
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I've never had to compromise myself for a job, ever.
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I personally believe that any country that has a nuclear program should conform to international regulations and should have international regulatory bodies that check to make sure that any nuclear program moves in the right direction.
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The starting point of all achievement is desire.
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I get bored easily.
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I've never been in a relationship before. I've only been in unrequited relationships where people haven't loved me back. I guess I'm a little bit attracted to that in a bad way.
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Our music has been an incredible gift to help us make a difference.
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I do not want to be sheriff of Hillsborough County, seriously.
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One of the saddest things about publishing is how quickly it ages what it touches. The frenzy involved in getting books on shelves, and in putting the word out that they're there, moves at a speed that is not the speed of writing, let alone of reading.
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Frances Conroy - brilliant, brilliant actress.
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America thrives on identity politics, left and right. But France is opposed to the idea. Since the Revolution, the French have enthroned the idea of universalism. All of us must be equal before the law as abstract individuals, and that extends to the arts.
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I'm pretty good at sticking to what I know. You don't see me social commentating on health-care or presidential debates. I talk about what I know because I'm petrified of being wrong.
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I'm into all things German. Everything that I own is German. As far as cars go, anyway.
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'Life, Love & Hope' is... I'm thinking 'larger picture.' I'm not trying to preach to anyone. We all get lost and caught up in our everyday problems. Your cellphone doesn't work or you got a parking ticket, you had a bad day at work. You can lose sight of the really important things in life; that's what the song is about.
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If the only thing you knew about Oman was its location, you might never go at all.
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You can't use the fact that I'm bisexual against me if that's something I'm proud of.
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I wasn't funny as a kid. I remember enjoying comedians, but I never understood it was a job choice or a profession.
