Elayne Boosler Quotes
I am thankful I was born in America, although if I gain any more weight the burqa thing may start to seem like a good idea to me. See? Another plus about America, you can always find some food.
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It's very juicy to twirl your mustache and figure out why people do the horrible things that they do. It's not just because they are evil, but because that's how they somehow explain the world to themselves and justify themselves. It's always interesting figuring out how that happens.
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Happiness radiates like the fragrance from a flower and draws all good things towards you.
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I feel like my story would've been different had I had a chance to play with Bron when I was 18. I've thought about it countless times.
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I'm not a really religious person, but those moments onstage feel like some sort of religious experience because no one holds back, especially 'Stay With Me' when I finish the show. It kind of turns into an anthem when I perform it live, and it feels like there's a lot of love in the room.
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I enjoy privacy. I think it's nice to have a little mystery. I think because of technology a lot of the mystery is gone in life, and I'd like to preserve some of that.
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I don't want to say anything because I know I am unable to protect you from the harm that I see.
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I can't imagine playing a boring gig. Like, a boring audience without reaction, I will play against them.
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We need to ask who is the enemy, and the enemies are terrorists.
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A damn independent boy; independent as a hog on ice.
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Competition on anything is good, because it makes everybody better.
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And, of course, in the Philippines there were so many thousands of Americans that were captured by the Japanese and held and who were rescued by Filipino Americans, or Filipinos I should say, and by U.S. troops near the close of the war.
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I think the media world is adjusting to the digital age.
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I love children. I just don't know if I'm ready to have kids. I feel like I have more time. Kids are cute, you know? They need a lot of help - that's the thing.
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An Editor becomes kind of your mother. You expect love and encouragement from an Editor.
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Every company has two organizational structures: The formal one is written on the charts; the other is the everyday relationship of the men and women in the organization.
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The game has given me so much, and I tried to give so much back to the people who have showed me so much love day after day.
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You don't have to be a rock star - if you don't like the situation you're in, you don't have to settle for it.
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It may be that Tolstoy and Virginia Woolf were sitting around fretting about their Amazon reviews or their pre-pub whatever, but I kind of doubt it. I don't think that's how the work probably got made.
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Publication in 'The New Yorker' meant everything, and it's no exaggeration to say that it changed my life.
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I read every single comment that comes in.
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My love was Bob Dylan, but as I got older I realized a good ballad was a good ballad.
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You can't tell a good story without conflict - the story can't be beautiful or meaningful. We're taught to run from conflict, and it's robbing us of some really good stories.
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I am thankful I was born in America, although if I gain any more weight the burqa thing may start to seem like a good idea to me. See? Another plus about America, you can always find some food.
